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 451: The three principal organs of government are the Options:
  A) Legislature the Public Service and Judiciary
  B) Political Parties, the Executive and the Judiciary
  C) Executive, the Legislature and the Public Corporation
  D) Legislature, the Executive and the Judiciary
  E) Judiciary the Local Government and the Legislature
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 452: The principle of collective responsibility implies that Options:
  A) individually views cannot be expressed
  B) decisions taken are defended in spite of individual opinions
  C) government cannot be personalized
  D) those who hold different views must acquiesce
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 453: Members of the Senate in Nigeria's First Republic were Options:
  A) Elected directly by the people
  B) Elected by electoral college
  C) Nominated by regional and federal governments
  D) Norminated by the president of the house
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 454: In a parliamentary system, when the legislature passes a vote of no confidence on the executive.it means that the Options:
  A) executive is expected to go on suspension
  B) executive is required to resign
  C) legislature ceases to trust the executive
  D) legislature commences legal proceeding against the executive
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 455: An institution that transforms a myriad of demands into a more manageable proposal is the Options:
  A) executive
  B) legislature
  C) government
  D) political party
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 456: The law of libel limits a citizen's right to freedom of Options:
  A) movement
  B) association
  C) expression
  D) worship
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 457: The most remarkable thing about post-independence political development in the Gambia is Options:
  A) that the country has been swallowed up by the much bigger country of Senegal
  B) the relatively untarnished reputation of sir Dauda Jawara
  C) that without reliance on overwhelming force, the government has remained in power and tolerated opposition
  D) the uniquely robust economy which the government has succeeded in establishing for the country and distributed fairly among its people
  E) the existence of opposition parties
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 458: The crucial check on an autocratic Oba in the pre-Colonial Yoruba political system was Options:
  A) presnting to him a suicide sysmbol
  B) avoiding the palace
  C) sending him on exite
  D) refusing to carry out his orders
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 459: In a confederation,the constituency that a member of the legislature represents is a Options:
  A) nation-state
  B) region
  C) senatorial district
  D) parliamentary consistuency
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 460: The first military coup d'etat in Nigeria occurred on Options:
  A) October 1 1960
  B) October 1, 1963
  C) January 15, 1966
  D) Jnuary 15, 1967
  E) December 31, 1983
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  The correct answer is C .