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 351: In a confederation,the constituency that a member of the legislature represents is a Options:
  A) nation-state
  B) region
  C) senatorial district
  D) parliamentary consistuency
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 352: Which of the following led to the introduction of indirect rule in Nigeria by the British? Options:
  A) Need for adequate financial resources
  B) Desire for rapid development
  C) Speedy transition to independence
  D) Manpower and personnel shortages
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 353: Which of these international finance agencies is Nigeria a member of Options:
  A) The London Club
  B) The Infrastructural Development Fund
  C) The Paris Club
  D) The Interational Monetary Fund
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 354: Enfranchisement describes the process of Options:
  A) allowing eligible persons the right to vote
  B) allowing special categories of persons to contest elections
  C) allowing all women the right to vote
  D) the actual act of voting
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 355: A key characteristic of the civil service is Options:
  A) transparency
  B) patriotism
  C) merit system
  D) quota system
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 356: Which of the following countries has the right to veto the decision of the Security Council Options:
  A) Australia
  B) Switzerland
  C) China
  D) Canada
  E) Japan
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 357: Nation-state is synonymous with Options:
  A) self-actualization
  B) liberation
  C) sovereignty
  D) nationalism
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 358: The office of the prime minister of Nigeria was first created by the Options:
  A) lbadan Constutional conference of 1950
  B) London Constutional conference of 1953
  C) London Constutional conference of 1957
  D) London Constutional conference of 1958
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 359: Privatization and commercialization programmes in Nigeria have Options:
  A) increased public utilities
  B) de-emphasized government ownership
  C) reduced government revenue
  D) encouraged corruption
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 360: A major characteristic of the socialist system is its provision for Options:
  A) limited privacy
  B) public ownership
  C) unlimited privacy
  D) private ownership
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  The correct answer is B .