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: Nations join international organizations so that they could Options:
  A) advance their interests
  B) get foreign aid
  C) form alliances
  D) become more developed
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2012: One of the obligations of a citizen is Options:
  A) obedience to the laws of the land
  B) active participation in partisan politics
  C) sticking to his beliefs
  D) loyalty to the ruling party
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2013:

  A characteristic feature of communism is __________

  Options:
  A) Free enterprise
  B) liberal democracy
  C) dictatorship
  D) multi-party system
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2014: In a parliamentary system, when the legislature passes a vote of no confidence on the executive.it means that the Options:
  A) executive is expected to go on suspension
  B) executive is required to resign
  C) legislature ceases to trust the executive
  D) legislature commences legal proceeding against the executive
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2015: In a democracy, political power is exercised by Options:
  A) the majority
  B) the literate public
  C) the few wealthy
  D) one person
  E) the monarchy
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2016: A type of political association that brings the rich and the poor together is Options:
  A) Broker party
  B) Charismatic party
  C) Elite party
  D) Mass party
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2017: The final stage in the process of enacting legislation is Options:
  A) final reading
  B) assent
  C) notification
  D) guillotine
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2018: Division of responsibilities into distinct branches to limit any branches from exercising the core functions of another is _______? Options:
  A) fusion of power
  B) parliamentary system
  C) aristocracy
  D) separation of powers
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2019: As a political ideology, communism seeks to Options:
  A) concentrate national wealth in the hands of a few
  B) abolish collective ownership of property
  C) provide adequate opportunities for citizens to make profits
  D) eliminate all forms of socio-economic inequality
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2020: The Murtala/Obasanjo regime in Nigeria increased the number of states from Options:
  A) 4 to 12
  B) 12 to 19
  C) 19 to 20
  D) 30 to 36
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  The correct answer is B .