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: A common feature of a multi-party system is that government is formed by Options:
  A) the major political party
  B) all the registered political parties
  C) a coalition of political parties
  D) the party with the highest votes
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1482: The Public Service Review Commission of 1991 made proposals to ensure that the public service was Options:
  A) more effective than the private sector
  B) more attractive than the private sector
  C) professionalized
  D) efficient and result-oriented
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1483: An acephalous, pre - colonial political system is best represented by the Options:
  A) Oyo empire
  B) Igbo political organization
  C) Ijo polictical organization
  D) Benin empire
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1484: Political socialization is associated with Options:
  A) Military take over of civilian government
  B) The transmission of political values
  C) Political transition
  D) Free choice of party programmes
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1485: The head of the electoral body that conducted the June 12 1993 elections was Options:
  A) Humphrey Nwosu
  B) Ovie-Whiskey
  C) Eme Awa
  D) Dagogo-Jack
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1486: Ceremonial and executive powers are fused in the Options:
  A) parliamentary system of government
  B) presidential system of government
  C) federal system of government
  D) unitary system of government
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1487: In 1947, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe led a delegation to the British Colonial Office in London to protest against the Options:
  A) provisions of the Richards Constitution
  B) appointment of Bernard Bourdillon as Governor - General
  C) appointment of Oliver Lyttelton as colonial secretary
  D) provision of the Macpherson Constitution
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1488:

  Which arm of government has the power to declare laws unconstitutional?

  Options:
  A) Judiciary
  B) Legislature
  C) Executive
  D) Parliament
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1489:

  The electoral commission that organized the 1979 general elections was

  Options:
  A) FEDECO
  B) INEC
  C) ECN
  D) NECON
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1490: The first federal constitution in Nigeria was the Options:
  A) Lyttelton Constitution
  B) Independence Constitution
  C) Macpherson Constitution
  D) Clifford Constitution
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  The correct answer is A .