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 1601: One advantage of the unitary system over the federal system is the Options:
  A) bureaucratic nature
  B) cost effectiveness
  C) small membership
  D) ratification of appointments
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1602:

  The arm of government responsible for budget approval and oversight is the

  Options:
  A) judiciary
  B) executive
  C) administrative
  D) legislative
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1603: When the electorate vote for representatives who in turn vote on their behalf we say it is Options:
  A) an indirect election
  B) an unfair election
  C) a rigged election
  D) a disputed election
  E) a biased election
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1604: The equivalent of the commissioner at the local government level is the Options:
  A) Executive chairman
  B) Secretary
  C) Councilor
  D) Supervisory councillor.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1605: Bicameral legislatures are popular in____________ Options:
  A) Unitary system
  B) Federal system
  C) Confederal
  D) Rigid system
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1606: The Nigerian Council was created by Options:
  A) Hugh Clifford
  B) Arthur Richards
  C) Frederick Lugard
  D) Graeme Thompson
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1607:

  The process by which electorates remove elected official is called_________

  Options:
  A) impeachment
  B) re-call
  C) vote of no confidence
  D) referendum
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1608: The first federal constitution in Nigeria was the Options:
  A) Lyttelton Constitution
  B) Independence Constitution
  C) Macpherson Constitution
  D) Clifford Constitution
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1609: The UNO was founded in 1945 to replace the Options:
  A) OAU
  B) NATO
  C) Commonwealth of Nations
  D) League of Nations
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1610: Which of these groups of Africa leaders in closely associated with the formation of the OAU Options:
  A) Haiie Selassie, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, William Tubman
  B) Abubakar Tafawa Belewa, Jean Bokassa, Kwame Nkrumah
  C) Kwame Nkrumah, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Jorno Kenyatta
  D) Julius Nyerere, Kwame Nkrumah, Haile Selassie
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  The correct answer is C .