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 2011: Which organ was enshrined in the 1979 Constitution to protect public servants form political interference and arbitrary dismissal? Options:
  A) public complaints commission
  B) code of conduct bureau
  C) federal judicial service commission
  D) federal civil service commission
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2012: Which of the following served as the electoral college during the election into the constituent assembly in 1978? Options:
  A) local communities
  B) local government councils
  C) the federal electoral commission
  D) traditional councils
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2013: Bicameral legislature are a common feature of Options:
  A) monarchical systems
  B) confederal systems
  C) federal systems
  D) unitary systems
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2014: A system of government in which power derives from total control of the instruments of force is called Options:
  A) monarchy
  B) oligarchy
  C) capitalism
  D) fascism
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2015:

  Which constitution established the Public Service Commission?

  Options:
  A) The 1963 constitution
  B) The 1979 constitution
  C) The 1999 constitution
  D) The 1989 constitution
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2016: One major aim of a pressure group is to Options:
  A) capture political power
  B) influence the polices of the government
  C) install a government of its choice
  D) implement policies that will benefit its members
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2017: One of the major features of the constitution operative in the British West African colonies during the 1920s was the Options:
  A) introduction of the elective principle
  B) removal of colonial governors by colonial legislative councils
  C) introduction of the universal adult suffrage
  D) abolition of the local governments
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2018:

  Which committee is responsible for the detailed scrutiny of a bill?

  Options:
  A) Ad hoc committee
  B) Standing committee
  C) Joint committee
  D) Select committee
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2019: A thorny issue during the 1957/58 Nigerian constitutional conferences was the Options:
  A) leadership of the first post-independence government
  B) problem of ethnic minorities
  C) control of the mid - west by the western region
  D) status of Lagos
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2020: One argument against a multi-party system is the Options:
  A) encouragement of opposition and instability
  B) banning of interest groups
  C) inability to attract foreign assistance
  D) high cost of conducting elections.
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  The correct answer is D .