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 process of law-making by the legislature begins with Options:
  A) initiating a bill
  B) commencing a debate
  C) a public hearing
  D) the first hearing
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 152: The principle of separation of powers ensures Options:
  A) the erosion of executive power
  B) that the legislature is supreme
  C) the preservation of the fundamental liberties of the citizens
  D) that all the branches of government have equal powers and functions
  E) that the rights of the ethnic minoroties are safeguarded
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 153: The main objective of pressure groups is to Options:
  A) win political power
  B) conduct free and fair elections
  C) mobilize support on behalf of the government
  D) protect the interests of its members
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 154: A good example of a country with a largely unwritten constitution is Options:
  A) the United States of America
  B) The Soviet Union
  C) Nigeria
  D) United Kingdom
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 155: The order used by the court against unnecessary detention is Options:
  A) interlocutory injunction
  B) habeas corpus
  C) that of extradition
  D) mandamus
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 156: The rights of a citizen can be withdrawn by the state if the person Options:
  A) opposes the government violently
  B) is convicted of a serious crime
  C) leaves the country permanently
  D) is pronounced dead
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 157: Collective ownership of property is associated with Options:
  A) feudalism
  B) communism
  C) mercantilism
  D) capitalism
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 158:

  The first Nigerian constitution to provide for the fundamental objectives and directive principles of state policy was the

  Options:
  A) 1979 Constitution
  B) 1989 Constitution
  C) 1999 Constitution
  D) 1960 Constitution
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 159: The type of government in which an individual wields absolute power is called Options:
  A) autocracy
  B) theocracy
  C) oligarchy
  D) plutocracy
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 160: Nigeria's non-aligned policy means that she Options:
  A) not take sides in international issues based on idealogical considerations
  B) have nothing to do with the super powers
  C) avoid having any dealing with any country with ideological leanings
  D) relate only with member countries of the non - aligned movement
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  The correct answer is A .