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 461: The second ballot is based on the principle that a successful candidate must obtain Options:
  A) absolute majority
  B) simple majority
  C) forty percent of the votes
  D) fifty percent of the votes
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 462: Governments whose central concern is the equitable distribution of wealth are said to be Options:
  A) feudalist
  B) capitalist
  C) socialist
  D) fascist
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 463: Which of the following in the Sokoto Caliphate performed functions similar to that of the Bashorun in Oyo Kingdom Options:
  A) Waziri
  B) Galadima
  C) Ma'aji
  D) Alkali
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 464: The Action Group crisis of 1963 led to the formation of Options:
  A) UPP
  B) NEPU
  C) NPC
  D) NCNC
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 465: The six registered political parties in Nigeria in 1982 were Options:
  A) UPN,UPN,PPA,PPP,NPP and NAP
  B) NPN,UPN ,NPP,PRP,PPP and NNDP
  C) PPA,NCNC.GNPP,NPN,UPN, andPPP
  D) UPN,GNPP,NAP,PRP,NPP and NPN
  E) NPC,GNPP,PRP,UPN,NPP and PPA
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 466:

  The aim of the International Labour Organization includes

  Options:
  A) assistance in time of emergencies
  B) safeguarding the rights of individuals
  C) advancing social and economic justice
  D) coordinating the activities of organized agencies
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 467: The council constituted by Lord Lugard in 1914 has Options:
  A) 105 members seat
  B) 50 members on seat
  C) 36 members on seat
  D) 25 members on seat
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 468:

  The basis of the Nigerian foreign policy thrust particularly during the Independence Constitution era was ... in nature

  Options:
  A) afrocentric
  B) eurocentric
  C) neo-colonialistic
  D) anti-apartheid
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 469: A constitution is classified as rigid if Options:
  A) it requires special procedures to amend
  B) its core provisions are made by decree
  C) all its provisions cannot be amended
  D) any of its provisions can be amended
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 470: In order to dispense justice impartially, the judiciary primarily needs Options:
  A) discipline
  B) logistics
  C) motivation
  D) independence
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  The correct answer is D .