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 1711: The independent African countries that signed the OAU Charter on May 25th 1963 were Options:
  A) Togo and Sierra Leone
  B) Morocco and Angola
  C) Togo and Morocco
  D) Chad and Gambia
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1712:

  The tenure of the President of the UN Security Council is

  Options:
  A) two years
  B) one month
  C) six months
  D) one year
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1713: Which of the following principle does NOT govern Nigeria's foreign policy? Options:
  A) National interest
  B) Non-alignment
  C) African interest
  D) International terrorism
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1714: The first Governor-General of Nigeria was Options:
  A) Lord Lugard
  B) Dr. Nnamdi Azikwe
  C) Sir James Robertson
  D) (the late) Major-General Aguiyi-Ironsi
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1715: Which of the following headed the committee that recommended the suitability of Abuja as a new federal city? Options:
  A) Justice Baba Ardo
  B) Justice Atanda Fatai Williams
  C) Justice Udo Udoma
  D) Justice Akinola Aguda
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1716: Which of these constitutions recognized local government as a third tier of government in Nigeria? Options:
  A) 1946 Constitution
  B) 1960 Constitution
  C) 1963 Constitution
  D) 1979 Constitution
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1717: The major external factor that promoted nationalism in Nigeria was Options:
  A) Pan-Africanism
  B) the Yom-Kippur War
  C) the Second World War
  D) Anti-apartheid Movement
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1718: Nigerian elites agitated against colonial rule Options:
  A) by guerrilla warfare
  B) by civil war
  C) through television
  D) through newspapers
  E) by bribing colonial governors
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1719: The head of the Judiciary in every state of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is called Options:
  A) Honourable Chief Justice
  B) Head of Judicial Service
  C) Grand Khadi
  D) President Customary Court of Appeal
  E) Chief Judge
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1720: The foreign affairs minister who introduced economic diplomacy as a foreign policy initiative was Options:
  A) Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi
  B) Major - General Ike Nwachukwu
  C) Prof Ibrahim Gambari
  D) Major -General Joseph Garba
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  The correct answer is B .