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 661: Fascism is a system of government which Options:
  A) encourages political dissent and opposition
  B) discourages opposition
  C) promotes equality
  D) promotes the international brotherhood of man
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 662: The first African Secretary-General of the United Nations is Options:
  A) Boutrous Boutrous-Ghali
  B) Joe Garba
  C) Ibrahim Gambari
  D) Kofi Annan
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 663:

  The Ijaw people of pre-colonial Nigeria were organized into?

  Options:
  A) Grades
  B) Clans
  C) Federations
  D) Chiefdoms
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 664: Which of the following best defines democracy? Options:
  A) Government based on virtuous principles and laws
  B) government based on the spirit and letter of the constitution
  C) government based on the free consent of the governed
  D) government which recognizes and respects human rights as enshrined in the constitution
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 665:

  Opinion sampling maybe necessary for the following reasons except________

  Options:
  A) for aggregating popular thinking and standpoint on a subject matter
  B) for preparing public expenditure
  C) to evaluate the political strength of a political party
  D) to inspire public reasoning on population census
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 666: The order used by the court against unnecessary detention is Options:
  A) interlocutory injunction
  B) habeas corpus
  C) that of extradition
  D) mandamus
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 667: The party system practiced in Nigeria's Third Republic was Options:
  A) Two-party
  B) Zero-party
  C) One-party
  D) Multi-party
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 668: The New Partnership for Africa's Development was mainly promoted by Options:
  A) Kenya,South Africa and Senegal
  B) Nigeria,Senegal and South Africa
  C) Ghana,Sierra Leone and Nigeria
  D) Tanzania,Burkina Faso and Egypt
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 669: Values beliefs and orientation of a political system are internalized through Options:
  A) political culture
  B) political socialization
  C) political developement
  D) political power
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 670:

  A feature unique to General Murtala Muhammed's Supreme Military Council as compared tothat of General Yakubu Gowon was the _________

  Options:
  A) inclusion of the civilians as members
  B) exclusion of military governors from the council
  C) inclusion of the chief justice as a member
  D) the exclusion of the Inspector General of police from the council
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  The correct answer is B .