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: The ideology that advocates the complete control of the sources of power is Options:
  A) totalitariansim
  B) socialism
  C) liberalism
  D) democracy
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 542: The main source of financing local government in Nigeria is Options:
  A) internal revenue generation
  B) statutory revenue allocation
  C) special state grants
  D) grants-in-aid
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 543: The 1976 Local government reforms was embarked upon by the central government under the leadership of ______? Options:
  A) General Olusegun Obasanjo
  B) General Sanni Abacha
  C) General Mohammed Buhari
  D) Goodluck Jonathan
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 544: The power of the courts to declare legislative enactments as unconstitutional is known as judicial Options:
  A) ruling
  B) review
  C) interpretation
  D) edict
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 545: Which of the following is NOT a function of the Police Force in Nigeria? Options:
  A) Traffic control
  B) Arrest of criminals
  C) Making of laws
  D) Prosecution of criminals
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 546: An example of a country ruled by a constitutional monarch is Options:
  A) Italy
  B) Libya
  C) Uganda
  D) Morocco
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 547:

  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 548: An advantage of flexible constitution is that it allows for Options:
  A) political awareness
  B) constitutional stability
  C) reduction of ambiguities
  D) ease of amendment
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 549: The component unit right to secede is that of Options:
  A) the United States
  B) Australia
  C) Brazil
  D) the Soviet Union
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 550: Which of these constitutions recognized local government as a third tier of government in Nigeria? Options:
  A) 1946 Constitution
  B) 1960 Constitution
  C) 1963 Constitution
  D) 1979 Constitution
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  The correct answer is D .