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 1651: 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 1652: The party that did not control any state in the Second Republic was Options:
  A) NAP
  B) PRP
  C) NPP
  D) GNPP
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1653: In liberal democracies, elections help to Options:
  A) determine the acceptability of the government
  B) unite the country against outside groups
  C) create goodwill throughout the nation
  D) identify the richest groups in the country
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1654: In the 1963 Constitution, there was separation of powers between the Options:
  A) president and the commander in chief of the armed forces
  B) executive and the legislature
  C) head of state and the president
  D) head of government and the head of state
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1655: 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 1656: The 1976 Reforms have been most beneficial to the Options:
  A) Nigerian police
  B) federal government
  C) local government
  D) civil service
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1657: In local government administration ,Chief and Council implies that Options:
  A) the council operates independently of the chief authority
  B) members of the local council appoints the chief to the office
  C) all members of the local council are appointed and controlled by the chief
  D) the chief is a member of the local council but he does not exercise veto power
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1658: According to Aristotle, a form of government in which the few rule for the benefit of all is Options:
  A) Diarchy
  B) Aristocracy
  C) Autocracy
  D) polyarchy
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1659:

  The conference convened to discuss the provisions of the Macpherson Constitution was held in?

  Options:
  A) London
  B) Calabar
  C) Lagos
  D) Ibadan
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1660: The main source of financing local government in Nigeria is Options:
  A) internal revenue generation
  B) statutory revenue allocation
  C) special state grants
  D) grants-in-aid
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  The correct answer is B .