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 471: Nigerian elites agitated against colonial rule Options:
  A) by guerrilla warfare
  B) by civil war
  C) through television
  D) through newspapers
  E) by bribing colonial governors
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 472: The first black African State to gain political independence from a colonial power was Options:
  A) Nigeria
  B) Liberia
  C) Ghana
  D) Ethiopia
  E) Guinea
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 473: The process of dividing a country into electoral districts is known as Options:
  A) delimitation
  B) demarcation
  C) delineation
  D) distribution
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 474: Under the pre-colonial Sokoto Caliphate system, the next in command to the sultan was the Options:
  A) Alkali
  B) Galadima
  C) Madaki
  D) Waziri
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 475:

  Which of the following is a characteristic of pressure groups?

  Options:
  A) They aim to gain political power
  B) They are funded by the government
  C) They are political parties
  D) They represent the interest of a specific section of the society
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 476: An important factor that brought about the introduction of federalism in Nigeria was the Options:
  A) existence of three regions
  B) division of powers between the fedral and state governments
  C) diversity and complexity in social and cultural patterns
  D) existence of culturl bicameral legislature
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 477: The body that selects the head of government following a general election is the Options:
  A) Senate
  B) electoral college
  C) electoral committee
  D) supreme court
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 478: A form of oligarchy in which gifted people are at the helm of affairs is Options:
  A) aristocracy
  B) theocracy
  C) plutocracy
  D) gerontocracy
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 479: Early nationalist activities manifested in the form of _____? Options:
  A) discrimination
  B) resistance
  C) participation
  D) disagreement
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 480: Which a constitution is difficult to amend we say it is Options:
  A) federal
  B) unitary
  C) written
  D) fragile
  E) rigid
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  The correct answer is E .