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 151: Capitalism is an economic system in which Options:
  A) the economy of the State is centrally planned and controlled
  B) private persons are permittd to undertake enterprises
  C) accumulation of private property is forbidden
  D) the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
  E) all big industries and the land are publicly owned for the common good
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 152: A court order directing a detainee to be brought to court is called Options:
  A) referendum
  B) summons
  C) injunction
  D) habeas corpus
  E) prerogative
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 153: An unwritten Constitution is Options:
  A) entirely based on case laws
  B) completely sourced from parliamentary law
  C) partially written and based on convention
  D) completely unwritten and based on convention
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 154:

  One of these isa major problem of the Nigerian civil service

  Options:
  A) inadequate personnel
  B) political influence
  C) corruption
  D) lack of effective leadership
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 155: The Yoruba traditional system of government was Options:
  A) monarchical
  B) egalitarian
  C) republican
  D) democratic
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 156:

  If the president refuses to sign a bill within a specific period, it can still become a law through

  Options:
  A) legislative override
  B) none of the above
  C) judicial review
  D) public petition
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 157: Shadow Cabinet is associated with the Options:
  A) communist system
  B) fascist system
  C) parliamentary system
  D) fascist system
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 158: Which of the following emphasizes the rule of law and human right protection? Options:
  A) constitutionalism
  B) delegated legislation
  C) decentralization
  D) centralization
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 159: A state with a hegemonic political party is one in which Options:
  A) there is one dominant party
  B) there is no opposition party
  C) there is only one party
  D) other parties are officially recognized
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 160: A thorny issue during the 1957/58 Nigerian constitutional conferences was the Options:
  A) leadership of the first post-independence government
  B) problem of ethnic minorities
  C) control of the mid - west by the western region
  D) status of Lagos
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  The correct answer is B .