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 141:

  What is the main source of funding for public corporations in Nigeria?

  Options:
  A) Government budget allocations
  B) Foreign aid
  C) Revenues generated from their operations
  D) Donations from private companies
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 142: Which of the following factors was not responsible for the military intervention in Nigerian politics in 1966? Options:
  A) Willingness of politicians to relinquish power
  B) the Western Regional election of 1965
  C) The federal election of 1964
  D) Ethnic politics and lawlessness
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 143: Public opinion is commonly referred to as the composite reaction of the citizenry on Options:
  A) matters relating to association
  B) legal rights of foreigners
  C) matters affecting government
  D) key issues that affect them
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 144: The Ogboni cult in the pre-colonial Yoruba political system played the role of the Options:
  A) judiciary
  B) executive
  C) police
  D) legislature
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 145: The application of the principle of separation of powers seems impracticable because powers is Options:
  A) delegated
  B) centralized
  C) fused
  D) separated
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 146: In 1966 the military intervened in Nigerian politics because Options:
  A) the conutry was not operating a presidential system of government
  B) the number of legislators was too large
  C) crude oil had been discovered in the country
  D) there was a high level of corruption in the country
  E) the political processes had broken down
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 147: The Minorities Commission appointed in 1957 in Nigeria was headed by Options:
  A) justice Udo Udoma
  B) Sir Henry Willink
  C) Sir Allan Lennox Boyd
  D) Justice Darnley Alexander
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 148: Nigeria spearheaded the formation of ECOWAS during the regime of Options:
  A) Olusegun Obasanjo
  B) Yakubu Gowon
  C) Muritala Muhammad
  D) Ibrahim Babangida
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 149: A government in which control of ultimate power is by a few who rule in their own selfish interests is classified as Options:
  A) a democracy
  B) a dictatorship
  C) an aristocracy
  D) a monarchy
  E) an oligarchy
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 150: A Congressional bill can become a law without presidential assent when Options:
  A) the president is careless enough to forget to sign the bill into law within a certain number of days
  B) a bill was, in the first instance passed by both Houses of Congress with a two thirds majority
  C) each of the two Houses voting with a two-thirds majority passes a bill which has been vetoed by the president
  D) the country is at war
  E) in none of the conditions stated above
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  The correct answer is C .