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 1941: In a simple majority electoral system, the candidate that wins is the one who Options:
  A) obtains the greatest number of votes cast
  B) has spent the most amount of money
  C) has travelled most widely in the country
  D) is endorsed by the traditional rulers
  E) has most support among labour union leaders
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1942: The unrestrained power of the state over its citizens is underlined by Options:
  A) sovereignty
  B) nationalism
  C) self-determination
  D) patriotism
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1943: The atomic bomb tests carried out around the Sahara Desert made Nigeria sever relations with Options:
  A) The United States
  B) France
  C) Germany
  D) Canada
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1944: The ECOWAS Treaty was reviewed in 1991 to Options:
  A) accomodate the interest of France
  B) make it responsive to new challenges
  C) accomodate extra sub-regional interests
  D) mobilize ECOMOG
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1945: In a first-past-the-post electoral system, a candidate is declared when he Options:
  A) records the highest number of votes cast
  B) obtains a two-thirds majority of the votes cast
  C) obtains one-third of the votes cast
  D) scors the aggregates of the opponent
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1946: The foreign policy principle that informed Nigeria's position in the liberation of African states is Options:
  A) economic diplomacy
  B) Afrocentrism
  C) non-alignment
  D) non-interference
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1947: After 1945, the demand of African nationalists changed from reform to independence because Options:
  A) colonial rule became less oppressive
  B) colonial rule was in disarray
  C) the second world war boosted their morale
  D) the second world war enhanced colonial rule.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1948: Ultimate power in a confederal state is Options:
  A) concentrated in the central government
  B) constitutionally divided between the centre and the units
  C) exercised by the larger units
  D) vested in the constituent units
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1949: The principle by which both the governors and the governed are bound by the laws is called Options:
  A) constitutionalism
  B) constitutional supremacy
  C) rule by decree
  D) rule of law
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1950: Elections present the electorate the opportunity to Options:
  A) control government policies
  B) control members of parliament
  C) assess the performances of the previous representatives
  D) choose among candidates
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  The correct answer is D .