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 1671: The term, rule of law means Options:
  A) nobody is above the law
  B) everybody is equal before the law
  C) we are being governed by lawyers
  D) A and B above
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1672: In a federal system of government the centre is Options:
  A) superior to the other components
  B) inferior to the other components
  C) equal to the other components
  D) of-unlimited jurisdiction
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1673: An attribute that Nigeria shares with most non-aligned countries is Options:
  A) her large population
  B) the state of her economy
  C) her heterogenous population
  D) her large size
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1674: Political authority is vested in the Options:
  A) state
  B) judiciary
  C) government
  D) armed force
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1675: When did Nigeria adopt the nineteen state structure? Options:
  A) 1960
  B) 1966
  C) 1976
  D) 1979
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1676: In a democratic government, franchise is given to all_________ Options:
  A) adult citizens
  B) citizens
  C) resident adults
  D) loyal party members
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1677: The bringing of a session of a parliament to an end through royal proclamation is known as Options:
  A) political impasse
  B) dissolution of parliament
  C) vote of no confidence
  D) prorogation of parliamen
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1678: The franchise is Options:
  A) the receipt given to tax payer
  B) an order of the court
  C) the paperwhich a voter casts at elections
  D) the right to vote
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1679: Under the 1963 constitution,items not listed in the exclusive and concurrent list were within the exclusive competence of the Options:
  A) Executive
  B) federal parliament
  C) regional legislatures
  D) judiciary
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1680: The first Governor General of Nigeria was Options:
  A) Lord Lugard
  B) Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe
  C) Sir James Robertson
  D) the late Major Genery Aguiyi Irosi
  E) the Oni of ife
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  The correct answer is A .