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 51: In the Hausa pre- colonial political system, a district was headed by Options:
  A) A hakimi
  B) a dagaci
  C) an alkali
  D) a waziri
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 52: One feature of public corporations that was weakened by privatization is Options:
  A) social harmony
  B) governmental control
  C) social control
  D) national immigration
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 53: Accountability in public office means that officers shall Options:
  A) keep proper account of state finances
  B) render good account of their activities
  C) not accept bribes and gratification
  D) declare their assets periodically
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 54:

  The best form of government for a heterogeneous society is a

  Options:
  A) quasi-federal system
  B) federal system
  C) confederal system
  D) unitary system
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 55: Shadow Cabinet is associated with the Options:
  A) communist system
  B) fascist system
  C) parliamentary system
  D) fascist system
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 56:

  The National Assembly in the second republic was made up of the________

  Options:
  A) House of Chiefs and the Senate
  B) Lower House and the House of Representatives
  C) Senate and the House of Lords
  D) None
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 57: The Macpherson Constitution of Nigeria created a Options:
  A) bicameral legislature for Eastern Nigeria
  B) Bicameral legislature for the Central government
  C) unicameral legislature for western Nigeria
  D) bicameral legislature for western Nigeria
  E) unicamerallegislature for Northern Nigeria
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 58: Nationalist activities were earlier in British than in French West Africa because the Options:
  A) French West Africans were not interested in having self government
  B) British colonialists were no longer interested in governing their acquired territories
  C) French addministrative polices did not allow for poltical agitation
  D) nationalists their french counterparts
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 59: Nigeria is a member of____________ Options:
  A) OPEC, NATO and ECOWAS
  B) OAU, the UNO and ECOWAS
  C) ECOWAS, NATO and OAU
  D) The Commonwealth of Nations, OPEC and the OAS
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 60:

  The National assembly is composed of how many chambers?

  Options:
  A) Two
  B) Four
  C) One
  D) Three
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  The correct answer is A .