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 policy of assimilation was the colonial policy of the Options:
  A) French
  B) British
  C) Portuguese
  D) German
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1692: The resignation of the cabinet after a defeat in parliament, is an expression of the principle of Options:
  A) political accountability
  B) collective responsibility
  C) checks and balances
  D) rule of law
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1693: In terms of administrative structure, which of the following sets of pre-cotonial Nigerian political systems do NOT match? Options:
  A) Igbo and Tiv
  B) Benin and Igbo
  C) Sokoto and OYO
  D) Benin and Sokoto
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1694: A permanent structure that facilitates continuity and guarantees orderly conduct in governance is Options:
  A) Bureaucracy
  B) public corporation
  C) ombudsman
  D) political party
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1695:

  Before Nigeria became a republic, the highest body charged with the administration of justice was the......

  Options:
  A) Court of Appeal
  B) High Court
  C) Privy Council
  D) Supreme Court
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1696: Which of these international organization which the predecessor of the United Nations? Options:
  A) the European Economic Community
  B) the Organisation of American States
  C) the League of Nations
  D) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1697: The writ of habeas corpus is applied to secure the Options:
  A) right to personal liberty
  B) independence of the judiciary
  C) freedom of the press
  D) right to own private property
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1698: Citizenship may be changed by Options:
  A) Renuciation
  B) remarriage
  C) divorce
  D) conviction
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1699: 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 1700: One merit of a written constitution is its Options:
  A) legibility
  B) total flexibility
  C) rigidity
  D) ease of reference
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  The correct answer is D .