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 1891: The first Pan African, conference was held in Options:
  A) Paris
  B) Brussels
  C) London
  D) New York
  E) Manchester
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1892:

  Which of the following was not responsible for the coalition between A. G and N. C. N. C.?

  Options:
  A) The kano riot of 1953
  B) Awolowo's faction seeking to get N. P. C. out of power as opposed to Akintola's option
  C) contest for the federal election of 1964
  D) Akintola's faction which broke out of A. G. to form UPP
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1893: Which of these rulers resisted colonial rule and was deported to Calabar? Options:
  A) King Kosoko
  B) King Dosunmu
  C) Oba Ovonramwen
  D) King Jaja
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1894: The independent African countries that signed the OAU Charter on May 25th 1963 were Options:
  A) Togo and Sierra Leone
  B) Morocco and Angola
  C) Togo and Morocco
  D) Chad and Gambia
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1895:

  Within the United Nations, the vote power is exercised in __________

  Options:
  A) UNESCO
  B) WHO
  C) the General Assembly
  D) the Security Council
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1896:

  A distinctive feature of the presidential system of government is the

  Options:
  A) existence of two political parties
  B) existence of a ceremonial head of state
  C) fusion of ceremonial and executive powers
  D) fusion of legislative and executive powers
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1897: Proportional representation is a system of allocating seats in the legislature based on Options:
  A) gender participation in polities
  B) an area
  C) contribution to the national economy
  D) total votes in an election
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1898: The main objective of the Public Service Review Commission headed by Chief Jerome Udoji was to make the Nigerian public service Options:
  A) less corrupt
  B) more attractive financially
  C) more efficient and result oriented
  D) superior to the private sector
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1899: The Lagos Colony and Protectorate was amalgamated with The Protectorate of Southern Nigeria in Options:
  A) 1886
  B) 1893
  C) 1906
  D) 1922
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1900: Frarchise ensures Options:
  A) participation in public affairs
  B) classless democratic system
  C) the emergence of ideal leadership
  D) equal representation
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  The correct answer is D .