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 1961: In the First Republic, Nigeria was very reluctant to have meaningful interaction with Options:
  A) Italy
  B) The Soviet Union
  C) the United States of America
  D) Germany
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1962: Which of the following would you consider the most famous among the leaders of nationalist movement in Nigeria? Options:
  A) Kwame Nkurumah
  B) General Olusegun Obasanjo
  C) Herbert Macaulay
  D) Anthony Enahoro
  E) Dauda Adegbenro
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1963: The Arthur Richards Constitution introduced into Nigeria Options:
  A) federalism
  B) republicanism
  C) regionajism
  D) the multi-party system
  E) the office of prime minister
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1964: Multi-laterism in Nigeria's foreign policy entails her Options:
  A) stand on Africa as the center piece of her policy
  B) non-aligned posture in the international system
  C) quest for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council
  D) membership of international organizations
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1965: The highest policy making body of the OAU is the Options:
  A) Economic and Social Commission
  B) Council of Ministers
  C) General Secretariat
  D) Assembly of Heads of State and Government
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1966: Which of the following was a feature of the government of a British protectorate/ Options:
  A) Legislature Council
  B) Provincial Authority
  C) Executive Council
  D) Native Authority
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1967: The Code of Conduct Bureau was essentially established to Options:
  A) reduce corruption in public life
  B) protect the rights of public servants
  C) enhance probity and accountability in public service
  D) ensure the independence of the public service
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1968: Which of the following international organizations was in existence before the outbreak of the second world war? Options:
  A) the OAU
  B) the League of Nations
  C) the UNO
  D) The ECOWAS
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1969: Which of the following contributed greatly to the introduction of the Clifford Constitution? Options:
  A) Nigera National Democratic Party
  B) Lagos Youth Moverment
  C) Nigeran Youth Movement
  D) National Congress of British West Africa
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1970: Citizenship refers to the Options:
  A) legal status of a member of a state
  B) indigenous member of a state
  C) highest position in a state
  D) social status of a person in a state
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  The correct answer is A .