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 391:

  Which of the following documents granted Nigeria its independence?

  Options:
  A) The Lancaster House Agreement
  B) The Atlantic Charter
  C) The Nigerian Independence Act
  D) The United Nations Declaration on Decolonization
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 392: The privatization of public corporations in Nigeria is undertaken by the Options:
  A) Bureau of Public Enterprise
  B) Nigerian Stock Exchange
  C) Federal Civil Service Commission
  D) Federal Executive Council
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 393: One of the factors that led to the decline of feudalism is Options:
  A) opposition to the system by the wealthy
  B) industrialization
  C) opposition
  D) the discovery of new lands
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 394: The legislative functions of the government of Benin Kingdom were performed by the Oba and a council of Chiefs known as the Options:
  A) Esama
  B) Ndichfe
  C) Uzama
  D) Enigie
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 395: The Queen can do no wrong means Options:
  A) the Queen is above the law
  B) the Queen acts on the advice of her minister on matters of policy
  C) the Queen is the effective centre of power in the United Kingdom
  D) the Queen has the loyalty of a vast number of the British population
  E) the Queen is intelligent and therefore can distinguish between right and wrong
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 396: The head of the Judiciary in every state of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is called Options:
  A) Honourable Chief Justice
  B) Head of Judicial Service
  C) Grand Khadi
  D) President Customary Court of Appeal
  E) Chief Judge
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 397:

  In the First Republic, Nigeria was very reluctant to have meaningful interaction with ________

  Options:
  A) Italy
  B) the Soviet Union
  C) the United States of America
  D) Germany
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 398: The economic basis of feudalism is Options:
  A) trade
  B) capital
  C) agriculture
  D) slavery
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 399: State as a political entity refers to Options:
  A) An organized group within a definite territory
  B) An association of men in a given society
  C) A branch of a nation
  D) A geographical location
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 400: Which of the following traditional Nigerian societies practiced the system of checks and balances? Options:
  A) Tiv
  B) Yoruba
  C) Hausa
  D) Igbo
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  The correct answer is B .