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 421: The members of the Nigeria Constituent Assembly were elected by Options:
  A) bye-election
  B) a general election
  C) electoral colleges
  D) referenda
  E) indirect election
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 422: A major feature of the system of government in the Sokoto Caliphate was that Options:
  A) it was based on customs and traditions
  B) it was theocratic
  C) it was democratic
  D) power was effectively decentralized
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 423:

  Who re-organised the Nigeria's four regions into twelve states in May 1967?

  Options:
  A) General Yakubu Gowon
  B) Lieutenant-Colonel Ojukwu
  C) Philip Effiong
  D) Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 424: The Supreme Court, through its interpretations of the constitution, is a Options:
  A) protector of the state
  B) guardian of freedom
  C) preserver of the status quo
  D) participator in the politics of the state
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 425: 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 426: In a federal system, the power allocated to both the central and the state governments is said to be Options:
  A) exclusive
  B) concurrent
  C) residual
  D) inherent
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 427: The delineation of constituencies is a major duty of the Options:
  A) national assembly
  B) political parties
  C) boundary commission
  D) electoral commission
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 428: Legislative control of public corporation in Nigeria is effected through Options:
  A) the dissolution of their management
  B) the reorganization of their boards
  C) acts of the National Assembly
  D) bye-laws
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 429: Which of following countries operates a single party system? Options:
  A) Ghana
  B) Nigeria
  C) Tanzania
  D) Uganda
  E) France
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 430: The Lagos Colony and Protectorate was amalgamated with The Protectorate of Southern Nigeria in Options:
  A) 1886
  B) 1893
  C) 1906
  D) 1922
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  The correct answer is C .