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 2241: Which of the following is NOT a public corporation in Nigeria? Options:
  A) Joint Admissions and Matericulation Board
  B) Nigeria Steel Development Authority
  C) Nigerian National Oil Corporation
  D) Nigerian National shipping Line
  E) Nigerian Railway Corporation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2242: The principle objective of British colonial policy in Nigeria was to Options:
  A) lay a solid fundation for Nigerian independence
  B) help build a virile Nigerian economy
  C) promote missionary activities
  D) exploit and expropriate Nigerian resources for Bristh interests
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2243: The main legislative body in Nigeria between 1966 and 1975 was the Options:
  A) Supreme Military Council
  B) Armed Forces Ruling Council
  C) Provisional Ruling Council
  D) National Security Council
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2244: The philosophy and fundamental laws of a Options:
  A) constitution
  B) party programme
  C) manifesto
  D) decrees
  E) edicts
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2245: The 1946 Constitution is characterized by Options:
  A) official majority in the legislative council
  B) non-official majority in the legislative council
  C) non-official majority in the executive council
  D) federal system of government
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2246:

  A moral or legal conviction for the observance of the constitution may be described as________

  Options:
  A) the rule of law
  B) constitutionalism
  C) immunity
  D) political obligation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2247: The party system practiced in Nigeria's Third Republic was Options:
  A) Two-party
  B) Zero-party
  C) One-party
  D) Multi-party
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2248: The military was last in power in Nigeria between Options:
  A) 1966 and 1975
  B) 1960 and 1966
  C) 1979 and 1983
  D) 1966 and 1979
  E) 1966 and 1975
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2249: The head of a Nigerian mission in a Commonwealth country is called Options:
  A) an Ambassador
  B) a Consul General
  C) a High Commissioner
  D) an Attache
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2250: A good example of a country which operates a cabinet system of government is Options:
  A) France
  B) the United Kingdom
  C) the USA
  D) the Soviet Union
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is B .