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 511: The three great Nigerian nationalists between 1950 and 1966 were Options:
  A) Herbert Macaulay, Nnamdi Azikiwe, and Obafemi Awolowo,
  B) Ahmadu Bello , Nnamdi Azikwe and Theophilus Danjuma
  C) Obafemi Awolowo , Herbert Macaulay and Ahmadu Belio
  D) Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo and Ahmadu Belio
  E) K.O. Mbadiwe, S.L Akintola and Herbert Macaulay
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 512: A major contentious issue confronting the Nigerian Federalism is Options:
  A) poverty
  B) health care delivery
  C) education
  D) revenue allocation
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 513:

  Africans were first elected to the legislative council in British West Africa in _________

  Options:
  A) Ghana
  B) Sierra Leone
  C) The Gambia
  D) Nigeria
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 514: The Igbo political system was based on Options:
  A) Age Grades
  B) Umunna
  C) Family ties
  D) Umuada
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 515: Under the 1922 Clifford Constitution, franchise was granted in Calabar and Lagos to Options:
  A) all adults
  B) male adults
  C) persons with an annual income of at least £ 100
  D) male adults with an annual income of at least £ 100.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 516: In a federal system, powers that are allocated to both Central and State governments are called Options:
  A) Exclusive
  B) Concurrent
  C) Arbitary
  D) Copyrights
  E) Residual
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 517:

  The judicial organ of government is the body which _________

  Options:
  A) implements the law
  B) makes the law
  C) punishes lawbreakers
  D) interprets the law
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 518: The civil service cadre responsible for the general supervision and control of ministries is the Options:
  A) administrative
  B) professional
  C) executive
  D) clerical
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 519: Ethnic politics in Nigeria can be traced to the Options:
  A) Macpherson Constitution
  B) Lyttelton Constitution
  C) Clifford Constitution
  D) Richard's Constitution
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 520: The process of removing an elected official by the electorate after an election is termed Options:
  A) impeachment
  B) plebiscite
  C) recall
  D) referendum
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  The correct answer is C .