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 1731: Which of the following functions is performed by both political parties and pressure groups? Options:
  A) Contesting elections
  B) Interest articulation
  C) formal opposition to government
  D) working for the interests of their members
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1732: Bicameral legislatures are popular in Options:
  A) Unitary systems
  B) federal systems
  C) confederal systems
  D) rigid systems
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1733: The independence of the judiciary can be best safeguarded by Options:
  A) the Public Service Commission
  B) a charismatic leadership
  C) a liberal government
  D) a well informed public
  E) a system of checks and balances
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1734: Under the Independence Constitution Options:
  A) the governor-general could appoint any member of the House of Representative prime minister
  B) a bicameral legislature was introduced in the country
  C) forty-four members were elected into the Senate
  D) higher education was made the exclusively responsibilty of the federal government
  E) the Supreme Court of Nigeria was made the highest judicial authority in the country
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1735: In a federal system such as Nigeria the local governments are directly responsible Options:
  A) to the federal or central government
  B) to the state government
  C) to no other level of government
  D) to the federal and state governments
  E) to any level of government which can provide money for its programmes
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1736: Fascism developed in Options:
  A) France
  B) Germany
  C) Italy
  D) Soviet Union
  E) China
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1737: In a democracy,a major set back in the judicial process is Options:
  A) political neutrality
  B) lack of proffessionalism
  C) freedom from punishment
  D) inadequate material resources
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1738: A characteristic of public opinion is that it is Options:
  A) positive
  B) static
  C) dynamic
  D) negative
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1739: The results of the 1973 census in Nigeria were rejected because Options:
  A) the figures were unacceptable to the U.N.B
  B) the figures were controversial
  C) Nigerians were contented with the existing population figures
  D) there were preparations for a fresh census
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1740: One advantage of the unitary system over the federal system is the Options:
  A) bureaucratic nature
  B) cost effectiveness
  C) small membership
  D) ratification of appointments
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  The correct answer is B .