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: In pre-colonial governance women played prominent roles in the Options:
  A) Igbo society
  B) Tiv society
  C) Jukun Kingdom
  D) Yoruba Kingdom
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 452: An attribute that Nigeria shares with most non-aligned countries is Options:
  A) the state of her economy
  B) her large population
  C) her heterogenous population
  D) her large size
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 453:

  The non-stratified society in the pre-colonial era was that of the ........ where decisions were made________

  Options:
  A) Yoruba, by the Oyomesi
  B) Igbo, by consensus
  C) Hausa/Fulani, by the Emir
  D) Igbo, by the Okpara
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 454: The two military coups that toppled civilian regimes in Nigeria were those of Options:
  A) January 1966 and December 1983
  B) July 1966 and August 1985
  C) January 1966 and July 1975
  D) February 1976 and December 1983
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 455:

  The constitutional amendment process in Nigeria requires the approval of

  Options:
  A) The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC)
  B) The National Assembly
  C) The President
  D) The Supreme Court
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 456: Under the 1963 Republican Constitution,the President exercised Options:
  A) nominal powers
  B) judicial powers
  C) concurrent powers
  D) executice powers
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 457:

  Which of the following statements about pressure groups is true?

  Options:
  A) They have no influence on the decision-making process
  B) They can have both positive and negative impact on the government
  C) They operate independently of the government
  D) They are only concerned with social issues
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 458: Which of the following is good example of a confederal state? Options:
  A) USAD,
  B) Nigeria
  C) Switzerland
  D) ECOWAS
  E) Ghana
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 459: The main function of the judiciary is to Options:
  A) serve as the watch-dog of the executive
  B) enact laws
  C) execute the laws of the land
  D) interpret the laws
  E) protect the interest of accused persons
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 460: Indirect Rule as practised by the British in their West African colonies Options:
  A) did not attempt to reform existing traditional institutions
  B) was over glorified and expedient nonsense
  C) satisfied neither the rulers nor the ruled
  D) had nothing in common with the reality of french rule in their colonies
  E) meant ruling through existing rulers and attempting to check excesses
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  The correct answer is E .