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 21: Local governments were created in Nigeria mainly to Options:
  A) realise the objective of full employment
  B) bring government nearer to the people
  C) prevent the creation of more states
  D) encourage competition and rivalry amongst ethinc groups
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 22: Bye-laws are usually made and enforced by Options:
  A) state governments
  B) trade union
  C) local authorities
  D) the Chief Inspector of police
  E) the Senate
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 23: ________ is the art of wearing campaign paraphernalia or carrying signs to a polling centre with the intent of influencing voters? Options:
  A) polling centre
  B) candidate
  C) passive electioneering
  D) electorate
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 24:

  The process by which electorates remove elected official is called_________

  Options:
  A) impeachment
  B) re-call
  C) vote of no confidence
  D) referendum
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 25: The OAU is founded on the principle of Options:
  A) settlement of international disputes by armed struggles
  B) justifiable interference in the domestic affairs of member states
  C) soverign equality of member states
  D) equal cvontribution by member states
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 26: A major problem of the defunct Organization of African Unity was Options:
  A) language barrier
  B) inadequate resources
  C) cultural diversity
  D) ideological differences
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 27: A principal defect of the Commonwealth is Options:
  A) lack of commitment among member states
  B) lack of a quorom at annual summits
  C) poverty among member states
  D) lack of a democratic head
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 28: A state that is ruled by an elected citizen is Options:
  A) an empire
  B) a monarchy
  C) a republic
  D) a plutocracy
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 29: A virile foreign policy is one characterized by Options:
  A) a vibrant press,vibrant public opinion and a dynamic civil society
  B) propaganda, espionage and economic embargoes
  C) a stable polity, bouyant economy and visionary leadership
  D) the nature and dynamics of the international system
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 30: A political entity that possesses independence is a Options:
  A) community
  B) nation
  C) society
  D) state
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  The correct answer is D .