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 theory of separation of powers was first time clearly formulated by __________

  Options:
  A) Jean Bodin
  B) Jean Austin
  C) Baron de Montesquieu
  D) Lord Bryce
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 182: The primary function of the judiciary is to ______ Options:
  A) interpret laws
  B) make laws
  C) regulate behaviour
  D) execute laws
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 183: The private ownership of the means of production is a feature of Options:
  A) capitalism
  B) socialism
  C) communalism
  D) communism
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 184: The ruling system in pre-colonial Hausa Fulani societies where rulers were both religious and political heads was referred to as Options:
  A) meritocracy
  B) oligarchy
  C) theocracy
  D) aristocracy
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 185: Which of the following internal factors did NOT affect the development of nationalist movements in colonial Nigeria? Options:
  A) Denial of equal opportunities to Nigerians vis-a-vis their European counterparts
  B) the establishment of political parties and newspaper
  C) theinflux of west indian and american intellectuals
  D) the development of modern education
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 186:

  That type of sovereignty that thrives on legitimacy is__________

  Options:
  A) external sovereignty
  B) vested on any form of government
  C) legal sovereignty
  D) within the people's mandate
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 187: The highest decision-making body in Nigeria under the Buhari's military regime was the Options:
  A) Armed Forces Ruling Council
  B) Supreme Military Council
  C) National Council of States
  D) Federal Executive Council
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 188: Educated elite did not like the system of Indirect Rule in Nigeria because it Options:
  A) did not make provisions for them
  B) was exploitative and cumbersome
  C) made traditional ruiers too powerful
  D) was undemocratic and oppressive
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 189:

  The zoning system in Nigerian politics refers to

  Options:
  A) the rotation of power among different regions
  B) the process of selecting party leaders
  C) the allocation of campaign funds
  D) the system of proportional representation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 190:

  Which committee is responsible for the detailed scrutiny of a bill?

  Options:
  A) Ad hoc committee
  B) Standing committee
  C) Joint committee
  D) Select committee
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  The correct answer is D .