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: Nationalism in West Africa aimed at Options:
  A) working out an alliance with the colonial regimes
  B) bringing all the educatied elite together
  C) the attainment of political independence from Britain
  D) the attainment of political independence from the colonisers
  E) founding an economic union like ECOWAS
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 452: The term 'Rule of Law' refers to situations is which Options:
  A) Lawyers are the rulers
  B) laws are supreme
  C) the judiciary is independent
  D) parliament makes laws
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 453: In 1947, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe led a delegation to the British Colonial Office in London to protest against the Options:
  A) provisions of the Richards Constitution
  B) appointment of Bernard Bourdillon as Governor - General
  C) appointment of Oliver Lyttelton as colonial secretary
  D) provision of the Macpherson Constitution
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 454:

  The most representative organ of the united nations is the_______

  Options:
  A) General Assembly
  B) Security Council
  C) Economic and Social Council
  D) International Court of Justice
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 455: The terms, oligarchy and democracy, identify governments according to Options:
  A) the number of people who participate in it
  B) the philosophy of the state
  C) formal distribution of power among governmental levels
  D) institutional structure and relationships
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 456: If the rights of the individual are violated or threatened, where can he go for redress? Options:
  A) the Executive branch of government
  B) the Legislative branch of government
  C) the Local government council
  D) the Judicial branch of government
  E) the Ministry for internal of Home Affairs
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 457: In which of the following countries has the UN carried out peace-keeping operations? Options:
  A) Cyprus, Singapore and South Africa
  B) Lebanon, the Congo and Mexico
  C) Cyprus, Somalia and Yugoslavia
  D) Nigeria, Botswana and the Congo
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 458: Under the umbrella of the OAU, Nigeria mediated the dispute between Options:
  A) Tunisia and Morrocco
  B) Zimbabwe and Tanzania
  C) Kenya and Somalia
  D) Ethiopia and Somalia
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 459: The major liberation organization which fought for Namibia's independence was Options:
  A) SWAPO
  B) ANC
  C) FRELIMO
  D) MPLA
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 460: The Quorum in the OPEC conference is formed with the attendance of ? Options:
  A) one third of the member state
  B) half of member states
  C) member states
  D) three quarter of the member state
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  The correct answer is D .