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: One of the weakness of confederation is the Options:
  A) over-centralization of authority
  B) lack of central army
  C) tendencies towards secession
  D) absence of local independence
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 182: Problems arising from population census in Nigeria are mainly caused by Options:
  A) public opinions of the people
  B) unreliable census figures
  C) political manipulation by the elite
  D) the registeration of the underaged people
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 183: Unicameral legislature is often criticized for Options:
  A) restricting the scope of participation
  B) cheapening the opportunity for participation
  C) condoning the participation of traditional rulers
  D) Narrowing participation to the military
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 184: 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 185: The organization of African Unty was set up in Options:
  A) 1960
  B) 1957
  C) 1963
  D) 1975
  E) 1979
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 186: Local government in Nigeria receive the bulk of their finiacial resources from Options:
  A) the state government
  B) the federal government
  C) rates and taxes
  D) local investment projects
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 187: A typical form of delegated legislation is Options:
  A) acts of parliaments
  B) decree
  C) bye-law
  D) gazette
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 188: Ensuring that appointment into federal establishment in Nigeria reflect geographical spread is the sole function of the ____? Options:
  A) revenue Mobilization and fiscal allocation commission
  B) civil service commission
  C) federal character commission
  D) public complaint commission
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 189:

  If the president refuses to sign a bill within a specific period, it can still become a law through

  Options:
  A) legislative override
  B) none of the above
  C) judicial review
  D) public petition
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 190: Which of the following governors of Nigeria opposed the demands of the National Congress of British West Africa? Options:
  A) Lord Frederick Lugard
  B) Sir Arthur Richards
  C) Sir Hugh Clifford
  D) Sir Alan Burns
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  The correct answer is C .