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 181:

  The tenure of the president of the UN Security Council is

  Options:
  A) one month
  B) six months
  C) two years
  D) one year
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 182: Nigeria's departure from pro-west policy during the Murtala Muhammed regime was as a result of Options:
  A) the economic interest of the West in Nigeria
  B) Nigeria's increased international influence
  C) the growing trade between Nigeria and the East
  D) Nigeria's concern for decolonization in Africa
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 183: A political ideology that advocates extreme nationalism and suppression of individual liberties is Options:
  A) socialism
  B) communism
  C) feudalism
  D) fascism
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 184: Privatization of public corporations in Nigeria implies Options:
  A) Government diverstment from the companies
  B) the public take - over of companies
  C) the autonomy of government companies
  D) the commercialization of public corporations
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 185: One of the unique innovations of the 1951 constitution was the introductions of Options:
  A) Regional premiers
  B) the office the speaker
  C) the office of the prime minister
  D) regional executives
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 186: A governmental system in which constitutional supremacy resides in the center is Options:
  A) federal
  B) confederal
  C) unitary
  D) parliamentary
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 187: Which public commission was not established by the 1979 Nigerian Constitution? Options:
  A) Udoji Commission
  B) Federal Electoral Commission
  C) Public Service Commission
  D) Public Complaints Commission
  E) National Population Commision
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 188:

  The Native Authority System was most effective and successful in .......

  Options:
  A) Mid-western Nigeria
  B) Western Nigeria
  C) Northern Nigeria
  D) Eastern Nigeria
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 189: Who was the first Nigerian to be appointed President of the International Court of Justice at the Hague? Options:
  A) Justice Teslirn Elias
  B) Justice Bola Ajibola
  C) Justice Daddy Onyeama
  D) Justice Danley Alexander
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 190: The system of Indirect Rule failed in the former Eastern Nigeria Primary because Options:
  A) of the fragmented political structure
  B) the Chiefs refused to co-operate with colonial officers
  C) of the high incidence of taxation
  D) the colonial officers imposed warrant chiefs on the people
  E) of the forced labour
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  The correct answer is A .