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 441: A non-permanent feature of a state is Options:
  A) society
  B) population
  C) territory
  D) government
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 442:

  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 443: Which of the following would you consider the most famous among the leaders of nationalist movement in Nigeria? Options:
  A) Kwame Nkurumah
  B) General Olusegun Obasanjo
  C) Herbert Macaulay
  D) Anthony Enahoro
  E) Dauda Adegbenro
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 444:

  Nigeria joined the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in__________

  Options:
  A) 1970
  B) 1971
  C) 1972
  D) 1973
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 445: A cabinet system of government is practised in Options:
  A) the USSR
  B) the USA
  C) the People's Republic of China
  D) the United Kingdom
  E) North Korea
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 446: Following the reform of the Native Authority system in Northern Nigeria ,traditional rulers became Options:
  A) Council
  B) Chief-and-Council
  C) Prefects
  D) Chief-in-Council
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 447: A major problem of military governments in Nigeria is the Options:
  A) absence of proper accountability
  B) abolition of the post of ombudsman
  C) absence of the rule of law
  D) encouragement of foreign investors
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 448: Which organ was enshrined in the 1979 Constitution to protect public servants form political interference and arbitrary dismissal? Options:
  A) public complaints commission
  B) code of conduct bureau
  C) federal judicial service commission
  D) federal civil service commission
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 449: 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 450: The foreign policy thrust of the Baba / igida administration was Options:
  A) economic diplomacy
  B) war against narcotics
  C) military aggression
  D) african interest
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  The correct answer is D .