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 611: Privatization and commercialization of public enterprises in Nigeria will lead to further entrenchment of Options:
  A) socialism
  B) capitalism
  C) welfarism
  D) fascism
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 612:

  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 613: A system based on hierarchies of land ownership is Options:
  A) feudalism
  B) totalitarianism
  C) communism
  D) fascism
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 614:

  The Economic Community of West African States has made progress in the area of ....

  Options:
  A) Increased trade among members
  B) Providing financial aid to members
  C) Political integration of the region
  D) Free movement of persons and right of residence
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 615: The deliberate tampering with the delimitation of constituencies in order to win more seats is called Options:
  A) gerontocracy
  B) gerrymandering
  C) delimitation
  D) bureaucracy
  E) devolution
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 616: The needs of the citizen are made known to the government through ____? Options:
  A) judiciary
  B) political party
  C) civil service
  D) public opinion
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 617: The 1979 Nigeria Constitution provides for presidential elections every Options:
  A) four years
  B) eight years
  C) time the military hands over the reins of government
  D) time the incumbent is impeached or dies
  E) time the Vice-President is impeached
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 618: The main duty of the Local Government Service is to Options:
  A) supervise and manage the affairs of local governments
  B) create job opportunities at the local level
  C) handle requests for the creation of more local governments
  D) coduct elections into local councils
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 619: Under the United States Constitution Options:
  A) Congress is supreme
  B) the Supreme Court is dominant
  C) the presidency is clearly superior in practice to the other two branches of government
  D) Black Americans enjoy preferential treatment to compensate for past injustices
  E) no branch of government can function without co-operating with the others
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 620: Law making under military regimes is done through Options:
  A) delegated legislation
  B) administrative enactments
  C) the promulgation of decrees
  D) the ministry of justice
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  The correct answer is C .