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 371: The United Nations charter is an instrument that Options:
  A) sets out the rights and obligations of member states
  B) provides for funding of memeber states
  C) facilitates the resolution of disputes among member states
  D) determines the admission of member states
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 372: The independence of the judiciary can be best safeguarded by Options:
  A) the Public Service Commission
  B) a charismatic leadership
  C) a liberal government
  D) a well informed public
  E) a system of checks and balances
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 373: The three fundamental rights of citizens are Options:
  A) salvation, property, freedom of thought
  B) employment, property, and social security
  C) life, liberty and propery
  D) free education, peaceable assembly and freedom of though
  E) freedom of movement, association and religion
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 374: Under the 1979 Constitution, statutory allocation of revenue to local government councils is the responsibility of the Options:
  A) House of Assembly
  B) National Economic Council
  C) Federal Legislature
  D) Council of State
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 375: The abolition of the state ministries of local governments in 1989 entails that local governments Options:
  A) are equal to the states
  B) have more control over their funds
  C) no longer have anything to do with state governments
  D) are no longer surbodinates to state governments
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 376: The transformation of the OAU to AU is essentially to Options:
  A) enhance Africa's economic developement
  B) accelerate Africa's technological developement
  C) accelerate Africa's political develpement
  D) promote Africa's socio-cultural advancement
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 377:

  The term ultra vires means_________

  Options:
  A) the exercise of supervisory functions by the judiciary
  B) a situation where a public authority dutifully performs its functions
  C) a situation where a public authority acts beyond the scope of its duties
  D) the act of exercising administrative competence over a matter
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 378:

  The highest grade in the Civil Service is known as the ............

  Options:
  A) Technical cadre
  B) Executive cadre
  C) Clerical cadre
  D) Administrative cadre
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 379: In 1999,the Alliance for Democracy won the governorship election in Options:
  A) four states
  B) five states
  C) six states
  D) seven states
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 380: Under the Technical Aid Corps, Nigerian experts are deployed to Options:
  A) African, the pacific and the Caribbean
  B) Europe, South America and Asia
  C) The pacific, the Caribbean and Europe
  D) Asia, Africa and the pacific
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  The correct answer is A .