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 1841: A Constitution is rigid if it Options:
  A) cannot be amended
  B) is found only in one written document
  C) requires special procedures for amendment
  D) is changed only by judicial interpretation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1842: Under the 1979 Nigerian Constitution, State Electoral Commissions are to conduct Options:
  A) gubernatorial election
  B) elections into state Houses of Assembly
  C) Local government elections
  D) all elections
  E) Presidential elections
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1843: In Nigeria, public corporations are established by Options:
  A) executive order
  B) a bye-law
  C) an act of parliament
  D) military decree
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1844: Lagos was first amalgamated with the Western Region as a result of the Options:
  A) Clifford Constitution 1922
  B) Richard Constitution 1946
  C) Macpherson Constitution 1951
  D) Lyttleton Constitution 1954
  E) Independence Constitution 1960
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1845: In 1993, Nigerian troops were on peace-keeping assignment to Options:
  A) Liberia and Burundi
  B) Rwanda and Liberia
  C) Chad and Liberia
  D) Liberia and Somalia
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1846:

  Citizenship by naturalization________

  Options:
  A) is the same as citizenship by marriage and registeration
  B) refers to the process of attaining citizenship through honorary means
  C) is the act of a non-citizen having satisfied the constitutional criteria becoming a legal member of a state
  D) is the medium by which an alien through the judiciary receives certification and attains citizenship by birth
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1847: One basic feature of a monarchical form of government is that Options:
  A) succession is through heredity
  B) the ruler has a fixed tenure
  C) seperation of powers is absolute
  D) members of the executive are elected
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1848: In a unitary system of government Options:
  A) political power is dffused
  B) there is a high degree of centralization
  C) there is no separation of powers
  D) parliament is very weak
  E) legislative powers cannot be delegated to local councils
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1849:

  Implementations of the target programmes of the government is the primary duty of the _____ a part of the _____

  Options:
  A) Courts; Judiciary
  B) Public Service; Civil Service
  C) Civil Service; Public Service
  D) Ministers; Ministry of Works
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1850:

  The first Nigerian constitution to provide for the Fundamental objectives and directive principles of the state policy was the _________

  Options:
  A) 1999 Constitution
  B) 1979 Constitution
  C) 1960 Constitution
  D) 1989 Constitution
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  The correct answer is B .