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 541: An example of promotional pressure group is the Options:
  A) Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs
  B) Nigerian Medical Association
  C) Civil Liberties Organisation
  D) Manufacturers Association of Nigeria
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 542: Financial contributions to the liberation movements in Southern Africa by African governments were channelled through the Options:
  A) EGA
  B) ECOWAS
  C) OAU
  D) UNO
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 543: Occupational pressure groups pursue their objectives mainly by Options:
  A) issuing ultimatums and embarking on strikes
  B) alienating the government
  C) embarking on guerrilla warfare
  D) contesting elections
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 544: The main objective of the Public Service Review Commission headed by Chief Jerome Udoji was to make the Nigerian public service Options:
  A) less corrupt
  B) more attractive financially
  C) more efficient and result oriented
  D) superior to the private sector
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 545: Which of these statements is CORRECT about proportional Representation? Options:
  A) it makes the assembly representative of all citizens
  B) it is simple to operate
  C) it preserves the party system
  D) it gives the parties seats in proportion to their popular support
  E) it legalizes dictatorship
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 546: In which of the following countries has the UN carried out peace-keeping operations? Options:
  A) Cyprus, Singapore and South Africa
  B) Lebanon, the Congo and Mexico
  C) Cyprus, Somalia and Yugoslavia
  D) Nigeria, Botswana and the Congo
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 547:

  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 548: Sir Henry Willinck of Britain was the chairman of a commission which investigated one of the following problems of Nigeria in 1958. Options:
  A) commercial banking problems
  B) minority problems and fears
  C) problems of political parties
  D) problems of public corporations
  E) problems of higher education
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 549: A major influence on the formation of public opinion is Options:
  A) the family
  B) the mass media
  C) public journals
  D) peer groups
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 550: Local Government Reforms were carried out by the Federal Military Government in Options:
  A) 1970
  B) 1976
  C) 1967
  D) 1966
  E) 1979
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  The correct answer is B .