Government Exam Past Questions and Answers | JAMB, WAEC and NECO

Government is the study of political institutions, processes, and theories. It examines agencies, political bodies, and the workings of the state.

• Question 1361:

  The last measure used by the pressure groups issuing a condition to be satisfied within a stipulated time is called_______

  Options:
  A) Lobbying
  B) Ultimatum
  C) Dialogue
  D) Strike
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1362: In Nigeria the office of Prime Minister was first created in Options:
  A) 1954
  B) 1957
  C) 1958
  D) 1959
  E) 1960
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1363: One of the main functions of a political party is Options:
  A) political evaluation
  B) interest aggregation
  C) political accountability
  D) interest determination
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1364:

  Nigeria's withdrawal from the Edinburg Commonwealth Games in July 1986 was in protest against British.....

  Options:
  A) Failure to impose sanctions on South Africa
  B) Negative utterances on Nigeria
  C) Supply of arms to Rhodesia
  D) Support for UNITArebels in Angola.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1365: Nigeria’s withdrawal from the Edinburgh Commonwealth Games in July 1986 was in protest against British Options:
  A) supply of arms of Rhodesia
  B) failure to impose sanctions on South Africa
  C) negative utterances on Nigeria
  D) support for UNITA rebels in Angola
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1366: The pre-colonial Igbo political system was largely Options:
  A) republican
  B) dictatorial
  C) monarchial
  D) authoritarian
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1367: A system in which no single person serves as the chief executive is known as Options:
  A) Republican
  B) revolutionary
  C) collegial
  D) parliamentary
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1368: In Nigeria, the Council of State was first created by Options:
  A) General Murtala Muhammed
  B) General Olusegun Obasanjo
  C) Major-General Aguiyi Ironsi
  D) General Yakubu Gowon
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1369: The main role of pressure groups is to Options:
  A) influenec the Legislature and the Executive to make decisions favourable to them
  B) inject emotional and selfish issues into national debates
  C) influence the general public
  D) use all means including bribery to achieve their objectives
  E) assist selected multinational corporations in fulfilling their objectives
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1370:

  Which of the following is a fundamental principle of democratic governance?

  Options:
  A) Centralized decision-making
  B) Censorship of the media
  C) Citizen Participation
  D) Authoritarianism
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  The correct answer is C .