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: The structure of the civil service is based on Options:
  A) lateral organisation
  B) merit system
  C) patronage system
  D) hierachical organisation
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 152: Before Nigeria became a republic, the highest body charged with the administration of justice was the Options:
  A) Supreme Court
  B) Court of Appeal
  C) Privy Court
  D) High Court
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 153: 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 154: The citizenship of a country can be acquired by an alien through Options:
  A) habitation
  B) assimilation
  C) association
  D) naturalization
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 155: The approval of treaties and agreements of the Economic Community of West African States is the responsibility of the Options:
  A) Secretariate
  B) Council of Minisiters
  C) ECOWAS Tribunal
  D) Assembly of Heads of State and Government
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 156: A parliamentary system of government is characterized by Options:
  A) separation of powers
  B) fusion of power
  C) delegated legislation
  D) legislative supremacy
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 157:

  The highest authority in the Yoruba pre-colonial era was the _____

  Options:
  A) Ogboni
  B) Oba
  C) Oyomesi
  D) Balogun
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 158:

  During the Civil War, the major power that expressed moral support for Biafra's self- determination was ......

  Options:
  A) Great Britain
  B) China
  C) France
  D) The United States
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 159: In a democracy,sovereign authority is exercised by the Options:
  A) legislature
  B) people
  C) executive
  D) electorate
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 160: Oligarchy is a form of government which Options:
  A) enhances the interest of the ruling few
  B) enhances the electoral chances of the majority
  C) disregards the views of the minority
  D) protects the interest of the common people
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  The correct answer is A .