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 521: The fundamental rights of citizens include rights to ___________ Options:
  A) free education, employment and freedom of thought
  B) life, speech and association
  C) life, liberty and property
  D) association, property and social security
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 522:

  An order compelling a lower court or public corporation to perform in accordance with legitimacy is called_________

  Options:
  A) the writ of mandamus
  B) the great writ
  C) the writ of ombudsman
  D) none of the above
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 523: In a democracy,sovereign authority is exercised by the Options:
  A) legislature
  B) people
  C) executive
  D) electorate
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 524: The system of Indirect Rule failed in the former Eastern Nigeria Primary because Options:
  A) of the fragmented political structure
  B) the Chiefs refused to co-operate with colonial officers
  C) of the high incidence of taxation
  D) the colonial officers imposed warrant chiefs on the people
  E) of the forced labour
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 525: The main goal of the NNDP was to Options:
  A) agitate for Nigeria's independence
  B) achieve franchise for Nigerian
  C) secure limited autonomy for the natives
  D) secure independence for Nigeria
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 526: With whom is fascism associated ? Options:
  A) Adolf Hitler
  B) Karl Marx
  C) John Locke
  D) Benito Mussolini
  E) Joseph Stalin
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 527: An attribute that Nigeria shares with most non-aligned countries is Options:
  A) the state of her economy
  B) her large population
  C) her heterogenous population
  D) her large size
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 528: The organ responsible for the general administration of ECOWAS is the Options:
  A) Executive Secretariat
  B) Council of Ministers
  C) Authority of Heads of State and Government
  D) Tribunal of the Community
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 529: By statute, the main responsibility of the armed forces of Nigeria is to Options:
  A) from a military government
  B) maintain law and order
  C) defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country
  D) take part in peace -keeping operations in troubled neighbouring countries
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 530: Nigeria's interest in teaming up with other developing countries in the world is predicated on Options:
  A) her desire to consume more manufactured goods
  B) her desire to produce more raw materials
  C) preserving her independence and promoting development
  D) getting a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council
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  The correct answer is C .