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 401: One advantage of unwritten constitution is that it___________ Options:
  A) is easy to understand by everybody
  B) safeguards the monarchy
  C) contains customary laws and conventions
  D) is not easily amended
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 402: The main attributes of a state are Options:
  A) Population, territory, government and soverignty
  B) the press, the legislature, the executive and the judicary
  C) federal, state and loca\l governments
  D) government, the police and the armed forces
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 403: The fundamental rights of citizens include rights to Options:
  A) free education, employment and freedom of thought
  B) life, speech and association
  C) life, liberty and property
  D) association,property and social security.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 404: The Nigerian Youth Movement was foundea in Options:
  A) 1920
  B) 1922
  C) 1937
  D) 1936
  E) 1945
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 405: One major democratic innovation in local government administration introduced by the Babangida regime was the Options:
  A) appointment of protfolio councillors
  B) appointment of retired military officers as sole administrators
  C) selection of heads of personnel management departments from the councillors
  D) separation of powers between the executive and legislative arms of the councils
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 406:

  The process of selecting candidates to represent a political party in elections is known as

  Options:
  A) campaigning
  B) primaries
  C) electioneering
  D) lobbying
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 407: Which of the following is a founding member of OPEC? Options:
  A) Nigeria
  B) Indonesia
  C) Venezuela
  D) Algeria
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 408: The head of the Commonwealth of Nations is the Options:
  A) chairman of the Conference of the Commonwealth Heads of Governments
  B) QUEEN of Great Brtian
  C) prime minister of Great Brrtain
  D) secretary - general of the commonwealth
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 409: 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 410: In theory, one major advantage of the one-party system is that it Options:
  A) eliminates intra-party conflict
  B) promotes greater mass participation in government
  C) serves as an instrument of national integration
  D) guarantees social justice
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  The correct answer is C .