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 621: Which of following countries operates a single party system? Options:
  A) Ghana
  B) Nigeria
  C) Tanzania
  D) Uganda
  E) France
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 622: Capitalism is a system of economic organization based on Options:
  A) a mixed economy that takes all ineterests into consideration
  B) individual ownership of the means of production
  C) very fair distribution of the means of production
  D) trading among people who own and control their items of trade
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 623: Which of the following is a guiding principle of Nigeria's foreign policy? Options:
  A) interference in the affairs of African Countries
  B) decolonisation of all African Countries
  C) total opposition to the cold war
  D) posting of only carrier diplomats as envoys
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 624: Which of the following aroused and promoted nationalistic feeling among Nigerians? Options:
  A) slave trade, indirect rule and amalgamation
  B) economic exploitation, racial discrimination and political parties
  C) communal riots, news media and religious differences
  D) traditional rulers district officers and governors - general
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 625: When did Nigeria gain her Independence? Options:
  A) 1st October, 1963
  B) 31st October, 1690
  C) 1st October, 2012
  D) 1st October, 1960
  E) 12th October, 1992
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 626: Government by the wealthy is known as Options:
  A) plutocracy
  B) oligarchy
  C) aristocracy
  D) democracy
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 627: ECOWAS main achievement in recent years has been in the area of Options:
  A) infrastructural development
  B) cultural integration
  C) security and defence
  D) political unity
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 628: France introduced the policy of assimilation in her colonies primarily to Options:
  A) teach them the art of leadership
  B) give them a sound education
  C) change their way of life
  D) discourage them from ritual killings
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 629: The first institution introduced by the military to exercise legislative power was the Options:
  A) supreme military council
  B) armed forces ruling council
  C) federal executive council
  D) provisional ruling council
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 630: The primary obligation of citizenship is Options:
  A) loyalty to one's ethnic group
  B) loyalty to the state and participation in the political process
  C) loyalty to one's school and church
  D) loyalty to one's local government council
  E) voting during local government council elections
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  The correct answer is B .