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 1441: Elections present the electorate the opportunity to Options:
  A) control government policies
  B) control members of parliament
  C) assess the performances of the previous representatives
  D) choose among candidates
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1442: One important aspect of the Lyttleton Constitution was the Options:
  A) abolition of the regional Houses of Assembly
  B) granting of greater regional autonomy
  C) decleration that Nigeria would be independent in 1960
  D) enromous powers given to the colonial governors
  E) creation of the post of a Federal Prime Minister
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1443: The General Purpose Committee of the local government functions as a Options:
  A) Committee for awarding contracts
  B) cabinet of the local government
  C) body responsible for supervsing self - help projects
  D) committee of the government on public relations
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1444: The OAU was formed in Options:
  A) 1946
  B) 1956
  C) 1960
  D) 1963
  E) 1965
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1445: In a Federal System (such as Nigeria) the Local Governments are directly responsible Options:
  A) to the Federal or Central Government
  B) to the State Government
  C) to the Federal and State Government
  D) to no other level of government
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1446: Southern Nigeria was divided into Eastern and Western Provinces for administrative purposes in Options:
  A) 1935
  B) 1937
  C) 1939
  D) 1941
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1447: In a confederation,the constituency that a member of the legislature represents is a Options:
  A) nation-state
  B) region
  C) senatorial district
  D) parliamentary consistuency
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1448: One of the basic differences between ministries and public corporations is that while ministries are not Options:
  A) run on rules, public corporations are not
  B) wholly owned by the government, public corporations are owned by both government and individual
  C) not established with specific statutes public corporations are
  D) not important in developmental process, public corporations are
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1449: Pacification refers to a process through which some areas in Nigeria were acquired by Options:
  A) military conquest
  B) gunboat diplomacy
  C) signing of treaties
  D) peaceful negotiations
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1450: The consciousness of a common identity of a people is called Options:
  A) nationalism
  B) integration
  C) indoctrination
  D) emancipation
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  The correct answer is A .