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 551: 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 552: A state is said to be fascist when Options:
  A) its leader is partriotic but the citizens are not
  B) all rights and liberties are subordinated to state interest
  C) its citizens are fanatically in love with their leader
  D) all fights and liberties are placed above state interests
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 553: The act of denying an eligible person the right to vote in an election is Options:
  A) gerrymandering
  B) disenfranchisement
  C) filiburstering
  D) restricted franchise
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 554: A major feature of authoritarianism is that government is Options:
  A) consensual
  B) personalized
  C) centralized
  D) decentralized.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 555: The Nigerian Youth Movement was formed to Options:
  A) fight for greater participation of Nigerians in colonial politics
  B) enable the educated elite seize power from the chiefs
  C) establish more schools throughout the country
  D) fight for the free movement of youths
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 556: Who was appointed by the federal government of Nigeria as the administrator of Western Region in 1962? Options:
  A) Dr MA Majekodunmi
  B) Chief Odeleye Fadahunsi
  C) Chief S.L Akintola
  D) Chief Remi Fani Kayode
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 557: A true democracy in the modern sense exists where the Options:
  A) elite rules
  B) elected representatives rule
  C) majority of the people vote
  D) majority of the people rule
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 558:

  Which African country experienced a violent resistance movement against British colonial rule known as the Mau Mau rebellion?

  Options:
  A) Sudan
  B) Kenya
  C) Ghana
  D) Nigeria
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 559: South-South cooperation is a major policy plan on which Nigeria bases her relations with Options:
  A) developed countries
  B) countries of the southern hemisphere
  C) developing countries
  D) member countries of OAU
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 560: Pressure groups are Options:
  A) Organisation which want to overthrow the government
  B) organisations which seek to influence the policies of the government
  C) associations of people who share the same ideology
  D) political parties
  E) religious orders
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  The correct answer is B .