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: The supreme policy-making organ in the Organization of African Unity is Options:
  A) the Council of ministers
  B) the Assembly of Head of State and government
  C) the general secretariat
  D) the specialised commissions
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2212: The major difference between a state and a nation is that the latter presupposes a Options:
  A) heterogenous population
  B) homogenous population
  C) well defined territory
  D) more organized system
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2213: Which of the following traditional political system was republican? Options:
  A) lgbo
  B) Yoruba
  C) Fulani
  D) Bini
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2214: The central point of capitalism, as expounded by Karl Marx, is that Options:
  A) capitalist profit is the surplus value obtained from workers labour
  B) workers are inherently incapable of being owners of their labour
  C) capitalists shall always increase worker earning capacity through wages
  D) capitslists shall always readily consent to workers welfare demands.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2215: The second military coup d'etat in Nigeria took place on Options:
  A) January 15,1966
  B) october 1, 1966
  C) July 29,1966
  D) July 29, 1975
  E) February 13, 1976
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2216: The dominant idea behind the establishment of the organization of African Unity is Options:
  A) that Africa must unite
  B) to show the world that Africa can also do what Latin American and Asian countries have done
  C) to provide a framework and opportunities for-co-operation on common Africa problems
  D) to promote economic development of Africa
  E) to have its Secretary-General co-ordinate the foreign policies of member states
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2217: Which of the following in the Sokoto Caliphate performed functions similar to that of the Bashorun in Oyo Kingdom Options:
  A) Waziri
  B) Galadima
  C) Ma'aji
  D) Alkali
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2218:

  Which of the following wasnotestablishedby the 1979 Nigerian constitution ?

  Options:
  A) Police Service Commission
  B) National Universities Commission
  C) Federal Electoral Commission
  D) National Population Commission
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2219: Based on its objectives, the Organization of African Unity can primarily be classified as Options:
  A) a social organization
  B) a political organization
  C) a cultural organization
  D) an economic organization
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2220: Unlike the British, the United States constitution is Options:
  A) rigid, federal and written
  B) flexible, unitary and unwritten
  C) rigid written and confederal
  D) flexible, federal and unwritten
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  The correct answer is A .