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 301: The 1979 Nigeria Constitution provides for presidential elections every Options:
  A) four years
  B) eight years
  C) time the military hands over the reins of government
  D) time the incumbent is impeached or dies
  E) time the Vice-President is impeached
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 302: The Quorum in the OPEC conference is formed with the attendance of ? Options:
  A) one third of the member state
  B) half of member states
  C) member states
  D) three quarter of the member state
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 303: Constitutionalism refers to the Options:
  A) process of operating a constitution
  B) process of drafting a constitution
  C) adherence to a constitution
  D) amendment of an existing constitution
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 304: An unwritten constitution is the one where Options:
  A) no part of the constitution is ever written down
  B) the whole constitution is not contained in any one document
  C) the constitution is based on the wishes of the prime minister
  D) the constitution can be amended by a simple majority
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 305: When Nigeria achieved independence in 1960, the head of state was the Options:
  A) president
  B) prime minister
  C) Governor-General
  D) Queen of England.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 306: The main function of the Legislative Council in British Colonial West Africa was to Options:
  A) advise the Governor on policy
  B) make the law
  C) execute the law
  D) interpret the law
  E) act as a disciplinary body for the civil servants
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 307:

  The non-permanent members of the Security Council of the United Nations Organization (UNO) are elected for

  Options:
  A) 5-year term
  B) 4-year term
  C) 3-year term
  D) 2-year term
  E) 1-year term
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 308: The principle of separation of powers was made popular by Options:
  A) Thomas Hobbes
  B) John Locke
  C) Niccolo Machiavelli
  D) Baron de Montesquieu
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 309: The supreme policy-making organ in the Organization of African Unity is Options:
  A) the Council of ministers
  B) the Assembly of Head of State and government
  C) the general secretariat
  D) the specialised commissions
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 310: The Lagos Colony and Protectorate was amalgamated with The Protectorate of Southern Nigeria in Options:
  A) 1886
  B) 1893
  C) 1906
  D) 1922
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  The correct answer is C .