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 1751: Fundamental rights are best guaranteed by Options:
  A) independent judiciary
  B) good leadership
  C) effective legislature
  D) efficient civil service
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1752: The process of depriving person of the right of voting is called Options:
  A) Enfranchisement
  B) Disqualification
  C) Dismissal
  D) Prohibition
  E) Disenfranchisement
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1753: A system of government in which the central government is supreme over other levels is Options:
  A) totalitarian
  B) confederal
  C) federal
  D) unitary
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1754: Nigeria became a front line state in the Southern Africa liberation struggle because of her Options:
  A) commitment to end colonialism
  B) influence on African proxy wars
  C) connection with South Africa
  D) anti-apartheid stance
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1755: COWAS represents Options:
  A) the English- speaking equivalent of the Franco phone economic community in West Africa
  B) an attempt to progressively eliminate obstacles to free movement of goods, services and people throughout West Africa
  C) the West African regional arm of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
  D) a continent- wide economic dimension of pan-Africanism
  E) a concrate achievement by the Economic Commission for Africa (EGA)
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1756: In the 1930s, the political movement that challenged the NNDP domination of Lagos politics was the Options:
  A) NYM
  B) AG
  C) NPC
  D) NCNC
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1757: One important aspect of the Lyttleton Constitution was the Options:
  A) abolition of the regional Houses of Assembly
  B) granting of greater regional autonomy
  C) decleration that Nigeria would be independent in 1960
  D) enromous powers given to the colonial governors
  E) creation of the post of a Federal Prime Minister
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1758:

  The fact that the office of the Chairman is rotational in ECOWAS makes it a perfect example of a/an ........

  Options:
  A) Cartel
  B) Confederacy
  C) Economic and Egalitarian political merger
  D) Collegiate
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1759: Under the military administration, supreme court decisions are subject to review by Options:
  A) Sharia Court of Appeal
  B) no other court of law
  C) Federal Court of Appeal
  D) Judicial tribunals
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1760:

  In the legislative process, a bill is a ....

  Options:
  A) Proposal before the legislature
  B) Law passed by the legislature
  C) Motion accepted for debate
  D) Motion rejected after debate
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  The correct answer is A .