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: A Federal system of government is the one in which Options:
  A) power is concentrated in the hands of one of the governments
  B) Subordinate units of government exercise sovereign power
  C) the state governors can sue the central government
  D) power is shared between the central government and local governments
  E) power is shared between the central and state governments
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1852: Citizenship acquired through marriage is referred to as Options:
  A) honorary
  B) naturalization
  C) nationalization
  D) registration
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1853: The 1946 constitutions in Nigeria and the Gold Coast (Ghana were the results of Options:
  A) pressures from nationalists within the colonies
  B) pressures by united states of America
  C) pressures from the British government
  D) pressures from within and from outside these colonies
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1854: Franchise means Options:
  A) resident aliens can vote
  B) french people can vote
  C) right to vote
  D) executive order
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1855: The dominant idea behind the establishment of the organization of African Unity is Options:
  A) that Africa must unite
  B) to show the world that Africa can also do what Latin American and Asian countries have done
  C) to provide a framework and opportunities for-co-operation on common Africa problems
  D) to promote economic development of Africa
  E) to have its Secretary-General co-ordinate the foreign policies of member states
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1856: The following are members of the Commonwealth EXCEPT Options:
  A) Lesotho
  B) Jamaica
  C) Kenya
  D) Gabon
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1857: OPEC has strong influence with the__________ Options:
  A) IMF
  B) EU
  C) ADB
  D) AU
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1858: The legal right to exercise power in a state is known as______ Options:
  A) Authority
  B) Sovereignity
  C) Coercion
  D) Influence
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1859: In the 18th century, a new wind of development blow over Europe and the development was referred to__________? Options:
  A) Labour Revolution
  B) Doctrine Revolution
  C) Industrial Revolution
  D) Economic Revolution
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1860: Legislative supremacy exists in Options:
  A) Britain
  B) France
  C) Soviet Union
  D) Nigeria
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  The correct answer is A .