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 1791: France introduced the policy of assimilation in her colonies primarily to Options:
  A) teach them the art of leadership
  B) give them a sound education
  C) change their way of life
  D) discourage them from ritual killings
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1792: The name of the president of the Nigerian Labour Congress elected in 1983 is Options:
  A) Mr Wahab Goodluck
  B) Aihaji Shehu Kangiwa
  C) Alhaji Hassan Sunmonu
  D) Dr Lasisi Osunde
  E) Alhaji Ali Ciroma
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1793: If the central government has less powers than the component units, the constitution is said to be Options:
  A) federal
  B) unitary
  C) confederal
  D) unwritten
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1794:

  A major function of Warrant Chiefs was to

  Options:
  A) take charge of local administration
  B) stop ritual killings
  C) prevent tribal wars
  D) supervise native courts and markets
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1795: A system based on hierarchies of land ownership is Options:
  A) feudalism
  B) totalitarianism
  C) communism
  D) fascism
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1796: Citizenship is acquired by an alien through Options:
  A) Conferment
  B) Internalization
  C) Registration
  D) Birth
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1797: The central point of capitalism, as expounded by Karl Marx, is that Options:
  A) capitalist profit is the surplus value obtained from workers labour
  B) workers are inherently incapable of being owners of their labour
  C) capitalists shall always increase worker earning capacity through wages
  D) capitslists shall always readily consent to workers welfare demands.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1798: One of the demerits of the privatization of public corporations in Nigeria is ? Options:
  A) scarcity of goods and services
  B) higher cost of goods and services
  C) creation of unemployment
  D) inefficient service delivery
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1799: Law making under military regimes is done through Options:
  A) delegated legislation
  B) administrative enactments
  C) the promulgation of decrees
  D) the ministry of justice
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1800:

  A key principle of the socialist system of government is the ___________.

  Options:
  A) minimal government intervention in the economy
  B) private ownership of the means of production
  C) power concentrated in the hands of a few elite individuals
  D) equality of opportunity and outcome
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  The correct answer is D .