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 1811: In pre-colonial governance women played prominent roles in the Options:
  A) Igbo society
  B) Tiv society
  C) Jukun Kingdom
  D) Yoruba Kingdom
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1812: Switzerland is often cited as a classic example of a country with Options:
  A) unitary constitution
  B) quasi unitary constitution
  C) federal constitution
  D) confederal constitution
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1813: The highest policy the making body under the Gowon Regime was Options:
  A) Armed Forces Ruling Council
  B) Provisional Ruling Council
  C) Supreme Military Council
  D) Federal Executive Council
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1814: The Nigerian Youth Movement was foundea in Options:
  A) 1920
  B) 1922
  C) 1937
  D) 1936
  E) 1945
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1815: Which of the leaders rejected charles de Gaulle's Constitutional proposals in 1958? Options:
  A) Senghor
  B) sekou Toure
  C) Houphouet Boigny
  D) Olympio
  E) Diori
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1816: Nigeria's role in the African Union was most prominent during the regime of Options:
  A) President Olusegun Obasanjo
  B) President Shehu Shagari
  C) President Umaru Yar'adua
  D) President Ibrahim Babangida
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1817: One of the central tenets of the fascist doctrine is that the leader is Options:
  A) supreme relative to the constitution
  B) subordinate to the norms of the society
  C) subordinate to the laws of the state
  D) weak relative to the constitution
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1818:

  The non-stratified society in the pre-colonial era was that of the ........ where decisions were made________

  Options:
  A) Yoruba, by the Oyomesi
  B) Igbo, by consensus
  C) Hausa/Fulani, by the Emir
  D) Igbo, by the Okpara
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1819: Nationalist movements in West Africa Options:
  A) began earlier in the French colonies than in the British ones
  B) were given all necessary support by the colonial governors who were liberal at heart
  C) were assisted by indigenous individuals educated in Europe and North America
  D) were in fact encouraged and later led by traditional rulers who had the much needed foresight and courage
  E) were parochial and did not really influence one another
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1820: Which of the following is a hindrance to the democratization of the United Nations? Options:
  A) Resistance of the big powers
  B) Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
  C) The multiplicity of official languages
  D) Delayed payment of annual dues by members
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  The correct answer is A .