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 1981: In Nigeria the office of Prime Minister was first created in Options:
  A) 1954
  B) 1957
  C) 1958
  D) 1959
  E) 1960
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1982: The Executive is Options:
  A) a committee of the legislature
  B) the body that makes laws
  C) the body that executes the policies of government
  D) the highest organ of government
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1983: The major external factor that promoted nationalism in Nigeria was Options:
  A) Pan-Africanism
  B) the Yom-Kippur War
  C) the Second World War
  D) Anti-apartheid Movement
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1984: In a parliamentary system,the term shadow cabinet is often used to refer to Options:
  A) back-benchers in the house
  B) deputy prime ministers and assistant ministers
  C) rebellious members of the ruling party
  D) portfolio designates of the party in opposition
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1985: Under the 1979 Constitution in Nigeria, each state of the federation Options:
  A) had a bicameral legislature
  B) had equal legislators in the House of Representatives
  C) had an equal number of senators
  D) was provided with a presidential liaison officer
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1986: A characteristic of a fascist state is the existence of a Options:
  A) zero-party system
  B) two-party system
  C) one-party system
  D) multi-party system
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1987:

  A vote of confidence means______

  Options:
  A) the same as impeachment in a presidential system
  B) the ability of the head of state to dissolve the parliament when collective responsibility fails to hold
  C) the act of showing disapproval to the prime minister having breached the collective responsibility doctrine
  D) the disapproval with dismissal in effect, the ministers and its head
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1988: We say that a constitution is rigid if Options:
  A) the sources are too many
  B) the constitution is foreign
  C) it has no chapter on human rights
  D) the provisions are too detailed
  E) the process of changing it is too cumbersome
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1989:

  ____ is noted for having said "man by nature is a political animal"

  Options:
  A) Thomas Hobbes
  B) Aristotle
  C) Plato
  D) J.J Rosseau
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1990: The OAU has its headquarters in Options:
  A) Freetown
  B) Dar es Salaam
  C) Nairobi
  D) Addis Ababa
  E) Khartoum
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  The correct answer is D .