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 1761: The development of a classless society is the goal of __________ Options:
  A) liberalism
  B) maxism
  C) conservatism
  D) feudalism
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1762: To be elected President of Nigeria, the 1979 Constitution state that one must have attained the age of Options:
  A) 21 years
  B) 35 years
  C) 50 years
  D) 60 years
  E) 65 years
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1763:

  The National Assembly in the second republic was made up of the________

  Options:
  A) House of Chiefs and the Senate
  B) Lower House and the House of Representatives
  C) Senate and the House of Lords
  D) None
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1764: Government by the best citizens is referred to as Options:
  A) aristocracy
  B) democracy
  C) oligarchy
  D) plutocracy
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1765: A prominent feature of a presidential system of government is Options:
  A) dual executive
  B) vote of no confidence
  C) the rule of law
  D) separation of powers
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1766: Political socialization is associated with Options:
  A) free choice of party programmes
  B) military takeover of civilian government
  C) the transmission of political values
  D) political transition
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1767: A political authority which exercises sovereign power over a specific geographical area is termed a Options:
  A) nation
  B) state
  C) dominion
  D) leviathan
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1768: A major feature of the system of government in the Sokoto Caliphate was that Options:
  A) it was based on customs and traditions
  B) it was theocratic
  C) it was democratic
  D) power was effectively decentralized
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1769: The 1979 Constitution established the Options:
  A) National Human Rights Commission
  B) National Population Commission
  C) Federal Road Safety Commission
  D) Federal Civil Defense Corps
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1770: 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 .