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 41: Capitalism is an economic system in which Options:
  A) the economy of the State is centrally planned and controlled
  B) private persons are permittd to undertake enterprises
  C) accumulation of private property is forbidden
  D) the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
  E) all big industries and the land are publicly owned for the common good
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 42: In 1981,Nigeria participated in an Organization of African Unity peace-keeping force to replace Libyan forces in Options:
  A) Somalia
  B) Chad
  C) Ethiopia
  D) Zaire
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 43: The major difference between a state and a nation is that the latter presupposes a _______ Options:
  A) heterogeneous
  B) Homogeneous population
  C) well-defined territory
  D) more organized system
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 44: The main function of the Code of Conduct Bureau is to Options:
  A) ensure accountability in government business
  B) give the judiciary more powers to discipline erring judges
  C) protect public officers from the press
  D) give the police more powers to make arrests
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 45: A public corporation is managed by Options:
  A) A minister
  B) A general manager
  C) The board of governors
  D) The board of directors
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 46: The Nigerian federalism is a Options:
  A) four-tier system
  B) three-tier system
  C) two-tier system
  D) one-tier system
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 47: In which order, did the various European groups penetrate into the interior of present day Nigeria ? Options:
  A) Explorers, missionaries, traders and imperialists
  B) Explorers , traders missionaries and imperialists
  C) Explorers traders, imperialists and missionaries
  D) Explorers, imperialists, traders and missionaries
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 48: An election conducted to fill a vacant post in a legislature is known as Options:
  A) a primary election
  B) a general election
  C) a by -election
  D) a referendum
  E) an indirect election
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 49: The main focus of Nigeria's foreign policy since independence centers on Options:
  A) South- south cooperation
  B) Sub-regionalism
  C) Globalism
  D) Afrocentrism
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 50: Acculturation in colonial administration was associated with the Options:
  A) French policy of assimilation
  B) British policy of direct rule
  C) French policy of association
  D) British indirect rule system
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  The correct answer is A .