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 281: The abolition of the state ministries of local governments in 1989 entails that local governments Options:
  A) are equal to the states
  B) have more control over their funds
  C) no longer have anything to do with state governments
  D) are no longer surbodinates to state governments
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 282: The Richards Constitution in Nigeria provided for the Options:
  A) unofficial majority in the Legislative Council
  B) appointment of Nigerians as Chief Judges
  C) House of Chiefs in the Western Region
  D) House of Chiefs in the Eastern Region
  E) banning of the Trade Union Movement
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 283: Nigeria's active role in the liberation of some countries in Southern Africa earned her Options:
  A) the chairmanship of the Eminent Persons Group
  B) membership of SADC
  C) recognition as the giant of Africa
  D) the status of a frontline state
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 284: One of the central tenets of the fascist doctrine is that the leader is Options:
  A) supreme relative to the constitution
  B) subordinate to the norms of the society
  C) subordinate to the laws of the state
  D) weak relative to the constitution
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 285:

  The current constitution of Nigeria is based on the model of which country?

  Options:
  A) Germany
  B) United States
  C) France
  D) United Kingdom
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 286: The major problems that confront public corporations in Nigeria included Options:
  A) Management problems corruption and ethnic loyalty
  B) excessive government directives and lack of funds
  C) red tape and manpower shortage
  D) lack of public patronage and excessive competition from the private sector
  E) A,B and C
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 287: Which of these international organization which the predecessor of the United Nations? Options:
  A) the European Economic Community
  B) the Organisation of American States
  C) the League of Nations
  D) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 288: The central legislature of Nigeria became bicameral in Options:
  A) 1960
  B) 1951
  C) 1959
  D) 1963
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 289: In a democracy,sovereign authority is exercised by the Options:
  A) legislature
  B) people
  C) executive
  D) electorate
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 290: A political party is different from a pressure group in its Options:
  A) Objective
  B) Organization
  C) Strategy
  D) Source of finance
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  The correct answer is A .