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 1631: Capitalism is a system of economic organization based on Options:
  A) a mixed economy that takes all ineterests into consideration
  B) individual ownership of the means of production
  C) very fair distribution of the means of production
  D) trading among people who own and control their items of trade
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1632: Pacification refers to a process through which some areas in Nigeria were acquired by Options:
  A) military conquest
  B) gunboat diplomacy
  C) signing of treaties
  D) peaceful negotiations
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1633: Which of these international organization which the predecessor of the United Nations? Options:
  A) the European Economic Community
  B) the Organisation of American States
  C) the League of Nations
  D) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1634: The separation of powers means the same as Options:
  A) a presidential system of government
  B) checks and balances
  C) the rule of law
  D) supremacy of the judiciary
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1635: Proportional representation favours a: Options:
  A) multi-party system
  B) three-party system
  C) two-party system
  D) one party system
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1636: Nigeria's non-alignment policy in the sixties lacked real substance because of her Options:
  A) A frocentric policy
  B) Poor economic potential
  C) Partnership with Asian countries
  D) Close ties with Britain
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1637: The 1960 independence Constitution could be described as written Options:
  A) monarchical and parliamentary
  B) republican and parliamentary
  C) monarchical and presidential
  D) federal and republican
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1638: The most effective way of monitoring public opinion is Options:
  A) by examining the questions asked by journalists
  B) by the frequency of the press releases of pressure groups
  C) by referendum
  D) through opinion poll
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1639: The division of power between the Federal and regional and regional pavements into exclusive Options:
  A) Republican Constitution
  B) 1979 constitution
  C) 1999 constitution
  D) Independence constitution
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1640: The most remarkable legacy of the 1976 Local Government Reform in Nigeria was the introduction of Options:
  A) the office of sole administrators
  B) caretaker management committees
  C) uniformity in struture and functions
  D) the third tier of government.
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  The correct answer is C .