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 641: The main legislative body in Nigeria between 1966 and 1975 was the Options:
  A) Supreme Military Council
  B) Armed Forces Ruling Council
  C) Provisional Ruling Council
  D) National Security Council
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 642: Rates are generally collected in Nigeria by Options:
  A) the State Ministry of Finance
  B) the Department of Inland Revenue
  C) The Emirate or Traditional Council
  D) the Local Government Council
  E) Presidential Liaison officers
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 643: OPEC has strong influence with the Options:
  A) EU
  B) ADB
  C) AU
  D) IMF
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 644: Political authority is vested in the_________ Options:
  A) state
  B) judiciary
  C) government
  D) armed forces
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 645: One major aim of a pressure group is to Options:
  A) capture political power
  B) influence the polices of the government
  C) install a government of its choice
  D) implement policies that will benefit its members
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 646:

  Which of the following African leaders played a significant role in the formation of NEPAD?

  Options:
  A) Julius Nyerere
  B) Nelson Mandela
  C) Muammar Gaddafi
  D) Robert Mugabe
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 647: The private ownership of the means of production is a feature of Options:
  A) capitalism
  B) socialism
  C) communalism
  D) communism
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 648: Nigerian elites agitated against colonial rule Options:
  A) by guerrilla warfare
  B) by civil war
  C) through television
  D) through newspapers
  E) by bribing colonial governors
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 649: Which of the following is a process of military disengagement from Nigeria politics? Options:
  A) Increase in military budget
  B) conduct of free and fair elections
  C) Appointment of Army officers into political post
  D) strengthening the Army
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 650: Bicameral legislatures are popular in____________ Options:
  A) Unitary system
  B) Federal system
  C) Confederal
  D) Rigid system
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  The correct answer is B .