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 221: The administration of the capital of the emirate under the pre-colonial Hausa Fulani political system was entrusted to the Options:
  A) galadima
  B) waziri
  C) saekin fada
  D) sarkin pawa
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 222:

  Cultural assimilation was a feature of

  Options:
  A) French colonial policy in Africa
  B) the Portuguese rule in Angola
  C) the British rule in Africa
  D) King Leopold's rule in the Congo
  E) A and B
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 223: The local government reforms of 1976 in Nigeria were designed to Options:
  A) decentralize authority
  B) increase political socialization
  C) enlist grassroot support
  D) achieve even developenmet
  E) all of the above
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 224: A form of oligarchy in which gifted people are at the helm of affairs is Options:
  A) aristocracy
  B) theocracy
  C) plutocracy
  D) gerontocracy
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 225: A constitution that is difficult to amend is Options:
  A) Rigid
  B) Written
  C) Unwritten
  D) Flexible
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 226:

  The West African Students' Union (WASU) was formed in____________

  Options:
  A) 1925
  B) 1924
  C) 1922
  D) 1923
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 227: In a presidential system of government, the president checks the legislature through Options:
  A) executive review
  B) executive order
  C) legislative order
  D) exercise of veto
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 228: Political authority refers to the Options:
  A) ability to effect political action
  B) capacity to produce desired political results
  C) capacity to reshape the political behaviour of citizens
  D) recognized right to exercise political power
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 229: The most important challenge facing the Fourth Republic is Options:
  A) the need to develop Nigeria culturally
  B) the successful conduct of the 2003 election
  C) how to develop Nigeria's social institutions
  D) how to deal with the military
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 230: A condition for judicial independence is the appointment of judges by the Options:
  A) Civil Service Commission
  B) Judicial Service Commission
  C) Law Review Commission
  D) Code of Conduct Bureau
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  The correct answer is B .