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 781: Rate are usually collected in Nigeria by Options:
  A) Ministries of Commerce in the states
  B) The department councils
  C) The traditional rules
  D) The department of inland revenue
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 782: A vote taken by the citizenry on an important political issue is a Options:
  A) recall
  B) general election
  C) bye-election
  D) referendum
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 783: Which of the following would act for the Head of state when he is out of the country? Options:
  A) the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
  B) the Chief of Staff, Army
  C) the Chief of staff, supreme Military Head Quarters
  D) the Chief of Staff, Air Force
  E) the General Officer Commanding, First Division
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 784: Which of the following ethnic groups had centralized administration in pre-colonial Nigeria? Options:
  A) lbibio
  B) Ijaw
  C) Tiv
  D) Hausa
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 785:

  The aim of the International Labour Organization includes

  Options:
  A) assistance in time of emergencies
  B) safeguarding the rights of individuals
  C) advancing social and economic justice
  D) coordinating the activities of organized agencies
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 786:

  A distinguishing feature of a federal state is

  Options:
  A) a written constitution
  B) resource control
  C) separation of powers
  D) cultural diversity
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 787: Pressure groups harmonize different individual concerns through Options:
  A) interest formulation
  B) interest manipulation
  C) interest mobilisation
  D) interest aggregation
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 788: Which of the following countries pioneered the establishment of ECOWAS alongside Nigeria? Options:
  A) Ghana
  B) Togo
  C) Algeria
  D) Cameroun
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 789: Capitalism is an economic system which emphasizes Options:
  A) communalism
  B) collectivism
  C) individualism
  D) internationalism
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 790: Once a country changes from military to civilian rule, future military rule becomes Options:
  A) Impossible
  B) a matter of time
  C) question only of the wishes of senior military officers
  D) difficult if the civilian regime pursues popular and widely beneficial policies
  E) possible through foreigh military intervention
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  The correct answer is D .