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 1851: The ECOWAS Monitoring Group began its operation in Options:
  A) Sierra-Leone
  B) Guinea
  C) GAMBIA
  D) Liberia
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1852: The principle of collective responsibility means that ministers Options:
  A) are collectively responsible to the head of state
  B) are collectively responsible for cabinet ecisions
  C) are heads of their respective departments
  D) must always show a sense of responsibility to their fellow ministers
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1853: Franchise in an electoral process means the Options:
  A) right to vote
  B) ownership of means of production
  C) the sovereignty of a nation
  D) rights and duties of a citizen
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1854: The primary function of the judiciary is to Options:
  A) interpret laws
  B) make laws
  C) safeguard independence
  D) regulate behaviour
  E) execute
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1855: The major external factor that promoted nationalism in Nigeria was Options:
  A) Pan-Africanism
  B) the Yom-Kippur War
  C) the Second World War
  D) Anti-apartheid Movement
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1856: Before the 1976 reforms, the three-tier local government system was practiced by Options:
  A) Northern and Eastern Nigeria
  B) Eastern and Western Nigeria
  C) Western and Northern Nigeria
  D) Mid-Western and Eastern Nigeria
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1857: Which of the following international organizations were in existence before the Second World War? Options:
  A) The UNO
  B) The OAU
  C) The League of Nations
  D) The ECOWAS
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1858: South-South cooperation is a major policy plan on which Nigeria bases her relations with Options:
  A) developed countries
  B) countries of the southern hemisphere
  C) developing countries
  D) member countries of OAU
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1859:

  The absence of the rule of law in government will bring about...

  Options:
  A) Human rights abuse
  B) Political apathy
  C) Corrupt practices
  D) Treasonable offences
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1860: The ideology which states that each person is the best judge of what is in his self interest is Options:
  A) liberalism
  B) socialism
  C) fascism
  D) feudalism
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  The correct answer is A .