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: In the parliamentary system of government, formal legislation can take the following forms except Options:
  A) royal proclamations
  B) order in council
  C) acts of parliament
  D) ministerial pronouncement
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 202: A cabinet system of government is practised in Options:
  A) the USSR
  B) the USA
  C) the People's Republic of China
  D) the United Kingdom
  E) North Korea
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 203: When Nigeria achieved independence in 1960, the head of state was the Options:
  A) president
  B) prime minister
  C) Governor-General
  D) Queen of England.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 204: Nigeria's first participation in a United Nations peace-keeping operation was in Options:
  A) Angola
  B) Lebanon
  C) Chad
  D) Congo
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 205: Which of the following pairs of countries were trust territories of the United Nations? Options:
  A) Tanganyika and Ghana
  B) Cameroon and Niger
  C) Togo and Namibia
  D) Botwana and Zaire
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 206:

  In 1991, the African Economic Community Treaty was signed in

  Options:
  A) Addis Ababa
  B) Abuja
  C) Lome
  D) Tripoli
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 207: One of the functions of pressure groups is to Options:
  A) Nominate the president
  B) Prepare the budget
  C) Articulate the opinion of their members
  D) Contest elections to serve the people
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 208: The formation of confederations is based primarily on Options:
  A) hegemonic considerations
  B) historical reasons
  C) security considerations
  D) geographical factors
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 209: A major shortcoming of the Lyttelton Constitution was that Options:
  A) it did not provide for a second chamber at the federal level
  B) the Governor-General continued to head the government
  C) no provision was made for the office of the prime minister
  D) it failed to provide for the office of a premier
  E) A major shortcoming of the Lyttelton Constitution was that
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 210: Federal and State governments legislate on items in the Options:
  A) residual list
  B) legislative list
  C) exclusive list
  D) Concurrent list
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  The correct answer is D .