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 1951: The Technical Aids Corps was established during the regime of Options:
  A) Ibrahim Babangida
  B) Muhammadu Buhari
  C) Olusegun obasanjo
  D) Sani Abacha
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1952:

  Which of these is not a major characteristic of the rule of law?

  Options:
  A) Judicial independence
  B) Separation of powers
  C) Equality before the law
  D) Supremacy of the law
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1953:

  The Armed Forces Ruling Council (AFRC) is attributable to the ____ regime

  Options:
  A) Ibrahim Babangida's
  B) Murtala/Obasanjo's
  C) Yakubu Gowon's
  D) Abdulsalam Abubakar's
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1954: The organ of the UN that served as eustodiait of some African countries prior to their independence is _________? Options:
  A) The international court of justice
  B) the security council
  C) the truteeship council
  D) the general assembly
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1955: In a federal system,the essence of specifying the constitutional relationship between the center and the constituent units is to Options:
  A) ensure the superiority of the center
  B) avoid functional conflicts
  C) diffuse political power
  D) guarantee political autonomy
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1956: In the Hausa pre-colonial political system, the spiritual and powers were vested in the Options:
  A) Emir
  B) Madawaki
  C) Galadima
  D) Waziri
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1957: Traditional rulers under the 1976 local Government Reforms had Options:
  A) executive powers
  B) Chief-in-council status
  C) limitee powers
  D) legislative powers
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1958: The first Head of Government in Nigeria after independence was__________ Options:
  A) Nnamdi Azikiwe
  B) Ahmadu Bello
  C) Tafawa Balewa
  D) Herbert Macaulay
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1959: Which of the following spearheaded the transformation of the Organization of African Unity into the African Union? Options:
  A) Thabo Mbeki
  B) Kwame Nkrumah
  C) Herbert Macaulay
  D) Uhuru Kenyatta
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1960: In orientation,early nationalism in Nigeria was essentially Options:
  A) revolutionary
  B) reformist
  C) reactionary
  D) radical
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  The correct answer is B .