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 2061: The philosophy and fundamental laws of a Options:
  A) constitution
  B) party programme
  C) manifesto
  D) decrees
  E) edicts
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2062:

  Colonialist arrival in Nigeria is traceable particularly to the_____

  Options:
  A) introduction of christianity
  B) annexation of the Lagos Colony
  C) emergence of economic adventurism
  D) introduction of the indirect rule policy
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2063: The cabinet system of government embody the principle of separation of powers because Options:
  A) it does not encourage the appointment of a president
  B) the executive is not separate from the legislature
  C) it gives less powers to a prime minister than a president
  D) the executive is not directly appointed by the electorate
  E) the speaker controls the activities of the house
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2064: Nigeria hosted the Commonwealth conference which eventually led to the independence of Options:
  A) Mozambique
  B) Malawi
  C) Namibia
  D) Zimbabwe
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2065: The independent African countries that signed the OAU Charter on May 25th 1963 were Options:
  A) Togo and Sierra Leone
  B) Morocco and Angola
  C) Togo and Morocco
  D) Chad and Gambia
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 2066: An electoral process in which candidates are selected for elective offices by party members is Options:
  A) primary election
  B) bye election
  C) electoral college
  D) general election
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2067:

  The tenure of the president of the UN Security Council is

  Options:
  A) one month
  B) six months
  C) two years
  D) one year
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2068: Local governments have been stripped of one of their important functions through the establishment of the Options:
  A) National Health Education Commission
  B) National Board for Local Care Commission
  C) National Board for Local Governments
  D) National Orientation Agency
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2069: Nigeria's membership of the UN complements her foreign policy in the area of Options:
  A) bilateral diplomacy
  B) regional diplomacy
  C) sub-regional diplomacy
  D) multilateral diplomacy
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2070: An attribute that Nigeria shares with most non-aligned countries is Options:
  A) her large population
  B) the state of her economy
  C) her heterogenous population
  D) her large size
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  The correct answer is B .