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: Bicameral legislatures are popular in Options:
  A) Unitary systems
  B) federal systems
  C) confederal systems
  D) rigid systems
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 142: In a federal system of government, the central is Options:
  A) superior to the other components
  B) inferior to the other components
  C) equal to the other cmponents
  D) of unlimited jurisdiction
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 143: Presidentialism in local government administration in understood to mean Options:
  A) the abolition of the role of trditional rulers as chairmen
  B) local government chief executives to be known as presidents
  C) chairmen of local governments to serve as accounting officers
  D) the phasing out of the post of councillors
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 144: A major function of the warrant chiefs was to Options:
  A) prevent tribal wars
  B) supervise native courts and markets
  C) stop ritual killings
  D) take charge of local administration.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 145: Constitutionalism means Options:
  A) promotion of the constitution
  B) respect for the constitution
  C) electoral processes based on the constitution
  D) voting rule and regulations
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 146: Early nationalist activities manifested in the form of _____? Options:
  A) discrimination
  B) resistance
  C) participation
  D) disagreement
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 147: The legislative arm of a government is always Options:
  A) the Parliament
  B) the Cabinet
  C) the highest organ of government
  D) the body that makes laws
  E) the body that interprets laws
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 148:

  In the Second Republic, the ruling National Party of Nigeria formed an alliance with the

  Options:
  A) Great Nigeria People's Party
  B) Nigeria Advance Party
  C) Unity Party of Nigeria
  D) Nigeria People's Party
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 149: To say that a country has a multi-party system means that Options:
  A) there are only two political parties in existence
  B) only two parties can contest elections
  C) the constitution recognizes more than one party
  D) more than one party should from the government at a time
  E) manifestos of all political parties are the same
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 150: The ratification of the appointment of an Emir in the pre-colonial Fulani Society was done by the Options:
  A) Galadtma
  B) the Emir of Skoto
  C) the Emir of Gwandu
  D) Uthman Dan Fodio
  E) B or C above
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  The correct answer is E .