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: Which of the following factors contributed most to cash crop production during the colonial administration in Nigeria? Options:
  A) Education
  B) Pacification
  C) Forced Labour
  D) Taxation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 342: Prior to 1976,the local government system practiced in Northern Nigeria was Options:
  A) chief-and-council
  B) chief-in-council
  C) prefectorial
  D) council
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 343: Under the 1999 Constitution,the appointment of ministers and ambassadors must be ratified by the Options:
  A) National Council of States
  B) Presidency
  C) Senate
  D) House of Rpresentatives
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 344: Which of the following constitutes the political sovereign in a democracy ? Options:
  A) the Executive
  B) the Judiciary
  C) the Press
  D) the Legislature
  E) the Electorate
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 345: The major objective of the manifesto of the People's Redemption Party in the Second Republic was Options:
  A) housing for all
  B) welfare of the nation
  C) emancipation of the masses
  D) free education
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 346: A one party state is a state where Options:
  A) there are no general elections
  B) the president cannot be opposed
  C) there is complete argreement on issues among party members
  D) the ruling party is the only legal one
  E) all of the above
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 347: Indirect election was first introduced in Nigeria by the Options:
  A) Lyttleton Constitution
  B) Macpherson Constitution
  C) Richards Constitution
  D) Clifford Constitution
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 348: Public corporations mainly differ from the ministries in that they Options:
  A) are not bureaucratic
  B) provide social services to the public
  C) required highly professional staff
  D) are organization as business enterprises
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 349: Nigeria supports the South-South cooperation as a foreign policy objective for mutual understanding among Options:
  A) nations south of the equator
  B) sub-saharan African countries
  C) developing countries
  D) Asian and sub-saharan African countries
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 350: A distinguishing feature of the 1979 Constitution was the Options:
  A) introduction of federal structure
  B) introduction of unicameralism into Nigeria
  C) departure from the parliamentary to the presidential system of government
  D) preservation and entrenchment of republicanism
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  The correct answer is C .