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 411: The citizenship of a country could be acquired through_____________ Options:
  A) registration and arbitration
  B) presidential proclamation
  C) birth and naturalization
  D) parliamentary legislation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 412: Under the 1963 Republican Constitution,the President exercised Options:
  A) nominal powers
  B) judicial powers
  C) concurrent powers
  D) executice powers
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 413: The main function of the legislature is Options:
  A) to implement law
  B) to enforce law
  C) to make law
  D) to interpret law
  E) to unllify law
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 414: The principle of the Separation of powers in the new Constitution of Nigeria is different from that of the USA because Options:
  A) traditional rulers can play dominant role
  B) there are two houses of the National Assembly
  C) the President is above the law
  D) the Vice President is not the President of the Senate
  E) the Senate has the power of veto
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 415: Which the adoption of the presidential system of government, Nigeria ceased to Options:
  A) have a representative government
  B) be a, member of the Commonwealth
  C) have different persons as Head of State and Government
  D) operate a bicameral legislature
  E) operate the principle of separation of powers
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 416: A constitution is classified as unwritten because it Options:
  A) is used in Britain
  B) has no written records
  C) makes no provision for a clear-cut separation of powers
  D) does not emanate from the legislature
  E) is not contained in any one document
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 417: The second ballot is based on the principle that a successful candidate must obtain Options:
  A) absolute majority
  B) simple majority
  C) forty percent of the votes
  D) fifty percent of the votes
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 418: In 1993, Nigerian troops were on peace-keeping assignment to Options:
  A) Liberia and Burundi
  B) Rwanda and Liberia
  C) Chad and Liberia
  D) Liberia and Somalia
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 419: The pre-colonial Tiv society can best be described as Options:
  A) republican
  B) aristocratic
  C) feudalism
  D) monarchical
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 420:

  While pressure groups aim at influencing government decisions, the primary aim of political parties is to ______

  Options:
  A) promote the welfare of their members
  B) execute particular programmes
  C) influence legislation in order to benefit their members
  D) control political power
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  The correct answer is D .