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 201: Under a presidential system of government, the legislature and the executive are Options:
  A) elected separately to an unfixed term
  B) appointed at the same time to an unfixed term
  C) appointed by the judiciary to a fixed term
  D) elected separately to a fixed term
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 202: A fascist regime is both Options:
  A) Fair and legitmate
  B) responsive and responsible
  C) representative and accountable
  D) democratic and constitutional
  E) authoritarian and totalitarian
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 203: Nigeria's interest in teaming up with other developing countries in the world is predicated on Options:
  A) her desire to consume more manufactured goods
  B) her desire to produce more raw materials
  C) preserving her independence and promoting development
  D) getting a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 204: Under military regime, the branches of government that become fused are the Options:
  A) judiciary and the executive
  B) judiciary and the legislature
  C) legislature and the executive
  D) judiciary, the executive and the legislature
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 205: The Barclay's Bank and the British Petroleum Company in Nigeria were nationalized in the late 1970's for transacting business with Options:
  A) France
  B) South Africa
  C) Portugal
  D) Libya
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 206: The country that championed decolonization in Africa was Options:
  A) Nigeria
  B) South Africa
  C) Ghana
  D) Kenya
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 207: The development of a classless society is the goal of Options:
  A) Literalism
  B) Maxism
  C) Conservatism
  D) Feudalism
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 208: A true democracy in the modern sense exists where the Options:
  A) elected representatives rule
  B) majority of the people vote
  C) majority of the people rule
  D) elite rule
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 209: Nigerian's relations with other nations is determined by her Options:
  A) political culture
  B) political socialization
  C) national interest
  D) national consciousness
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 210: In the pre-colonial Hausa political system, the Madawaki performed the function of Options:
  A) Minister of interior
  B) Minister of works
  C) Minister of education
  D) Minister of defense
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  The correct answer is D .