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 1481: In simple plurality electoral system, the winner receives Options:
  A) more than half of the votes cast
  B) overwhelming majority of all votes cast
  C) more votes than those for all other candidates combined
  D) the highest vote cast in favour of any candidate
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1482: Federal and State governments legislate on items in the Options:
  A) residual list
  B) legislative list
  C) exclusive list
  D) Concurrent list
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1483: Ultimate power in a confederal state is Options:
  A) concentrated in the central government
  B) constitutionally divided between the centre and the units
  C) exercised by the larger units
  D) vested in the constituent units
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1484: Which of the following is the main function of the civil service Options:
  A) implementing government policies
  B) supporting the party in power
  C) Allocating resources to the fedearting units
  D) Mobilizing grass root support for government
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1485: Under the 1979 Nigeria Constitution, the supreme court judges were appointed by the Options:
  A) Judicial Services Commission
  B) President
  C) Honourable Chief Justice
  D) Senate
  E) National Assembly
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1486: A system of government that promotes the rights and freedom of the citizens is called Options:
  A) oligarchy
  B) plutocracy
  C) autocracy
  D) democracy
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1487: The second ballot is based on the principle that a successful candidate must obtain Options:
  A) absolute majority
  B) simple majority
  C) forty percent of the votes
  D) fifty percent of the votes
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1488: The five political parties recognized by the Nigerian Federal Electoral Commission (FEDECO) for the 1979 elections were Options:
  A) Upn, gnpp, NPN, PRP and NPC
  B) GNPP, PRP, UPN, NPP and NAP
  C) PRP, UPN, MOP, GNPP and NPP
  D) NPN, NPP, UPN, PRP and GNPP
  E) NPP, PRP, GNPP, NPN and NEPU
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1489: The following are members of the Commonwealth EXCEPT Options:
  A) Lesotho
  B) Jamaica
  C) Kenya
  D) Gabon
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1490: One of the major weaknesses of the Independence constitution is that it Options:
  A) failed to provide the country with full sovereignty
  B) gave full powers to the supreme Court in Nigeria
  C) gave total independence to Nigeria
  D) empowered Britain to continue to rule
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  The correct answer is A .