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 341: In their deliberations on the Sharia issue, the Constituent Assembly in Nigeria Options:
  A) threw out the entire issue from the proposed constition
  B) accepted the recommendationsof the constitution Drafting Committee (CDC)
  C) United the country over the issue of sharia
  D) accepted the principle of sharia law and justice but modified the provision in the Draft Constitution
  E) through its debate clearly educated the majority of the people of Nigeria on the principles of Sharia law and Justice
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 342: Which of the following sets of factors contributed to the development of nationalism in Nigeria? Options:
  A) Racial discrimination and oppression
  B) corruption and ethnicity
  C) paternalism and indirect rule
  D) election malpractices and party differences
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 343: A major achievement of the OAU was the Options:
  A) eradication of poverty
  B) establishment of democracy in Africa
  C) decolonization of Africa
  D) promotion of developement
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 344: Under the 1963 constitution,items not listed in the exclusive and concurrent list were within the exclusive competence of the Options:
  A) Executive
  B) federal parliament
  C) regional legislatures
  D) judiciary
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 345: Which of the following traditional Nigerian societies practiced the system of checks and balances? Options:
  A) Tiv
  B) Yoruba
  C) Hausa
  D) Igbo
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 346: In a presidential system of government ministers are Options:
  A) collectively responsible to the Senate
  B) collectively responsible to the President
  C) individually responsible to the President
  D) individually responsible to no one
  E) individually responsible to the electorate
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 347: Which of the following was a great military and political power before the colonization of Nigeria? Options:
  A) the idoma kingdom
  B) the nupe kingdom
  C) the kwararafa empire
  D) the lgala empire
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 348: A common means of influencing public opinion is Options:
  A) Public policy-making
  B) legislation
  C) propaganda
  D) lobbying
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 349: Until her independence, Namibia was a Options:
  A) German colony
  B) South African province
  C) United Nations trusteeship
  D) British protectorate
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 350:

  The second ballot is based on the principle that a successful candidate must obtain

  Options:
  A) absolute majority
  B) simple majority
  C) forty percent of the votes
  D) fifty percent of the votes
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  The correct answer is A .