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: An electoral district for a local government election is a Options:
  A) Constituency
  B) Local government area
  C) polling booth
  D) Ward
  E) Market
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 282: Delegated legislation is the power to make laws by Options:
  A) local councils when parliament is in recess
  B) bodies other than parliament
  C) the international Law Commission
  D) military rulers
  E) Parliament
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 283: The British constitution, by being unwritten Options:
  A) Encourages the dominance of the Prime Minister
  B) gives room for the development of conventions
  C) makes the parliamentary system unworkable
  D) allows unquestionable parliamentary soveignty
  E) enables the queen to do no wrong
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 284: Under the 1979 Constitution in Nigeria, each state of the federation Options:
  A) had a bicameral legislature
  B) had equal legislators in the House of Representatives
  C) had an equal number of senators
  D) was provided with a presidential liaison officer
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 285:

  A major consequence of the privatization exercise in Nigeria is

  Options:
  A) the collapse of the Nigerian economy
  B) reduction in foreign exchange
  C) hıgh rate of indebtedness
  D) mass retrenchment of labour
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 286: In a federal state, power is shared Options:
  A) between the central government and the local authorities
  B) among the states of the federation
  C) among the major regions of the country
  D) between the central government and other co-ordinate units
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 287: Public opinion is commonly referred to as the composite reaction of the citizenry on Options:
  A) matters relating to association
  B) legal rights of foreigners
  C) matters affecting government
  D) key issues that affect them
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 288: Which of the following is NOT a pressure group in Nigeria Options:
  A) Farmers
  B) The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT)
  C) The Catholic Church
  D) Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)
  E) Nigerian Medicial Association (NMA)
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 289:

  The concept of the independence of the judiciary means that________

  Options:
  A) The judiciary must not attempt to meddle into legislative and executive affairs
  B) The powers of the courts can not be subjected of executive re-assessment
  C) The sanctity of the office of the Judges and Justices must be preserved without prejudice
  D) All means of legislative or executive influence on judicial decision making must be disabled
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 290: The first political party that contested election in Nigeria after the Clifford Constitution was Options:
  A) nigerian youth movement
  B) National Council of nigeria and the cameroons
  C) northern people's congress
  D) nigerian national democratic party
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  The correct answer is D .