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 1871: The name of the president of the Nigerian Labour Congress elected in 1983 is Options:
  A) Mr Wahab Goodluck
  B) Aihaji Shehu Kangiwa
  C) Alhaji Hassan Sunmonu
  D) Dr Lasisi Osunde
  E) Alhaji Ali Ciroma
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1872: The Yoruba traditional system of government was Options:
  A) republican
  B) democratic
  C) monarchical
  D) egalitarian
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1873: An indispensable feature of any government is Options:
  A) a written consitution
  B) the independence of the judiciary
  C) the separation of powers
  D) political power
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1874:

  A one-party system helps to prevent

  Options:
  A) quick decısion
  B) strong leadership
  C) stable leadership
  D) economic waste
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1875: Pressure groups harmonize different individual concerns through interest Options:
  A) individual concerns through interest
  B) mobilization
  C) aggregation
  D) manipulation
  E) articulation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1876: The power of a head of state to dissolve the legislature and order a general election is usually associated with the Options:
  A) presidential system of government
  B) monarchical system of government
  C) parliamentary system of government
  D) unitary system of government
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1877: Pressure groups are Options:
  A) Organisation which want to overthrow the government
  B) organisations which seek to influence the policies of the government
  C) associations of people who share the same ideology
  D) political parties
  E) religious orders
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1878: Under the presidential system Options:
  A) the party with the majority of seats forms the Executive
  B) there is the principle of collective responsibility
  C) the president may come from any of the parties
  D) the constitution must be unwritten
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1879: The primary duty of citizens to the state is Options:
  A) loyalty to traditional rulers
  B) obedience to ministers
  C) obedience to politicians
  D) allegiance to the government
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1880: One of the demerits of the privatization of public corporations in Nigeria is ? Options:
  A) scarcity of goods and services
  B) higher cost of goods and services
  C) creation of unemployment
  D) inefficient service delivery
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  The correct answer is B .