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 711: Igbo traditional system of government encouraged participation through Options:
  A) Ozo title
  B) Segmentary kinship
  C) divine kingship
  D) town assembly
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 712: In general constitutions are designed to provide Options:
  A) legal remedies for all political problems
  B) Clea alternative to military take-overs of elected governments
  C) general arrangement rules and national objectives within which political activities are conducted
  D) codes of ethic for politicians and punishment for those who break the laws of the land
  E) rigid ideological frameworks for nations that operate the constitutions
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 713:

  which pre-colonial Nigerian Kingdom was known for its artistic and cultural achievement?

  Options:
  A) Nupe
  B) Igbo
  C) Kanem-Bornu
  D) Benin
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 714: Which of the following was a feature of the government of a British protectorate/ Options:
  A) Legislature Council
  B) Provincial Authority
  C) Executive Council
  D) Native Authority
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 715: Nigeria was suspended from the Commonwealth because of her Options:
  A) tacit approval of military dictatorship
  B) negative position towards other nations
  C) complete negligence of freedom of the press
  D) violation of fundamental human rights
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 716: The best form of government for a heterogeneous society is a Options:
  A) quasi-federal system
  B) federal system
  C) confederal system
  D) unitary system
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 717: A representative of a Commonwealth country in another member state is known as Options:
  A) Consul-General
  B) Ambassador
  C) Attache
  D) High Commissioner
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 718: Under the 1963 Republican Constitution, the power of judicial review was vested in the Options:
  A) supreme court
  B) parliament
  C) president
  D) the Chief justice of the federation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 719: The two parties which foremd the coalition government in 1959 were the Options:
  A) NCNC and the AG
  B) NPC and the NCNC
  C) NPC and the AG
  D) PRP and the UPA
  E) NPC and the NNA
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 720: An example of Nigeria's external cultural relations is her Options:
  A) establishment of diplomatic relations with other nations
  B) economic aid to neighbouring countries
  C) exchange of students with friendly nations
  D) trade interactions with developing countries
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  The correct answer is A .