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 241: The central objective of privatization in Nigeria is to Options:
  A) Reduce the retrenchment of workers
  B) Encourage prompt payment of salaries
  C) Improve standard of living
  D) Improve the efficiency of enterprises
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 242: The industrial relations system in the USA tremendously influenced the experience of _________? Options:
  A) Great Britain
  B) Canada
  C) South America
  D) India
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 243: The first successful disengagement of the military from politics in Nigeria was carried out by the government of Options:
  A) Abdusalami Abubakar
  B) Murtala/Obasanjo
  C) Buhari/Idiagbon
  D) Ibrahim Babangida
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 244: Nigeria's support for the South-South Cooperation is based on her desire to Options:
  A) assert her leadership role in Africa
  B) promote her non-aligned policy
  C) promote economic understanding in the Third World
  D) counter the political and military domination by major powers
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 245:

  Which institution is responsible for the regulation and supervision of capital markets in Nigeria?

  Options:
  A) Nigerian Stock Exchange(NSE)
  B) Securities and exchange commission(SEC)
  C) Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria(FRCN)
  D) Corporate Affairs Commission(CAC)
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 246: The adoption of non-alignment as a principle of Nigerian foreign policy is aimed at Options:
  A) promoting Nigeria's leadership aspiration in Africa
  B) placing Nigeria on a comfortable position to contribute to international peace and morality
  C) enabling Nigeria assume equal status with the world powers
  D) fulfilling a basic requirement for her acceptance into the security council of the UN
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 247:

  The last measure used by the pressure groups issuing a condition to be satisfied within a stipulated time is called_______

  Options:
  A) Lobbying
  B) Ultimatum
  C) Dialogue
  D) Strike
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 248: While political parties aim at forming a government, pressure groups aim at Options:
  A) imposing military rule
  B) causing social unrest
  C) influenencing governmental decisions
  D) controlling a nations's economy
  E) getting all workers to unite
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 249: The results of the 1973 census in Nigeria were rejected because Options:
  A) the figures were unacceptable to the U.N.B
  B) the figures were controversial
  C) Nigerians were contented with the existing population figures
  D) there were preparations for a fresh census
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 250: A type of political association that brings the rich and the poor together is Options:
  A) Broker party
  B) Charismatic party
  C) Elite party
  D) Mass party
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  The correct answer is D .