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 741: The approval of treaties and agreements of the Economic Community of West African States is the responsibility of the Options:
  A) Secretariate
  B) Council of Minisiters
  C) ECOWAS Tribunal
  D) Assembly of Heads of State and Government
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 742: The inalienable rights of the citizen are best protected through Options:
  A) an elected government
  B) a human head of state
  C) a constitution
  D) a fearless judiciary
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 743: A by -law is made by Options:
  A) parliament
  B) congress
  C) an electoral college
  D) the local government
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 744:

  The last measure used by the pressure groups issuing a condition to be satisfied within a stipulated time is called_______

  Options:
  A) Lobbying
  B) Ultimatum
  C) Dialogue
  D) Strike
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 745: One of the major features of the constitution operative in the British West African colonies during the 1920s was the Options:
  A) introduction of the elective principle
  B) removal of colonial governors by colonial legislative councils
  C) introduction of the universal adult suffrage
  D) abolition of the local governments
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 746:

  Deconcentration of power means the_______

  Options:
  A) sharing of powers among tiers of government
  B) creation of semi autonomous units to govern other parts of a state
  C) process of setting strategies or policies for the subsidiary territories in the state by putting recognized personnel in place
  D) act of delegating powers and authority to component units that exist in a state
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 747: A major weakness of confederation is Options:
  A) over-concentration of authority
  B) tendency towards secession
  C) lack of local independence
  D) lack of common currency
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 748: The participation of Nigerians in the Second World War created in the nationalists the awareness that the Options:
  A) Africans were superior
  B) Africans were more qualified to rule
  C) Europeans were not superior
  D) Europeans were less tactful in warefare
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 749: The 1976 Reforms have been most beneficial to the Options:
  A) Nigerian police
  B) federal government
  C) local government
  D) civil service
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 750: The reason behind Nigerian's suspension from the Commonwealth in 1995 was Options:
  A) economic
  B) socio-cultural
  C) legal
  D) political
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  The correct answer is D .