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 1801:

  The lbadan Conference of 1950 was convened to discuss the provisions of the ....

  Options:
  A) Richards Constitution
  B) Macpherson Constitution
  C) Clifford Constitution
  D) Lyttleton Constitution
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1802: At independence in 1960, the permission to establish a diplomatic mission in Nigeria was not granted to Options:
  A) the United States of America
  B) Japan
  C) the United Kingdom
  D) the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1803: A main feature of the parliamentary system is that Options:
  A) the executive consists of all party members
  B) judges are drawn from the ruling party
  C) electoral commissioners leave at the end of their tenure
  D) the executive is appointed by the legislature
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1804: One major democratic innovation in local government administration introduced by the Babangida regime was the Options:
  A) appointment of protfolio councillors
  B) appointment of retired military officers as sole administrators
  C) selection of heads of personnel management departments from the councillors
  D) separation of powers between the executive and legislative arms of the councils
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1805: The sovereignty of a state is determined by Options:
  A) economic and legal aspects
  B) social and political aspects
  C) political and legal aspects
  D) economic and political aspects
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1806: Federal and State governments legislate on items in the Options:
  A) residual list
  B) legislative list
  C) exclusive list
  D) Concurrent list
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1807: The one-time president of the United Nations General Assembly was Options:
  A) Joseph Garba
  B) Ibrahim Gambari
  C) Arthur Mbanefo
  D) Maitama Sule
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1808: Nigeria broke diplomatic relations with France in 1961 because of Options:
  A) France's atomic test in the Sahara Desert
  B) the poor relations of the Franco phone countries with her
  C) General de-Gaulle's negative attitude towards her
  D) France's diplomatic relations with Israel
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1809: The two leaders that played the most prominent roles in the formation of the ECOWAS were Options:
  A) Gowon and Eyadema
  B) Kountche and Senghor
  C) Kerekou and Tubman
  D) Acheampong and Jawara
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1810: The supreme organ of the UNO is the Options:
  A) General Assembly
  B) Security Council
  C) Secretary General
  D) World Court
  E) World Bank
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  The correct answer is B .