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 major factor militating against the efficient operation of electoral commissions in Nigeria is Options:
  A) Inadequate public support
  B) Population size
  C) Inadequate skilled manpower
  D) Excessive political interference
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1802: Herbert Macaulay was architect of the president of Options:
  A) NCNC
  B) AG
  C) UMBC
  D) NEPU
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1803: A group of people who live together under a common law within a definite territory is a Options:
  A) Community
  B) Nation - State
  C) Nation
  D) State
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1804: Under the 1999 Constitutions of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the appointment and posting of members of election tribunal on the elections conducted by INEC is the responsibility of the Options:
  A) Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission
  B) President of Nigeria
  C) Chief Justice of Nigeria
  D) President, Court of Appeal
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1805: In Nigeria, the foundations of federalism was laid by the Options:
  A) Macpherson Constitution
  B) Lyttleton Constitution
  C) Clifford Constitution
  D) Richards Constitution
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1806: A major objective of the public Complaints Commission is Options:
  A) Training and promotion of public servants
  B) Settlement of disputes among individuals
  C) Addressing the grievances of individuals and groups
  D) Fighting corruption and indiscipline
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1807: The principle of collective responsibility implies that Options:
  A) the prime minister can dissolve the entire parliament
  B) the head of state can dismiss the prime minister
  C) each offending minister can be reassigned
  D) the cabinet stands or falls together
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1808: The legislative arm of a government is always Options:
  A) the Parliament
  B) the Cabinet
  C) the highest organ of government
  D) the body that makes laws
  E) the body that interprets laws
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1809: When we talk about adult male suffrage we mean Options:
  A) all adults can vote
  B) all adult males can vote
  C) all men who pay tax can vote
  D) all adult males who pay tax can vote
  E) all men can vote
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1810: Which of the following justifies the Afro-centric foreign policy of Nigeria? Options:
  A) Her location in the West African sub-region
  B) Her colonization by a foriegn power
  C) Her physical size, population and resource endowments
  D) Her ability to contribute to peace keeping missions
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  The correct answer is D .