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 681: The main attributes of a state are Options:
  A) Population, territory, government and soverignty
  B) the press, the legislature, the executive and the judicary
  C) federal, state and loca\l governments
  D) government, the police and the armed forces
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 682:

  The 1976 Local Government Reforms made the Nigerian local govenmentbecome

  Options:
  A) autonomous
  B) the fourth tier of government
  C) 774 in number
  D) recipient of statutory allocations
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 683: The theory of separation of powers was for the first time clearly formulated by Options:
  A) Jean Bodin
  B) Jean Austin
  C) Baron de Montesquieu
  D) Lord Bryce
  E) A,V Dicey
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 684: At the formation of the OAU, Nigeria belonged to the Options:
  A) Monrovia Group
  B) Casablanca Group
  C) Lagos Group
  D) Brazzaville Group
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 685: Nigeria supports the South-South cooperation as a foreign policy objective for mutual understanding among Options:
  A) nations south of the equator
  B) sub-saharan African countries
  C) developing countries
  D) Asian and sub-saharan African countries
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 686:

  The area from which one or more members or representatives are elected in public offices is called the electoral ........

  Options:
  A) College
  B) Constituency
  C) Ward
  D) District
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 687: A major duty of citizens is to Options:
  A) vote at elections
  B) associate freely
  C) pay taxes
  D) join political parties
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 688: Nations join international organizations so that they could Options:
  A) advance their interests
  B) get foreign aid
  C) form alliances
  D) become more developed
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 689: Local government in Nigeria receive the bulk of their finiacial resources from Options:
  A) the state government
  B) the federal government
  C) rates and taxes
  D) local investment projects
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 690: The Action Group crisis of 1963 led to the formation of Options:
  A) UPP
  B) NEPU
  C) NPC
  D) NCNC
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  The correct answer is A .