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 1661: Naturalization is a process of acquiring citizenship by Options:
  A) persons of dual nationality
  B) foreign visitors to a country
  C) resident foreigners of good character
  D) persons born abread
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1662: The Nigeria 1979 Constitution gives the right to vote to Options:
  A) every resident alien in Nigeria
  B) every Nigerian child
  C) all secondary school children
  D) all Nigerians below the age of seventeen
  E) all Nigerians of eighteen years and above
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1663: Islam was introduced in Northern Nigeria Options:
  A) before the 13th century
  B) in the 17th century
  C) after the Jihad of Uthman Dan Fodio
  D) by the British in the early 20th century
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1664: In the pre-colonial Hausa political system, the Madawaki performed the function of Options:
  A) Minister of interior
  B) Minister of works
  C) Minister of education
  D) Minister of defense
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1665: When we talk about the constitution of any given country we mean Options:
  A) the general body of rules and principles controlling the distribution of governmental power
  B) a guide book containing the functions of trade union movernments
  C) a document embodying rules and principle regulating the exercise of government power
  D) a document defining the relations between the rulers and ruled
  E) A,C and D
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1666: A member of the Commonwealth that still recognizes the British monarch as its Head of State is Options:
  A) Singapore
  B) Ghana
  C) India
  D) Australia
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1667: Which of the following countries in West Africa has not experienced military intervention in politics? Options:
  A) Upper Volta
  B) Sierra Leone
  C) Mali
  D) lvory Coast
  E) Togo
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1668: The Yoruba traditional system of government was Options:
  A) republican
  B) democratic
  C) monarchical
  D) egalitarian
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1669: A Security Council resolution requires the concurrence of Options:
  A) 1 of the 5 permanent members
  B) all of the 5 permanent members
  C) 9 of the 15 council members
  D) 3 of the 5 permanent members
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1670: One of the central tenets of the fascist doctrine is that the leader is Options:
  A) supreme relative to the constitution
  B) subordinate to the norms of the society
  C) subordinate to the laws of the state
  D) weak relative to the constitution
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  The correct answer is A .