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 1721: In 1947, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe led a delegation to the British Colonial Office in London to protest against the Options:
  A) provisions of the Richards Constitution
  B) appointment of Bernard Bourdillon as Governor - General
  C) appointment of Oliver Lyttelton as colonial secretary
  D) provision of the Macpherson Constitution
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1722: The first black African State to gain political independence from a colonial power was Options:
  A) Nigeria
  B) Liberia
  C) Ghana
  D) Ethiopia
  E) Guinea
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1723:

  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 1724: 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 .
• Question 1725: The major strategy used by OPEC to influence oil price is by Options:
  A) determining the quality of oil to be produced at any given period
  B) influencing buyers at the international market to buy at high prices
  C) allowing member countries to produce at their discretion
  D) increasing the supply of the commodity
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1726: The ideology which states that each person is the best judge of what is in his self interest is Options:
  A) liberalism
  B) socialism
  C) fascism
  D) feudalism
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1727: The principle of collective responsibility implies that Options:
  A) the prime minister can dissolve the entire parliament
  B) the head of state can dismiss the prime minister
  C) each offending minister can be reassigned
  D) the cabinet stands or falls together
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1728: The executive checks the excesses of the legislature through Options:
  A) assent to bills
  B) the use of veto power
  C) the ratification of treaties
  D) issuance of orders
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1729: A state that is ruled by an elected citizen is Options:
  A) an empire
  B) a monarchy
  C) a republic
  D) a plutocracy
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1730: Power refers to the__________ Options:
  A) ability to impose one’s will upon others
  B) duties an individual imposes on himself
  C) legal nature of a constitution
  D) duties political parties demand of their registered members
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  The correct answer is A .