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 1901: In 1993, Nigerian troops were on peace-keeping assignment to Options:
  A) Liberia and Burundi
  B) Rwanda and Liberia
  C) Chad and Liberia
  D) Liberia and Somalia
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1902: Africans were first elected to the legislative council in British West Africa in Options:
  A) Ghana
  B) Sierra Leone
  C) The Gambia
  D) Nigeria
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1903: According to the 1976 local government reforms, the chief executive of a local government council is the Options:
  A) supervisory councillor
  B) chairman of the local government council
  C) governor of the state
  D) secretary of the local government council
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1904: Presidentialism in local government administration in understood to mean Options:
  A) the abolition of the role of trditional rulers as chairmen
  B) local government chief executives to be known as presidents
  C) chairmen of local governments to serve as accounting officers
  D) the phasing out of the post of councillors
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1905:

  Pressure groups primarily aim to

  Options:
  A) promote social equality and justice
  B) gain political power and control
  C) influence public opinion through media campaigns
  D) disrupt the functioning of the government
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1906: The application of the principle of separation of powers seems impracticable because powers is Options:
  A) delegated
  B) centralized
  C) fused
  D) separated
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1907:

  Warrant Chiefs were appointed to __________

  Options:
  A) Prevent tribal wars
  B) supervise native courts
  C) decide divorce cases
  D) take charge of local administration
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1908: The military was last in power in Nigeria between Options:
  A) 1966 and 1975
  B) 1960 and 1966
  C) 1979 and 1983
  D) 1966 and 1979
  E) 1966 and 1975
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1909: The constitution that introduced restricted franchise into Nigerian politics was the Options:
  A) Independence Constitution
  B) Lyttelton Constitution
  C) Richards Constitution
  D) Clifford Constitution
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1910: Case - laws are made by the Options:
  A) Legislature
  B) Executive
  C) Judiciary
  D) Attorney General and Minister of Justice
  E) President
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  The correct answer is C .