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 11:

  Citizenship by naturalization________

  Options:
  A) is the same as citizenship by marriage and registeration
  B) refers to the process of attaining citizenship through honorary means
  C) is the act of a non-citizen having satisfied the constitutional criteria becoming a legal member of a state
  D) is the medium by which an alien through the judiciary receives certification and attains citizenship by birth
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 12: An election conducted to fill a vacant post in a legislature is known as Options:
  A) a primary election
  B) a general election
  C) a by -election
  D) a referendum
  E) an indirect election
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 13: During the pre-colonial period in Eastern Nigeria autocratic rule was made difficult by the Options:
  A) activities of secret societies
  B) ruler's fear of detronement
  C) absence of a system of centralized authority
  D) demands of pressure groups
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 14:

  Lobbying is often a strategy adopted by________

  Options:
  A) political parties
  B) public corporations
  C) public authorities
  D) pressure groups
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 15: The activities of Nigeria in the international community are primarily influenced by Options:
  A) propaganda
  B) national interest
  C) military power
  D) diplomacy
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 16: Sovereignty is limited by Options:
  A) the criminal code
  B) decrees
  C) the legal system
  D) international law
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 17: The major strategy used by OPEC to influence oil price is by Options:
  A) allocating production quotas to members
  B) influencing buyers at the international market to buy at high prices
  C) allowing member countries to produce at their discretion
  D) increasing the supply of the commodity
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 18: In 1966 the military intervened in Nigerian politics because Options:
  A) the conutry was not operating a presidential system of government
  B) the number of legislators was too large
  C) crude oil had been discovered in the country
  D) there was a high level of corruption in the country
  E) the political processes had broken down
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 19:

  A group of people with different natures, opinions, and goals with complicated networks of social relation

  Options:
  A) a union
  B) an association
  C) a society
  D) a state
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 20: Under what constitution did the supreme Court become the highest Court of Appeal in Nigeria? Options:
  A) Machpherson Constitution
  B) Clifford Constitution
  C) Richards Constitution
  D) The 1963 Constitution
  E) The 1979 Constitution
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  The correct answer is D .