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 751:

  One of these isa major problem of the Nigerian civil service

  Options:
  A) inadequate personnel
  B) political influence
  C) corruption
  D) lack of effective leadership
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 752: A bill is a draft which is awaiting the consideration of the Options:
  A) executive
  B) party caucus
  C) legislature
  D) judiciary
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 753: The basic element of the United State Constitution is that Options:
  A) it presupposes and relies upon the existence of a highly educated and very articulate electorated
  B) Presidents like Richard Nixon cannot get away with gross abuse of power
  C) it guarantees the enjoyment of equal rights and protection by every citizen
  D) murderers who are found guilty by law courts are executed on electric chairs
  E) it embodies the concept of separation of powers
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 754: Which of the following is a hindrance to the democratization of the United Nations? Options:
  A) Resistance of the big powers
  B) Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
  C) The multiplicity of official languages
  D) Delayed payment of annual dues by members
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 755: The president of Nigeria was indirectly elected through secret ballot for a period of five years by the senate in Options:
  A) 1963
  B) 1979
  C) 1983
  D) 1960
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 756: The foreign policy thrust of the Baba / igida administration was Options:
  A) economic diplomacy
  B) war against narcotics
  C) military aggression
  D) african interest
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 757: A major factor that necessitated the adoption of federalism in Nigeria was the Options:
  A) intention of creating states
  B) diversity of culture and language
  C) abundance of natural resources
  D) low level of literacy
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 758: In 1978,the Obasanjo Administration nationalized the assets of the British Petroleum and Barclays Bank in Nigeria in reaction to the British Options:
  A) monopoly of Nigeria;s oil market
  B) Occupation of the Falkland Islands
  C) continued trade links with South Africa
  D) reluctance to write off Nigeria's debts
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 759: A major flaw in a liberal democracy is Options:
  A) the limitation of the freedom of expression
  B) its emphasis on political rights over economic rights
  C) that it promotes political instability
  D) its emphasis on collective ownership
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 760: 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 .