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 61:

  The electoral system used in Nigeria is primarily based on __________

  Options:
  A) mixed-member proportional
  B) preferential voting
  C) first-past-the-post
  D) proportional representation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 62: 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 .
• Question 63: The Quorum in the OPEC conference is formed with the attendance of ? Options:
  A) one third of the member state
  B) half of member states
  C) member states
  D) three quarter of the member state
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 64: An intra-party activity for the selection of candidates for elective positions known as Options:
  A) primary election
  B) general election
  C) mid-term election
  D) bye-election
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 65: A typical form of delegated legislation is Options:
  A) acts of parliaments
  B) decree
  C) bye-law
  D) gazette
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 66:

  Public opinion refers to

  Options:
  A) the opinion of majority of the people in a society
  B) the opinion of the media
  C) the opinion of political leaders
  D) the opinion of intellectuals and scholars
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 67: A major feature of authoritarianism is that government is Options:
  A) consensual
  B) personalized
  C) centralized
  D) decentralized.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 68:

  A major function of Warrant Chiefs was to

  Options:
  A) take charge of local administration
  B) stop ritual killings
  C) prevent tribal wars
  D) supervise native courts and markets
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 69: The Yoruba traditional system of government was Options:
  A) monarchical
  B) egalitarian
  C) republican
  D) democratic
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 70: The main function of the judiciary is to Options:
  A) serve as the watch-dog of the executive
  B) enact laws
  C) execute the laws of the land
  D) interpret the laws
  E) protect the interest of accused persons
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  The correct answer is D .