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: Under the Independence Constitution Options:
  A) the governor-general could appoint any member of the House of Representative prime minister
  B) a bicameral legislature was introduced in the country
  C) forty-four members were elected into the Senate
  D) higher education was made the exclusively responsibilty of the federal government
  E) the Supreme Court of Nigeria was made the highest judicial authority in the country
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 532:

  In the 4th republic, the political parties were______

  Options:
  A) NAP, PDP and APGA
  B) PDP, APP, AD
  C) UPGA, NNA, CAN
  D) PDP, APGA, AD
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 533:

  The agent through which the state undertakes political socialization is the

  Options:
  A) pressure group
  B) peer group
  C) family
  D) school
  E) pressure group and school
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 534:

  Which of the following is a function of the Public ComplaintsCommission?

  Options:
  A) Managing public transportation
  B) Enforcing criminal laws
  C) Conducting investigations and enquiries
  D) Implementing foreign policies
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 535: In the monarchical system of government, sovereignty is vested in the Options:
  A) people
  B) royalty
  C) legislature
  D) military
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 536: A major problem of military governments in Nigeria is the Options:
  A) absence of proper accountability
  B) abolition of the post of ombudsman
  C) absence of the rule of law
  D) encouragement of foreign investors
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 537: In the Parliamentary System of government executive powers are vested in Options:
  A) The President
  B) Parliament
  C) the Party in government
  D) the Cabinet
  E) a few powerful men in the country
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 538: The current Executive Secretary of the ECOWAS is Options:
  A) Mohammed Ibn Chambers
  B) Lansana Kouyate
  C) Abbas Bundu
  D) Abubakar Qattara
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 539: A permanent civil service Options:
  A) makes continuity in government possible
  B) makes civil servants arrogant
  C) promotes ethnic domination
  D) is undemocratic
  E) undermines the authority of government
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 540: The power of British Trade Unions now constitutes Options:
  A) a real threat to the Quen and the British Establishment
  B) a danger to the Judiciary
  C) a threat to the House of Lords
  D) a challenge to the idea of Parliamentary Sovereignty
  E) a menace to the Confederation of British Industries
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  The correct answer is D .