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 1931:

  Implementations of the target programmes of the government is the primary duty of the _____ a part of the _____

  Options:
  A) Courts; Judiciary
  B) Public Service; Civil Service
  C) Civil Service; Public Service
  D) Ministers; Ministry of Works
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1932: The two military coups that toppled civilian regimes in Nigeria were those of Options:
  A) January 1966 and December 1983
  B) July 1966 and August 1985
  C) January 1966 and July 1975
  D) February 1976 and December 1983
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1933: Under the 1999 Constitution, the power to declare war is vested in the Options:
  A) National Security Council
  B) legislature
  C) executive
  D) National Council of States
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1934: An interest group that admits members and conducts its affairs according to stated rules is described as Options:
  A) organizational
  B) associational
  C) non-associational
  D) institutional
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1935: How does the president relieve a minister of his appointment in a presidential system of government Options:
  A) In consultation with the legislature
  B) After serving a full tenure
  C) In consultation with the judiciary
  D) By unilateral action
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1936: In the present local government structure ,traditional rulers play Options:
  A) an advisory role
  B) an executive role
  C) a judicial role
  D) a legislative role
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1937: Which of the following is NOT necessarily a characteristic feature of a state? Options:
  A) A territory
  B) An army
  C) A government
  D) A system of laws
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1938: Which of the following ethnic groups was the pre-colonial political structure Not influenced by the Islamic culture? Options:
  A) Kanuri
  B) Nupe
  C) Tiv
  D) Fulani
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1939: The charter of the United Nations was drawn up in Options:
  A) New York
  B) Washington DC
  C) Los Angeles
  D) San Francisco
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1940: The adoption of non-alignment as a principle of Nigeria's foreign policy was aimed at Options:
  A) promoting Nigeria's leadership aspiration in Africa
  B) attaining equal status with the world powers
  C) fulfilling a basic requirement for acceptance in the UN Security Council
  D) insulating Nigeria against having to take side in the Cold War
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is D .