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 161: The Native Authority system of local administration was introduced by the British in Nigeria to Options:
  A) introduce Western education
  B) ensure the administration of justice
  C) empower traditional rulers
  D) facilitate tax collection
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 162: The UNO charter aims at Options:
  A) Ensuring economic equality among nations
  B) protecting the right of refugees
  C) ensuring world peace and security
  D) ensuring fair treatment for prisoners of war
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 163: A written constitution is distinguished by its Options:
  A) codification process
  B) reliance on case laws
  C) cumbersome and complex amendment procedure
  D) dependence on ordinary amendment procedures
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 164:

  A party can be said to have national outlook if________

  Options:
  A) it is ethnic based but has branches all over the state
  B) its membership cut across ethnic boundaries
  C) it is registered by the electoral commission as a national party
  D) it is headed by individuals who are famous within and without the country
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 165: In pre-colonial Igboland, autocratic rule was made difficult by the Options:
  A) fear of dethronement
  B) absence of a centralized system of authority
  C) pressure from age grades
  D) activities of cult societies
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 166: One of the ways the executive performs legislative functions is through Options:
  A) delegated legislation
  B) judicial review
  C) extrajudicial decision
  D) administrative review
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 167: The doctrine of the Dual Mandate was put forward to justify Options:
  A) apartheid in South Africa
  B) Necolonialism
  C) the introduction of Islam in Africa
  D) slavery
  E) colonialism
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 168: Nigeria's membership of the UN complements her foreign policy in the area of Options:
  A) bilateral diplomacy
  B) regional diplomacy
  C) sub-regional diplomacy
  D) multilateral diplomacy
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 169: The constitution of any given country must provide for Options:
  A) the ditribution of powers
  B) the rights and duties of the individual
  C) the rule of law
  D) none of the above
  E) A, B and C
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 170: The principle of the rule of law stipulates that Options:
  A) only juges interpret the law
  B) law makers are above the law
  C) everyone is equal before the law
  D) lawyers make laws
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  The correct answer is C .