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 head of the first military government in Nigeria was Options:
  A) General Murtala Muhammed
  B) General Yakubu Gowon
  C) General Johnson Aguiyi- Ironsi
  D) General Olusegun Obasnjo
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1852: A country is said to operate an unwritten constitution if the Options:
  A) constitution is not contained in a single document
  B) constitution cannot be written down
  C) existing constitution can be suspended at will
  D) country is not having a printed constitution
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1853: The unrestrained power of the state over its citizens is underlined by Options:
  A) sovereignty
  B) nationalism
  C) self-determination
  D) patriotism
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1854: Which of the following headed the committee that recommended the suitability of Abuja as a new federal city? Options:
  A) Justice Baba Ardo
  B) Justice Atanda Fatai Williams
  C) Justice Udo Udoma
  D) Justice Akinola Aguda
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1855: In a unitary state, power is concentrated in the Options:
  A) local governments
  B) constituent units of the state
  C) major ethnic groups
  D) national government
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1856: The basic element of the United State Constitution is that Options:
  A) it presupposes and relies upon the existence of a highly educated and very articulate electorated
  B) Presidents like Richard Nixon cannot get away with gross abuse of power
  C) it guarantees the enjoyment of equal rights and protection by every citizen
  D) murderers who are found guilty by law courts are executed on electric chairs
  E) it embodies the concept of separation of powers
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1857: A major feature of authoritarianism is that government is Options:
  A) consensual
  B) personalized
  C) centralized
  D) decentralized.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1858: Which of the following is a unitary state? Options:
  A) Nigeria
  B) India
  C) United States of America
  D) Ghana
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1859: 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 1860: The main goals of colonial administration in Nigeria weer the Options:
  A) industrialization and expansion of the economy
  B) education and employment of Nigerians
  C) preservation and protection of traditional heritage
  D) maintenance of law, order and exploitation of the national wealth
  E) introduction and protectional of human rights
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  The correct answer is D .