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 1641: Unicameralism refers to Options:
  A) a two-chamber legislature
  B) the process of secret voting in the legislature
  C) the lower chamber in a legislature
  D) a one-chamber legislature
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1642: During the struggle for Angolan independence Nigeria supported Options:
  A) UNITA
  B) MPLA
  C) FNLA
  D) SWAPO
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1643: An electoral district is a Options:
  A) polling booth
  B) constituency
  C) ward
  D) local government area
  E) subdivision of the state
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1644: The major conflict that threatened the existence of the OAU as an international organization from 1982-3 was the conflict Options:
  A) in Chad
  B) Between Namiba and South Africa
  C) between the Polisario Front and Morocco
  D) in Angola
  E) Between Somalia and Ethiopia
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1645: Citizenship refers to the Options:
  A) indigenous member of a state
  B) social status of a person in a state
  C) highest position in a state
  D) legal status of a member of a state
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1646: The Independent National Electoral Commission has the power to prepare and maintain the register of Options:
  A) electoral candidates
  B) voters
  C) political parties
  D) constituencies
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1647: An important function of a constitution is that it Options:
  A) provide a framework for the study of government
  B) facilities cross-fertilization of ideas of governance
  C) serves as the fountian head of authority for the execise of power
  D) promotes citizen participation in government and administration.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1648: The modern theory of sovereignty was popularized by Options:
  A) John Locke
  B) Thomas Hobbes
  C) Jean Bodin
  D) Baron De Montesquieu
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1649: The Judicial organ of government is the body which Options:
  A) implements the law
  B) makes the law
  C) punishes law makers
  D) interprets the law
  E) rewards law makers
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1650: The French idea of assimilation as applied in their colonies Options:
  A) was to make Frenchment out of African subjects
  B) would have been allowed to produce more Frenchmen in the colonies than in traditional African
  C) recognised real value in traditional African culture and was merely aimed at upgrading it
  D) produced nothing but African puppets in the colonies
  E) was abandoned within a couple of years of its operation
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  The correct answer is A .