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 771: The set of policies on the basis of which countries interact with one another is called Options:
  A) constructive engagement policy
  B) socio-economic policy
  C) national policy
  D) foreign policy
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is D .
• Question 772:

  The Ijaw people of pre-colonial Nigeria were organized into?

  Options:
  A) Grades
  B) Clans
  C) Federations
  D) Chiefdoms
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is B .
• Question 773:

  An important provision of the 1946 constitution was that it ........

  Options:
  A) conceived federalism for Nigeria
  B) introduced federalism in Nigeria
  C) introduced official majority in the legislative council for the 1st time
  D) for the 1st time, introduced the office of the head of government at the regional level
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .
• Question 774: The fundamental objectives and directive principles of state policy in the 1979 Constitution do NOT include Options:
  A) democratic and social justice
  B) federal character and inequality
  C) concentration of wealth and provision of maximum welfare
  D) national integration and ethnic loyalty
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is B .
• Question 775: The central decision-making organ of a confederation is made up of Options:
  A) technocrats appointed by the units
  B) politicians elected from the confederal constituencies
  C) politicians nominated by the government of member states
  D) representatives of pressure groups.
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is C .
• Question 776: In 1964, the National Council of Nigerian Citizens and the Action Group formed the Options:
  A) Coalition Government
  B) Nigerian Advance Prty
  C) Nigerian National Alliance
  D) United Progressive Grand Alliance
  E) National Emergency Committee
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is D .
• Question 777: The emergence of nationalism was essentially the result of the ills of Options:
  A) colonialism
  B) imperialism
  C) independence
  D) slavery
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .
• Question 778:

  A form of government which has its slogan to be 'ruling of the best' is__________

  Options:
  A) democracy
  B) aristocracy
  C) timocracy
  D) plutocracy
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is B .
• Question 779: The first military coup d'etat in Nigeria occurred on Options:
  A) October 1 1960
  B) October 1, 1963
  C) January 15, 1966
  D) Jnuary 15, 1967
  E) December 31, 1983
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is C .
• Question 780: A system in which no single person serves as the chief executive is known as Options:
  A) Republican
  B) revolutionary
  C) collegial
  D) parliamentary
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is C .