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 531: The principle of separation of powers was made popular by Options:
  A) Thomas Hobbes
  B) John Locke
  C) Niccolo Machiavelli
  D) Baron de Montesquieu
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 532:

  The main function of the Code of Conduct Bureau is to......

  Options:
  A) Give the police more powers to make arrests.
  B) Ensure accountability in government business.
  C) Give the judiciary more powers to discipline erring judges.
  D) Protect public officers from the press
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 533: The major organization through which Nigeria, pursues her economic, political and social interests' in West Africa is Options:
  A) ECOWAS
  B) ADB
  C) EGA
  D) OAU
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 534: The power to nominate members of the judiciary at the federal level under the 1999 Constitution is vested in the Options:
  A) Federal Judicial Service Commission
  B) Supreme Court
  C) National Judicial Council
  D) National Bar Association
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 535: A system of government in which power derives from total control of the instruments of force is called Options:
  A) monarchy
  B) oligarchy
  C) capitalism
  D) fascism
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 536:

  The lbadan Conference of 1950 was convened to discuss the provisions of the ....

  Options:
  A) Richards Constitution
  B) Macpherson Constitution
  C) Clifford Constitution
  D) Lyttleton Constitution
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 537:

  The judiciary checks the other arms of government through

  Options:
  A) Judicial recall
  B) Judicial precedence
  C) Judicial review
  D) Judicial oversight
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 538: The party that did not control any state in the Second Republic was Options:
  A) NAP
  B) PRP
  C) NPP
  D) GNPP
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 539: The most effective way of monitoring public opinion is Options:
  A) by examining the questions asked by journalists
  B) by the frequency of the press releases of pressure groups
  C) by referendum
  D) through opinion poll
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 540: In which of the following Nigerian pre- colonial political units was the principle of separation of powers institutionalized? Options:
  A) Oyo Empire
  B) Benin Empire
  C) Hausa states
  D) Bornu Empire
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  The correct answer is A .