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 2031: Before the OAU was formed in 1963, Nigeria was a member of the Options:
  A) Monrovia Blood
  B) Afro-Arab Bloc
  C) Casablanca Powers
  D) Edem Kodjo
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2032: In the Presidential System of Government, the president is elected to office by Options:
  A) the Cabinet
  B) the Parliament or Legislature
  C) Military
  D) the people through direct elections
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2033: In British West Africa, the elective principle was first introduced in Options:
  A) Nigeria
  B) Ghana
  C) Sierra Leone
  D) The Gambia
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2034: The 1976 Local Government Reforms has Options:
  A) reduced political corruption at the local level
  B) resulted in accelerated development in the rural areas
  C) created more authonomy for local administration
  D) reduced the political roles of traditional rulers
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2035: Pressure groups harmonize different individual concerns through interest Options:
  A) individual concerns through interest
  B) mobilization
  C) aggregation
  D) manipulation
  E) articulation
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2036: Lagos was first amalgamated with the Western Region as a result of the Options:
  A) Clifford Constitution 1922
  B) Richard Constitution 1946
  C) Macpherson Constitution 1951
  D) Lyttleton Constitution 1954
  E) Independence Constitution 1960
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2037: Under the 1963 Republican Constitution, the power of judicial review was vested in the Options:
  A) supreme court
  B) parliament
  C) president
  D) the Chief justice of the federation
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2038: In the Igbo political system,the most senior member of the council of elders is the Options:
  A) Okpara
  B) Obi
  C) Eze
  D) Ofo
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2039: The major advantage of secret balloting is that it Options:
  A) allows people to vote freely
  B) ensures the anonymity of the voter
  C) extends the franchise to all adults
  D) is faster than the other systems
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2040: In the organization of British colonial rule in West Africa, which of these was the lowest level of government and administration? Options:
  A) The District Commissioner
  B) the Lieutenant Governor
  C) Chief Secretary
  D) the Provincial Commissioner
  E) the Governor
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .