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: Which UN organ has primary responsibility for the maintenance of World peace and security? Options:
  A) the general assembly
  B) the secretariat
  C) the international court of justice
  D) the economic and social council
  E) the security council
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 752: In the 1950s, the Northern Elements Progressive Union was notable in Nigerian politics because it Options:
  A) opposed Northern traditional rulers
  B) Agitated for the formation of a unitary form of government
  C) allied with the Northern people's Congress to form the regional government
  D) won the election to the Northern House of Assembly
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 753: Which branch of government is responsible for implementing? the Options:
  A) Executive
  B) Legislature
  C) Judiciary
  D) Police
  E) Civil Service
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 754: The Queen of England ceased to be the head of state of Nigeria at Options:
  A) independence in October 1960
  B) the attainment of self government by the regions
  C) the adoption of the Republican Constitution in October 1963
  D) the inception of the presidential system in October 1979
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 755: Which of the following is NOT a unique feature of federal constitution? Options:
  A) Division of powers
  B) at least two levels of government
  C) Supremacy of the constitution
  D) Independence of the constitution
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 756: One major flaw of the British Indirect Rule in Nigeria was that the system Options:
  A) made use of traditional institution
  B) championed ethnocentrism
  C) encouraged the use of European administrators
  D) was not centralized
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 757: Vassalage as a political system was practised by the Options:
  A) lbibio and lgala
  B) Tiv
  C) Haua Fulani
  D) lgbo and Efik
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 758: The commission established to handle the electoral activities in the Second Republic of Nigeria was Options:
  A) FEDECO
  B) NEC
  C) INEC
  D) NECON
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 759:

  Which of the following was a significant trade commodity in the pre-colonial Kingdom of Benin?

  Options:
  A) Ivory
  B) Gold
  C) Rubber
  D) Salt
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 760: The supreme policy-making organ in the Organization of African Unity is Options:
  A) the Council of ministers
  B) the Assembly of Head of State and government
  C) the general secretariat
  D) the specialised commissions
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is B .