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 2161:

  Who amongst the following did not serve as secretary general of the League of nations?

  Options:
  A) Josip Broz Tito
  B) Sean Lester
  C) Joseph Avenoi
  D) Eric Drummond
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2162: Some pre-colonial Nigerian societies are described as stateless because Options:
  A) they had no formal governmental institutions
  B) they had no definite political boundaries
  C) their population was too small
  D) they were not independent.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2163: Government by the best citizens is referred to as Options:
  A) aristocracy
  B) democracy
  C) oligarchy
  D) plutocracy
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2164: Three of the principles used in revenue allocation in Nigeria are Options:
  A) national interest cultural ethnocentrism and national unity
  B) land mass, primary school enrolment and Geographical location
  C) derivation, equality and even development
  D) needs, derivation and relative stability
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2165: The prominent role Nigeria played in the UN in the 70's earned her Options:
  A) non-permanent membership position
  B) permanent representation at the UN
  C) membership of the Security Council
  D) chairmanship of the General Assembly
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2166: In the cabinet system of government individual responsibility of ministers means that Options:
  A) only ministers can be held responsible for errors
  B) a minister must hold his subordinates responsible for his failures
  C) the prime minister can remove an erring minister
  D) no individual can be held responsible for government decisions
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2167: Pressure groups are really Options:
  A) Nuisances which most governments would like to ignore
  B) people with sinister motives who pretend to serve the public interest
  C) Greedy citizens who pursue purely selfish interests
  D) organized bodies which try to influence legislation or government decisions in their favour
  E) organized bodies that are vulnerable to giant companies who use them to promote their interests
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2168:

  Some pre-colonial Nigerian societies are described as stateless because ......

  Options:
  A) They had no formal governmental institutions
  B) They were not independent
  C) They had no definite political boundaries
  D) Their population was too small
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2169: The Legislature is Options:
  A) the body which adminsters thw law
  B) the body which makes law
  C) a body of local governemt council
  D) the body which interprets the law
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2170: The power of a head of state to dissolve the legislature and order a general election is usually associated with the Options:
  A) presidential system of government
  B) monarchical system of government
  C) parliamentary system of government
  D) unitary system of government
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  The correct answer is C .