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 1491: The 1976 Local government reforms was embarked upon by the central government under the leadership of ______? Options:
  A) General Olusegun Obasanjo
  B) General Sanni Abacha
  C) General Mohammed Buhari
  D) Goodluck Jonathan
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1492: The commission charged with the conduct of federal elections in Nigeria is Options:
  A) NEC
  B) FEDECO
  C) INEC
  D) NECON
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1493: The main function of the upper chamber in a parliamentary system of government is to Options:
  A) Initiate new legislation
  B) execute laws
  C) act as a check on the lower chamber
  D) direct the activities of the lower chamber
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1494: The supreme power of a state to make and enforce laws within its jurisdiction is called Options:
  A) decolonization
  B) independence
  C) nationalism
  D) sovereighty
  E) enfranchisement
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1495: The primary political parties is to Options:
  A) oppose the government
  B) Aggregate interest
  C) mobilise public opinion
  D) provide welfare for their member
  E) provide support for the military
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1496: The main focus of Nigeria's foreign policy since independence centers on Options:
  A) South- south cooperation
  B) Sub-regionalism
  C) Globalism
  D) Afrocentrism
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1497: The major advantage of the secret ballot is that Options:
  A) it is faster than other systems
  B) nobody can be prevented from voying
  C) it ensures the anonymity of each voter
  D) losers can ask for another secret vote
  E) it extends the franchise to all adults
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1498: The immediate cause of the 1966 military coup de'etat in Nigeria was Options:
  A) nepotism
  B) political instability
  C) military ambition
  D) corruption
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1499: The OAU was formed in Options:
  A) 1946
  B) 1956
  C) 1960
  D) 1963
  E) 1965
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1500: Delegated legislation is made by bodies others than the Options:
  A) president
  B) governor
  C) parliament
  D) judiciary
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  The correct answer is C .