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 immediate cause of the January 15 1966 military coup in Nigeria was the Options:
  A) crisis over the population census
  B) election crisis in the Western Region
  C) Kano Riots
  D) Tiv Riots
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 642: A constitution is a document Options:
  A) drafted by the Constituent Assembly
  B) which states in written form the basic laws governing a country
  C) which spells out how the president is to elected
  D) which forms the basic upon which a government rules a given state
  E) which states that the central government is superior to state governments
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 643: Counter-trade was introduced by the government led by Options:
  A) Abdusalami Abubakar
  B) Olusegun Obasanjo
  C) Muhammadu Buhari
  D) Ibrahim Babangida
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 644: The common colonial institution in British West Africa included Options:
  A) tie West African Research Council and Gambia police Force
  B) the West African Universites Commission and West African Joint Admission and Matriculation Board
  C) the West African Currency Board and the West African Airways Corporation
  D) the West African Teachers Association and West African Labour Union
  E) None of the above
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 645: In the Igbo traditional system, the highest democratic institution is the Options:
  A) Umunna
  B) Oha-na -eze
  C) Umuada
  D) Ofo Title Holders
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 646: A common feature of government is Options:
  A) the separation of powers
  B) the making of public policy
  C) the independence of the judiciary
  D) a written constitution
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 647: Lagos was annexed in Options:
  A) 1861
  B) 1871
  C) 1814
  D) 1853
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 648: Which of the following was the last to win Independence from colonial rule? Options:
  A) Cote d'lovire
  B) Algeria
  C) Tanzania
  D) Angola
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 649: In a first-past-the-post electoral system, a candidate is declared when he Options:
  A) records the highest number of votes cast
  B) obtains a two-thirds majority of the votes cast
  C) obtains one-third of the votes cast
  D) scors the aggregates of the opponent
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 650: Gerrymandering means Options:
  A) the second ballot system
  B) single transferable vote
  C) the manipulation of constituency boundaries
  D) the tyranny of the majority
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  The correct answer is C .