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 1911:

  The Indigenant Policy is attributable to the ___

  Options:
  A) French colonies
  B) British Crown colonies
  C) German colonies
  D) Portugese colonies
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1912: The appointment of the Secretary-General of the O.A.U is made by the Options:
  A) Economic Commission of Africa
  B) O.A.U. Secretariat
  C) Council of the Foreign Ministers
  D) Assembly of Heads of State and Government
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1913: Which of the following countries has withdrawn her membership of the ECOWAS Options:
  A) Senegal
  B) Mauritania
  C) Guinea Bissau
  D) Burkina Faso
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1914: Nigeria broke diplomatic relations with France in 1961 because of Options:
  A) France's atomic test in the Sahara Desert
  B) the poor relations of the Franco phone countries with her
  C) General de-Gaulle's negative attitude towards her
  D) France's diplomatic relations with Israel
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1915: Lagos was first amalgamated with the Western Region as a result of the Options:
  A) Clifford Constitution 1922
  B) Richard Constitution 1946
  C) Macpherson Constitution 1951
  D) Lyttleton Constitution 1954
  E) Independence Constitution 1960
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1916:

  One argument against a multi-party system is the _______

  Options:
  A) Inability to attract foreign assistance
  B) High cost of conducting elections
  C) Banning of interest groups
  D) Encouragement of opposition and instability
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1917:

  The adoption of a federal system of government in Nigeria under colonial rule was necessitated mainly by

  Options:
  A) geographical proximity
  B) administrative convenience
  C) cultural diversity
  D) vast conomic resources
  E) administrative convenience and cultural diversity
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1918: In a parliamentary system of government, a vote of no confidence leads to the resignation of Options:
  A) an individual minister
  B) the entire parliament
  C) the prime minister
  D) the entire cabinet
  E) C and D
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1919: The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries came into existence at a conference held in Options:
  A) Tripoli
  B) Caracas
  C) Riyadh
  D) Baghdad
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1920: Southern Nigeria was divided into Eastern and Western Provinces for administrative purposes in Options:
  A) 1935
  B) 1937
  C) 1939
  D) 1941
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  The correct answer is C .