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 1501: Bye laws are made by the _______? Options:
  A) judiciary
  B) legislature
  C) media
  D) executive
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1502: A fascist regime is both Options:
  A) Fair and legitmate
  B) responsive and responsible
  C) representative and accountable
  D) democratic and constitutional
  E) authoritarian and totalitarian
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1503: The Native Authority system was most effective and successful in Options:
  A) Eastern Nigeria
  B) Northern Nigeria
  C) Mid-Western Nigeria
  D) Western Nigeria
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1504: Nigeria’s quest for a leadership role in Africa hinges principally on her Options:
  A) military might
  B) size and population
  C) generosity
  D) economic strength
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1505: The main attributes of a state are Options:
  A) government, the police and the armed forces
  B) population, territory, government and sovereignty
  C) federal state and local governments
  D) the press, the legislature, the executive and the judiciary
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1506: The central legislature of Nigeria became bicameral in Options:
  A) 1960
  B) 1951
  C) 1959
  D) 1963
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1507: 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 1508: Rhodesia was the former name of Options:
  A) Zimbabwe
  B) Swaziland
  C) Zambia
  D) Namibia
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1509: Case - laws are made by the Options:
  A) Legislature
  B) Executive
  C) Judiciary
  D) Attorney General and Minister of Justice
  E) President
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1510: A characteristic feature of communism is Options:
  A) free enterprise
  B) liberal democracy
  C) dictatorship
  D) multi-party system
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  The correct answer is C .