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 1771:

  Southern Nigeria was divided into Eastern and Western provinces for administrative purposes in _________

  Options:
  A) 1935
  B) 1937
  C) 1939
  D) 1941
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1772: A major influence on the formation of public opinion is Options:
  A) the family
  B) the mass media
  C) public journals
  D) peer groups
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1773: Which of the following countries had a strained relationship countries had a strained relationship with Nigeria over the Angolan crisis of 1975? Options:
  A) the Soviet Union
  B) Tanzania
  C) the United States of America
  D) South Africa
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1774: The essence of ECOWAS is to________ Options:
  A) bring political parties together
  B) foster interstate economic and political co-operation
  C) emerging political event
  D) expansion of scopes and powers
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1775: The five political parties recognized by the Nigerian Federal Electoral Commission (FEDECO) for the 1979 elections were Options:
  A) Upn, gnpp, NPN, PRP and NPC
  B) GNPP, PRP, UPN, NPP and NAP
  C) PRP, UPN, MOP, GNPP and NPP
  D) NPN, NPP, UPN, PRP and GNPP
  E) NPP, PRP, GNPP, NPN and NEPU
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1776: The major advantage of the principle of separation of powers is that it provides for Options:
  A) an executive premier
  B) a powerful legislature
  C) a very strong executive
  D) checks and balances
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1777: A Federal system of government is the one in which Options:
  A) power is concentrated in the hands of one of the governments
  B) Subordinate units of government exercise sovereign power
  C) the state governors can sue the central government
  D) power is shared between the central government and local governments
  E) power is shared between the central and state governments
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1778:

  The process of selecting candidates to represent a political party in elections is known as

  Options:
  A) campaigning
  B) primaries
  C) electioneering
  D) lobbying
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1779: A right enjoyed by citizens but denied non-citizens is the right to Options:
  A) freedom of worship
  B) life,liberty and security
  C) vote and be voted for
  D) equality before the law
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1780: The major demand of the Third World countries on the United Nations in recent times is the Options:
  A) expansion of the permanent membership of the security Council
  B) post of the Secretary-General of the organization
  C) withdrawal of the veto power from the security council
  D) enforcement of resolutions on the super powers
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  The correct answer is A .