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 1451: The military Head of State during the Third Republic was Options:
  A) General Olusegun Obasanjo
  B) General Ibrahim Babangida
  C) General Murtala Muhammed
  D) General Sani Abacha
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1452: In Nigeria, the institution that preserves civil liberty is the Options:
  A) Public Complaints Commission
  B) Federal Electoral Commission
  C) Law Courts
  D) National Security Organisation
  E) Police Commission
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1453: OPEC has strong influence with the__________ Options:
  A) IMF
  B) EU
  C) ADB
  D) AU
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1454: The primary reason for the establishment of political parties is to _______? Options:
  A) Attain political power
  B) protect political interest
  C) make law
  D) lobby the government
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1455: Interest groups are important to democracies because they Options:
  A) represent the masses
  B) do not allow misrule
  C) represent groups who otherwise would be left out
  D) provide a forum for confronting the government
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1456: Nigerian's relations with other nations is determined by her Options:
  A) political culture
  B) political socialization
  C) national interest
  D) national consciousness
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1457: In the 1930s, the political movement that challenged the NNDP domination of Lagos politics was the Options:
  A) NYM
  B) AG
  C) NPC
  D) NCNC
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1458: Africans were first elected to the legislative council in British West Africa in Options:
  A) Ghana
  B) Sierra Leone
  C) The Gambia
  D) Nigeria
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1459: Constitutional matters in which the Nigerian federal and state governments exercise joint authority are on the Options:
  A) exclusive list
  B) residual list
  C) concurrent list
  D) reserved list
  E) reserved list
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1460: Nigeria is not a member of Options:
  A) the OAU
  B) the Security Council of the UN
  C) the African Development Bank
  D) the Commonwealth
  E) the OCAM
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  The correct answer is E .