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 561: A member of the Commonwealth that was not colonized by Britain is Options:
  A) Malaysia
  B) Uganda
  C) Mozambique
  D) Jamaica
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 562: The most basic property of pressure groups which differentiates them from political parties is that they Options:
  A) are not as interests in politics
  B) do not have permanent organizations
  C) do not support candidate in elections
  D) do not seek to influence public opinion
  E) do not nominate candidate as their own official representatives
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 563: The responsibility for admitting new members to the OPEC rests with the Options:
  A) Summit
  B) Secretariate
  C) Conference
  D) Board of Governors
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 564:

  Which one of these served as secretary general of the League of nations?

  Options:
  A) Joseph Avenol
  B) Trygve Lie
  C) Javier Perez de Cuellar
  D) Kurt Waldheim
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 565: In a first-past-the-post electoral system, a candidate is declared when he Options:
  A) records the highest number of votes cast
  B) obtains a two-thirds majority of the votes cast
  C) obtains one-third of the votes cast
  D) scors the aggregates of the opponent
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 566: Privatization and commercialization programmes in Nigeria have Options:
  A) increased public utilities
  B) de-emphasized government ownership
  C) reduced government revenue
  D) encouraged corruption
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 567: The approval of treaties and agreements of the Economic Community of West African States is the responsibility of the Options:
  A) Secretariate
  B) Council of Minisiters
  C) ECOWAS Tribunal
  D) Assembly of Heads of State and Government
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 568: The headquarters of registered political parties in Nigeria must be located in Options:
  A) the federal capital
  B) the state where most of their supporters come from
  C) any state capital
  D) the Northern and Souther parts of Nigeria
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 569: Which of the following parties formed the opposition in the House of Representatives during Nigeria's First Republic? Options:
  A) AG and UMBC
  B) NCNC and NEPU
  C) NPC and NNDP
  D) NCNC and AG
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 570: An unwritten constitution operates in Options:
  A) Guinea
  B) USA
  C) Great Britain
  D) China
  E) Nigeira
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  The correct answer is C .