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 271: The Native Authority system of local administration was introduced by the British in Nigeria to Options:
  A) introduce Western education
  B) ensure the administration of justice
  C) empower traditional rulers
  D) facilitate tax collection
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 272: Which of the leaders rejected charles de Gaulle's Constitutional proposals in 1958? Options:
  A) Senghor
  B) sekou Toure
  C) Houphouet Boigny
  D) Olympio
  E) Diori
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 273: In a parliamentary system, who ensures that members are in the House to vote on major issues? The Options:
  A) party leader
  B) speaker of the House
  C) clerk of the House
  D) Whip
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 274: In the pre-colonial Yoruba political system,the council of chiefs constituted the Options:
  A) legislative arm
  B) executive
  C) ombudsman
  D) judicial arm
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 275:

  One of these isa major problem of the Nigerian civil service

  Options:
  A) inadequate personnel
  B) political influence
  C) corruption
  D) lack of effective leadership
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 276:

  The newspaper established by Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe to project the interest of nationalists was__________

  Options:
  A) West African Pilot
  B) Lagos Weekly Record
  C) Daily Times
  D) The Comet
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 277: Where is the administrative headquarters of ECOWAS? Options:
  A) Lome
  B) Accra
  C) Abidjan
  D) Lagos
  E) Cotonou
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 278: The method used to determine the possible outcome of an electoral contest is Options:
  A) press review
  B) plebiscite
  C) opinion poll
  D) referendum
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 279: In a cabinet system of government, executive power is exercised by the Options:
  A) head of government
  B) president
  C) monarch
  D) dorminant party
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 280: The main reason for the poor performance of the Public Complaints Commission in Nigeria is that Options:
  A) its activities are interfered with
  B) it lacks the power to prosecute offenders
  C) it lacks adequate funds to play its roles
  D) people have not been lodging complaints
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  The correct answer is B .