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 431: A permanent structure that facilitates continuity and guarantees orderly conduct in governance is Options:
  A) Bureaucracy
  B) public corporation
  C) ombudsman
  D) political party
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 432:

  The 1976 Local Government Reforms made the Nigerian local govenmentbecome

  Options:
  A) autonomous
  B) the fourth tier of government
  C) 774 in number
  D) recipient of statutory allocations
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 433:

  The first Legislative Councıl in Nigeria was establisthed by

  Options:
  A) Clifford Constitution
  B) Richards Constitution
  C) Macpherson Constitution
  D) Lytleton Constitution
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 434: The recognition and general acceptance of the right to rule in a country based on laid down regulations is known as Options:
  A) traditional authority
  B) constitutional authority
  C) sovereign authority
  D) legitimate authority
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 435: The concept of Indirect Rule in Nigeria is usually associated with Options:
  A) Sir George T. Goldie
  B) Sir Donald Cameron
  C) Major Claude Macdonald
  D) Lord Lugard
  E) Sir Arthur Richards
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 436: One of the duties of the legislature is to Options:
  A) implement laws
  B) adjudicate disputes
  C) promulgate decrees
  D) exercise oversight
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 437: Which of the following was once Nigeria's permanent representative at the United Nations? Options:
  A) Professor Bolaji Akinyemi
  B) Major General Ike Nwachukwu
  C) Professor Jibril Aminu
  D) Major General Joseph Garba
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 438: Foreign Policy refers to Options:
  A) a policy made by a country when it is at war
  B) the general principles of a states international behaviour
  C) a policy made by a foreign country
  D) a policy made by a country for foreigners
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 439: Private ownership of the means of production is central to Options:
  A) fascism
  B) feudalism
  C) capitalism
  D) communism
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 440: Which of these countries is NOT a member of New Commonwealth of Nations? Options:
  A) Papua New Guinea
  B) Sri Lanka
  C) Grenada
  D) Rwanda
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  The correct answer is D .