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 2211: In terms of administrative structure, which of the following sets of pre-cotonial Nigerian political systems do NOT match? Options:
  A) Igbo and Tiv
  B) Benin and Igbo
  C) Sokoto and OYO
  D) Benin and Sokoto
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2212: One of the distinctive features of democracy is that it Options:
  A) connotes civil rule
  B) facilitates popular participation
  C) provides for a unicameral legislature
  D) is not associated with one - part system
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2213: Which of the following mostly militates against the efficiency and productivity of public corporations in Nigeria? Options:
  A) incessant interference by government
  B) The management teams are always appointed at will
  C) Boards are often non-professionals
  D) members of the management team are always at loggerheads
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2214: The permanent members of the Security Council of the United Nations are Options:
  A) Germany,France,Poland,Hungary and China
  B) Britain,Japan,Australia,Germany and the United States
  C) the United States,Russia,France,Britain and Japan
  D) the United States,Russia,France,Britain and China
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2215: Under the military administration, supreme court decisions are subject to review by Options:
  A) Sharia Court of Appeal
  B) no other court of law
  C) Federal Court of Appeal
  D) Judicial tribunals
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2216: The principle of regionalism was introduced into Nigerian politics by the Options:
  A) Macpherson Constitution
  B) Lyttleton Constitution
  C) Richards Constitution
  D) Clifford Constitution
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2217: Constitutions are useful documents because they Options:
  A) suppress individual rights and liberties
  B) provide ammunition to fifferent sides in ideological disputes
  C) reward the patriotic and punish traitors
  D) lay down broad guidelines for national political interaction
  E) highlight the procedures for the creation of new states
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2218: The totality of Nigeria's participation in the international system is known as ______? Options:
  A) International policy
  B) foreign policy
  C) economic policy
  D) social policy
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2219: Under the Independence Constitution, the head of government was the Options:
  A) Governor general
  B) President
  C) Prime minister
  D) Premier
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2220: Attempts to influence legislation by persuading legislators are known a Options:
  A) socialization
  B) gerrymandering
  C) lobbying
  D) electioneering
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  The correct answer is C .