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:

  When Africa is the centrepiece of Nigeria's foreign policy, it is said to be _________

  Options:
  A) Afrocentric
  B) regional
  C) Concentric
  D) Pan-African
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 442: Which of the following nationalists was the founder of Nigeria's first political party Options:
  A) Nnamdi Azikiwe
  B) Herbert Marcaulay
  C) Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
  D) Ahmadu bello
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 443: A major difference between power and authority is that authority is Options:
  A) popularly acquired
  B) more costly to exercise
  C) less dependent on force
  D) exercise more frequently
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 444: An electoral system that apportions legislative seats to a group relative to its actual voting strength is referred to as Options:
  A) franchise
  B) simple plurality
  C) proportional representation
  D) discriminatory majority
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 445: The constitution of any given country must provide for Options:
  A) the ditribution of powers
  B) the rights and duties of the individual
  C) the rule of law
  D) none of the above
  E) A, B and C
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 446: The distinction between a flexible and a rigid constitution is based on Options:
  A) entrenched clauses
  B) distribution of powers
  C) amendment procedure
  D) written and unwritten aspects
  E) whether it is unitary or federal
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 447:

  Nigeria is rated in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries as the

  Options:
  A) seventh largest oil producer
  B) sixth largest oil producer
  C) third largest oil producer
  D) fifth largest oil producer
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 448: The Economic Commission for Africa is an agency of Options:
  A) the OAU
  B) the Commonwealth
  C) the United Nations
  D) the OCAM
  E) the African Development Bank
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 449: The 1976 Reforms have been most beneficial to the Options:
  A) Nigerian police
  B) federal government
  C) local government
  D) civil service
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 450: According to Marxist theory, those who own and control the means of production in a capitalist society are Options:
  A) Explotiters
  B) Colonialists
  C) Workers
  D) Shareholders
  E) Bourgeoisie
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  The correct answer is E .