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 291: The international organization formed after the Second World War to guarantee international peace and security is called Options:
  A) the European Common Market
  B) the British Commonwealth of Nations
  C) the League of Nations
  D) the United Nations Organization
  E) the World Bank
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 292: The operation of the rule of law is undermined by the Options:
  A) unfriendly attitude of pressure groups
  B) existence of administrative tribunals and special immunities
  C) conspiracy by the two-houses of the legislature to impeach the president
  D) inability of the press to discharge its responsibilities
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 293: Which is the supreme organ of the OAU? Options:
  A) the council of ministers
  B) the adminstrative secretary general
  C) the assembly of the heads of state and government
  D) none of the above
  E) all of the above
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 294: The principle of separation of powers is intimately related to Options:
  A) democratic rule
  B) the bureaucratic process
  C) the rule of law
  D) checks and balances
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 295: Tubman Goldie was famous for the Options:
  A) suppression of local rulers
  B) merger British companies into the United Africa Company
  C) Akassa Raid
  D) treaty of friendship and the race to Nikk
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 296: Under the 1979 Constitution, the function of the Civil Service Commission includes the Options:
  A) appointment of Civil Service Commissioners
  B) appointment, promotion and discipline of civil servants
  C) negotiating better conditions of service for civil servants
  D) negotiating worse conditions of service for civil servants
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 297:

  Which of the following is a characteristic of pressure groups?

  Options:
  A) They aim to gain political power
  B) They are funded by the government
  C) They are political parties
  D) They represent the interest of a specific section of the society
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 298: A typical form of delegated legislation is Options:
  A) an act
  B) a decree
  C) a bill
  D) a bye-law
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 299: The final interpretation pf the provisions of a federal constitution is vested in the Options:
  A) head of state
  B) council of state
  C) highest legislative body
  D) highest court of the land
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 300: Residual powers in the 1979 Constitution of Nigeria were vested in the Options:
  A) local and state governments
  B) state government
  C) federal government
  D) local government
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  The correct answer is B .