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:

  During the cold war, Nigeria's foreign policy was characterized by

  Options:
  A) alignment with the United States
  B) Neutrality and non-alignment
  C) Pursuit of colonial interest
  D) alignment with the Soviet Union
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 372:

  The adoption of a federal system of government in Nigeria under colonial rule was necessitated mainly by

  Options:
  A) geographical proximity
  B) administrative convenience
  C) cultural diversity
  D) vast conomic resources
  E) administrative convenience and cultural diversity
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 373: The major change effected by the government of major General J.T.U Aguyi-Ironsi was the Options:
  A) abolition of federalism
  B) reposting of government officials
  C) dissolution of boards of corporations
  D) creation of states
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 374: Citizenship refers to the Options:
  A) legal status of a member of a state
  B) indigenous member of a state
  C) highest position in a state
  D) social status of a person in a state
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 375: Which of the following encourages capitalism? Options:
  A) public ownership of all forms of enterprise
  B) even distribution of wealth
  C) private ownership of the means of production
  D) centrally planned economy
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 376: Which of the following is not a fundamental human right? Options:
  A) Freedom of speech
  B) Freedom of religion
  C) Freedom of the press
  D) Freedom of association
  E) None of the above
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 377: Under the 1963 Republican Constitution, the power of judicial review was vested in the Options:
  A) President
  B) Cheif Justice
  C) Supreme Court
  D) Parliament
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 378: 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 379: The main function of the federal character commission in Nigeria is Options:
  A) settling disputes among societies
  B) providing free social services to the citizens
  C) ensuring fair representation of all states in the public service
  D) reviewing unfair admistrative decisions
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 380: A system based on hierarchies of land ownership is Options:
  A) feudalism
  B) totalitarianism
  C) communism
  D) fascism
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  The correct answer is A .