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 1861: Which of the following political parties was the first to be formed when the ban on politics was lifted in 1978? Options:
  A) NPP
  B) PRP
  C) NPN
  D) UPN
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1862: 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 1863:

  Under General Aguiyi Ironsi, decree 34 introduced the ____ system of government.

  Options:
  A) unitary
  B) confederal
  C) federal
  D) none of the above
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1864: Capitalism is a system of economic organization based on Options:
  A) a mixed economy that takes all ineterests into consideration
  B) individual ownership of the means of production
  C) very fair distribution of the means of production
  D) trading among people who own and control their items of trade
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1865: Political behavior is governed by Options:
  A) political socialization
  B) political ideology
  C) political economy
  D) political culture
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1866: The abolition of the indignant was effected in French colonies in Options:
  A) 1943
  B) 1944
  C) 1946
  D) 1956
  E) 1958
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1867: A constitutionally defined set of individual rights which governments are obliged to protect constitute Options:
  A) statutory rights
  B) equity rights
  C) customary rights
  D) civil rights
  E) natural rights
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1868: One of the factors that led to the decline of feudalism is Options:
  A) opposition to the system by the wealthy
  B) industrialization
  C) opposition
  D) the discovery of new lands
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1869: An election which is conducted to fill a vacant seat in a legislature is called a Options:
  A) by election
  B) general election
  C) referendum
  D) plebiscite
  E) mini election
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1870: In a federal system of government, the central is Options:
  A) superior to the other components
  B) inferior to the other components
  C) equal to the other cmponents
  D) of unlimited jurisdiction
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  The correct answer is A .