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 761: Within the United Nations, the veto power is exercised in Options:
  A) UNESCO
  B) WHO
  C) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
  D) THE SECURITY COUNCIL
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 762: Decree 34 of 1966 was unacceptable to many Nigerians because it was Options:
  A) seen as an instrument of impoverishment
  B) perceived to abolish the federal system
  C) promulgated without consultation with the people
  D) considered as alien
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 763:

  The judiciary checks the other arms of government through

  Options:
  A) Judicial recall
  B) Judicial precedence
  C) Judicial review
  D) Judicial oversight
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 764: 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 .
• Question 765: A totalitarian government is Options:
  A) government that aspires to control every aspect of a citizens life
  B) a government of the people by the people, and for the people
  C) a government masses
  D) a weak government
  E) controlled by the rich
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 766: Which of the following counties has the right to vote the decision of the Security Council of the UNO? Options:
  A) Switzerland
  B) Argentina
  C) China
  D) Sweden
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 767: The committee that recommended Abuja as the new Federal Capital was headed by Options:
  A) Graham Douglas
  B) Mamman Nasir
  C) Rotimi Williams
  D) Akinola Aguda
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 768: The most critical debates on a bill and amendments to it take place during the Options:
  A) first reading
  B) second reading
  C) third reading
  D) assent
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 769: The independence of the judiciary can be best safeguarded by Options:
  A) the Public Service Commission
  B) a charismatic leadership
  C) a liberal government
  D) a well informed public
  E) a system of checks and balances
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 770: Iran, Iraq and which countries first created OPEC? Options:
  A) Kuwait, Saudi Arabia
  B) Venezuela, Dubai, Greece
  C) Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait
  D) Venezuela, Vienna.
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  The correct answer is C .