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 361:

  The absence of an independent judiciary is a feature of

  Options:
  A) limited monarchy
  B) capitalıst system
  C) republican system
  D) oligarchy system
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 362: In a unitary system of government Options:
  A) political power is dffused
  B) there is a high degree of centralization
  C) there is no separation of powers
  D) parliament is very weak
  E) legislative powers cannot be delegated to local councils
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 363: The treaty establishing the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was Options:
  A) concluded in Lome (Togo) in December, 1976 after hard and extensive negotiations
  B) designed as the main pillar on which an eventual African common market would be built
  C) the brain-child of Togo and Ghana
  D) signed in Lagos in May 1975 to promote trade and other economic co-operation in the region as a whole
  E) to immediately eliminate tariffs and other barriers to trade among members
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 364:

  The Hausa/Fulani Empire as a result of its heterogeneous population adopted_________

  Options:
  A) A unitary system where full concentration of power prevailed
  B) A federal structure where powers were decentralized although autocratic
  C) A quasi federal structure with devolution
  D) A partial federal set up with deconcentration
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 365: In Nigeria, the institution that preserves civil liberty is the Options:
  A) Public Complaints Commission
  B) Federal Electoral Commission
  C) Law Courts
  D) National Security Organisation
  E) Police Commission
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 366: The empowerment of the police service commission to make rules for the appointment, promotion and dismissal of its personnel, is an example of Options:
  A) a decree
  B) a penal law
  C) a delegated legislature
  D) an executive order
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 367: Universal Suffrage means Options:
  A) Adult participation in politics
  B) giving voting right to wemen above the age of 21
  C) property ownership
  D) citizens who understand why they vote
  E) the right of qualified adults to vote
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 368: The foreign policy thrust of the Baba / igida administration was Options:
  A) economic diplomacy
  B) war against narcotics
  C) military aggression
  D) african interest
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 369: The creation of a classless society is the ultimate aim of Options:
  A) fascism
  B) socialism
  C) communism
  D) capitalism
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 370: The Independence Constitution Options:
  A) provided for republican status for the country
  B) created a unitary state
  C) was negotiated by Nigerians
  D) was imposed on Nigerians by the British
  E) introduced the military into Nigerian politics
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  The correct answer is C .