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 Technical Aid Corps programme was initiated by Nigeria to contribute to the socio-economic development of Options:
  A) developing countries
  B) Africa
  C) the Third World
  D) West Africa
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 642: South-South cooperation is a major policy plan on which Nigeria bases her relations with Options:
  A) developed countries
  B) countries of the southern hemisphere
  C) developing countries
  D) member countries of OAU
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 643: An Agency of the United Nations which specializes in the welfare of children is the _______ Options:
  A) WHO
  B) UNESCO
  C) UNICEF
  D) UNDP
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 644: Political authority refers to the Options:
  A) ability to effect political action
  B) capacity to produce desired political results
  C) capacity to reshape the political behaviour of citizens
  D) recognized right to exercise political power
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 645: Which of the following constitutions is more suitable for centralization of political power? Options:
  A) Unwritten constitution
  B) Rigid constitution
  C) Written constitution
  D) Flexible constitution
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 646: Public opinion can be measured through Options:
  A) negotiation
  B) strike action
  C) referendum
  D) rumour
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 647: The executive arm of government includes the Options:
  A) police
  B) courts
  C) national assembly
  D) senate president
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 648: Federalism was adopted in Nigeria as a constitutional response to the problem of Options:
  A) educational imbalance
  B) national identity
  C) ethnic pluralism
  D) manpower and resources
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 649: The recognition and general acceptance of the right to rule in a country based on laid down regulations is known as Options:
  A) traditional authority
  B) constitutional authority
  C) sovereign authority
  D) legitimate authority
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 650: The determination of issues before the courts in a accordance with the body of rules backed by the organized force of the community, refers essentially to Options:
  A) judicial revision
  B) human rights
  C) the rule of law
  D) habeas corpus
  E) certiorari
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  The correct answer is E .