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: An important aspect of an unwritten constitution is that it Options:
  A) is easy to understand to everybody
  B) safeguards the monarchy
  C) contains customary laws and conventions
  D) is not easily amended
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 462:

  A moral or legal conviction for the observance of the constitution may be described as________

  Options:
  A) the rule of law
  B) constitutionalism
  C) immunity
  D) political obligation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 463:

  The Brussel conference in 1889/90 was based on______

  Options:
  A) putting an end to slave trade
  B) the scramble for Africa
  C) furthering the decision on colonialism as previously discussed in the Berlin conference
  D) deciding on how to penetrate Africa for economic adventurism
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 464: The principle of separation of powers ensures Options:
  A) the erosion of executive power
  B) that the legislature is supreme
  C) the preservation of the fundamental liberties of the citizens
  D) that all the branches of government have equal powers and functions
  E) that the rights of the ethnic minoroties are safeguarded
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 465: Which of the following statements is true about the 1963 and 1979 constitutions? Options:
  A) both had provisions for the office of the president
  B) both had provisions for the office of a constitutional presient
  C) both provided for the offices of prime minister and president
  D) both had provisions for the office of an executive president
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 466: Under the Civil Service Reforms of 1988, the Nigerian civil service became Options:
  A) nationalized
  B) professionalized
  C) bureaucratized
  D) indigenized
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 467: The exercise of political power involves Options:
  A) winning elections
  B) using the police
  C) deciding cases
  D) allocating values
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 468: Under the 1999 Constitution,the appointment of ministers and ambassadors must be ratified by the Options:
  A) National Council of States
  B) Presidency
  C) Senate
  D) House of Rpresentatives
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 469:

  Which of the following made the earliest contact with the Nigerian society?

  Options:
  A) The Portuguese
  B) The Germans
  C) The British
  D) The French
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 470:

  Nigeria joined the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in__________

  Options:
  A) 1970
  B) 1971
  C) 1972
  D) 1973
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  The correct answer is B .