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: A major problem of the defunct Organization of African Unity was Options:
  A) language barrier
  B) inadequate resources
  C) cultural diversity
  D) ideological differences
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1632: The primary obligation of citizenship is Options:
  A) loyalty to one's ethnic group
  B) loyalty to the state and participation in the political process
  C) loyalty to one's school and church
  D) loyalty to one's local government council
  E) voting during local government council elections
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1633: The leaders who spearheaded the transformation of the Organization of African Unity into the African Union are from Options:
  A) Nigeria,Libya and Kenya
  B) Algeria,Libya and Zambia
  C) South Africa,Libya and Zambia
  D) Nigeria,Libya and South Africa
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1634: Warrant Chiefs were appointed to Options:
  A) prevent tribal war
  B) supervise native courts
  C) decide divorce cases
  D) take charge of local administrations
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1635: In their deliberations on the Sharia issue, the Constituent Assembly in Nigeria Options:
  A) threw out the entire issue from the proposed constition
  B) accepted the recommendationsof the constitution Drafting Committee (CDC)
  C) United the country over the issue of sharia
  D) accepted the principle of sharia law and justice but modified the provision in the Draft Constitution
  E) through its debate clearly educated the majority of the people of Nigeria on the principles of Sharia law and Justice
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1636: 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 1637: Which of the following countries had a strained relationship countries had a strained relationship with Nigeria over the Angolan crisis of 1975? Options:
  A) the Soviet Union
  B) Tanzania
  C) the United States of America
  D) South Africa
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1638: In Nigeria the office of Prime Minister was first created in Options:
  A) 1954
  B) 1957
  C) 1958
  D) 1959
  E) 1960
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1639: Who was the political head of the Old Oyo Empire? Options:
  A) Bashorun
  B) Oyomesi
  C) Aremo
  D) Alaafin
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1640:

  The process of forming public opinion is known as

  Options:
  A) polling
  B) socialization
  C) mobilization
  D) persuasion
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  The correct answer is B .