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 1691: The application of the rule of law can be hindered by Options:
  A) independence of the judiciary
  B) irresponsible press
  C) unequal distribution of wealth
  D) free access to education
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1692: "From each according to his ability to each according to his needs" is the principle of Options:
  A) Communism
  B) Socialism
  C) Capitalism
  D) Communalism
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1693: Which of the following principal officials was NOT a member of the state house of assembly? Options:
  A) the leader of the house
  B) the speaker
  C) the deputy speaker
  D) the clerk of the house
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1694:

  An electoral systemin whichthe winner must secure more than 50% of the vote is described as a/an

  Options:
  A) plurality system
  B) proportional representation
  C) an absolute majority
  D) electoral oblıgation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1695: The best form of government for a heterogeneous society is a Options:
  A) quasi-federal system
  B) federal system
  C) confederal system
  D) unitary system
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1696:

  The zoning system in Nigerian politics refers to

  Options:
  A) the rotation of power among different regions
  B) the process of selecting party leaders
  C) the allocation of campaign funds
  D) the system of proportional representation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1697: Which of the following performs oversight functions? Options:
  A) Judiciary
  B) Civil service
  C) Executive
  D) Bureaucracy
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1698: Ceremonial and executive powers are usually fused in a Options:
  A) unitary system of government
  B) Federal government
  C) democratic system of government
  D) presidential system of government
  E) parliamentary system of government
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1699: One major flaw of the British Indirect Rule in Nigeria was that the system Options:
  A) made use of traditional institution
  B) championed ethnocentrism
  C) encouraged the use of European administrators
  D) was not centralized
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1700: Which of these rulers resisted colonial rule and was deported to Calabar? Options:
  A) King Kosoko
  B) King Dosunmu
  C) Oba Ovonramwen
  D) King Jaja
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  The correct answer is C .