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: The legal process by which an alien is accepted as a national of a country other than his own is known as Options:
  A) naturalization
  B) citizenship
  C) expatriation
  D) indigenization
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 782: To say that a country has a multi-party system means that Options:
  A) there are only two political parties in existence
  B) only two parties can contest elections
  C) the constitution recognizes more than one party
  D) more than one party should from the government at a time
  E) manifestos of all political parties are the same
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 783: Constitutional disputes between states in a federation can only be settled by Options:
  A) parliament
  B) the supreme court
  C) a tribunal
  D) the Court of Appeal
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 784: The delineation of constituencies is a major duty of the Options:
  A) national assembly
  B) political parties
  C) boundary commission
  D) electoral commission
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 785: The head of the Judiciary in every state of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is called Options:
  A) Honourable Chief Justice
  B) Head of Judicial Service
  C) Grand Khadi
  D) President Customary Court of Appeal
  E) Chief Judge
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 786: Which of the following is NOT a public corporation in Nigeria? Options:
  A) Joint Admissions and Matericulation Board
  B) Nigeria Steel Development Authority
  C) Nigerian National Oil Corporation
  D) Nigerian National shipping Line
  E) Nigerian Railway Corporation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 787: Under the umbrella of the OAU, Nigeria mediated the dispute between Options:
  A) Tunisia and Morrocco
  B) Zimbabwe and Tanzania
  C) Kenya and Somalia
  D) Ethiopia and Somalia
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 788: In a federal system of government the centre is Options:
  A) superior to the other components
  B) inferior to the other components
  C) equal to the other components
  D) of-unlimited jurisdiction
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 789: The 1976 Local government reforms was embarked upon by the central government under the leadership of ______? Options:
  A) General Olusegun Obasanjo
  B) General Sanni Abacha
  C) General Mohammed Buhari
  D) Goodluck Jonathan
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 790: The power of the courts to declare legislative enactments as unconstitutional is known as judicial Options:
  A) ruling
  B) review
  C) interpretation
  D) edict
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  The correct answer is B .