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 171: In Nigeria, functions shared by the central and state governments include Options:
  A) external representation, education and provision of water
  B) construction of roads, defence and health
  C) control of ports, health and education
  D) education, provision of water and construction of roads
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 172: Which of the following contributed greatly to the introduction of the Clifford Constitution? Options:
  A) Nigera National Democratic Party
  B) Lagos Youth Moverment
  C) Nigeran Youth Movement
  D) National Congress of British West Africa
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 173: One major aim of a pressure group is to Options:
  A) capture political power
  B) influence the polices of the government
  C) install a government of its choice
  D) implement policies that will benefit its members
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 174: Which of the following statements is true about the 1963 and 1979 constitutions? Options:
  A) both had provisions for the office of the president
  B) both had provisions for the office of a constitutional presient
  C) both provided for the offices of prime minister and president
  D) both had provisions for the office of an executive president
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 175: Universal Suffrage means Options:
  A) Adult participation in politics
  B) giving voting right to wemen above the age of 21
  C) property ownership
  D) citizens who understand why they vote
  E) the right of qualified adults to vote
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 176: The abolition of the state ministries of local governments in 1989 entails that local governments Options:
  A) are equal to the states
  B) have more control over their funds
  C) no longer have anything to do with state governments
  D) are no longer surbodinates to state governments
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 177: The 1976 local government reforms provide for a...term of office Options:
  A) 4-year
  B) 5-year
  C) 2-year
  D) permanent
  E) 3-year
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 178: In Nigeria, the Local Government Service Commission is set up by the Options:
  A) local government councils
  B) federal government
  C) state government
  D) local government chairman
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 179: Problems arising from population census in Nigeria are mainly caused by Options:
  A) public opinions of the people
  B) unreliable census figures
  C) political manipulation by the elite
  D) the registeration of the underaged people
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 180: Public opinion is the view expressed by a_________ Options:
  A) few members of the society
  B) few articulate members in the society
  C) majority of the members of a society
  D) group of individuals in the society
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  The correct answer is C .