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 1511: Universal adult suffrage is usually restricted in most political systems to Options:
  A) those with landed property
  B) literates
  C) citizens
  D) those not more than 70 years old
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1512: Which of the following is saddled with the conduct of the general elections in Nigeria's Fourth Republic? Options:
  A) National Electoral Commission of Nigeria
  B) Independent National Elctoral Commission
  C) National Electoral Commission
  D) Federal Electoral Commission
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1513:

  Twelve States creation is a reknown achievement of the ... regime

  Options:
  A) Abdulsalam Abubakar's
  B) Ibrahim Babaginda's
  C) Yakubu Gowon's
  D) Murtala Mohammed's
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1514: The principle of universal adult suffrage refers to Options:
  A) the right of all adult people to vote
  B) the structure of political parties
  C) the legal nature of a constitution
  D) the right to free speech
  E) all of the above
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1515: The Richards Constitution Options:
  A) abolished the elective principle in choosing members of the Legislative Council
  B) amalgamated the northern and southern groups of provinces
  C) established a central legislative council
  D) abolished regional assemlies
  E) abolished the system of Indirect Rule
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1516: In traditional Hausa Fulani political system, political authority was vested in the Options:
  A) Emir
  B) Talakawa
  C) Alkali
  D) Emirate Council
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1517: Separation of powers is a principle which enables each arm of government to Options:
  A) probe one another
  B) overlap the functions of the other
  C) carry out its constitutional functions
  D) moderate the scope of the constitution
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1518: Indirect election was first introduced in Nigeria by the Options:
  A) Lyttleton Constitution
  B) Macpherson Constitution
  C) Richards Constitution
  D) Clifford Constitution
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1519: The ECOWAS Treaty was reviewed in 1991 to Options:
  A) accomodate the interest of France
  B) make it responsive to new challenges
  C) accomodate extra sub-regional interests
  D) mobilize ECOMOG
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1520: The unrestrained power of a state over its citizens defines the concept of Options:
  A) nationalism
  B) self-determination
  C) nation - state
  D) sovereignty
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  The correct answer is D .