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 2001: The electorate means Options:
  A) elected members of the Assembly
  B) candidates for election
  C) electoral officers
  D) citizens qualified to vote
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2002:

  Class stratification is a peculiar feature of___________

  Options:
  A) capitalism
  B) communism
  C) socialism
  D) feudalism
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2003: When we talk about the constitution of any given country we mean Options:
  A) the general body of rules and principles controlling the distribution of governmental power
  B) a guide book containing the functions of trade union movernments
  C) a document embodying rules and principle regulating the exercise of government power
  D) a document defining the relations between the rulers and ruled
  E) A,C and D
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 2004: A law passed by the legislature and assented by the executive is Options:
  A) an act
  B) a presidential proclamation
  C) a decree
  D) a legislative order
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2005: Which of the following would act for the Head of state when he is out of the country? Options:
  A) the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
  B) the Chief of Staff, Army
  C) the Chief of staff, supreme Military Head Quarters
  D) the Chief of Staff, Air Force
  E) the General Officer Commanding, First Division
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2006: The executive is mainly concerned with the Options:
  A) confirmation of appointments
  B) approval of treaties
  C) approval of budgets
  D) implementation of policies
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2007: Which of these rulers resisted colonial rule and was deported to Calabar? Options:
  A) King Kosoko
  B) King Dosunmu
  C) Oba Ovonramwen
  D) King Jaja
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2008: The head of government under the 1979 Constitution is the _____ Options:
  A) president
  B) prime minister
  C) speaker of the house of represenative
  D) senate president
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2009: The legal right to exercise power in a state is known as______ Options:
  A) Authority
  B) Sovereignity
  C) Coercion
  D) Influence
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2010: The main function of the National Assembly is to Options:
  A) fix salaries for all the the state governors
  B) make laws for the country
  C) pass motions on the welfare of the legislators
  D) direct public attention to the excesses of public officials
  E) condemn the south african government for its policy of apartheid
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  The correct answer is B .