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 831: Under the 1999 Constitutions of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the appointment and posting of members of election tribunal on the elections conducted by INEC is the responsibility of the Options:
  A) Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission
  B) President of Nigeria
  C) Chief Justice of Nigeria
  D) President, Court of Appeal
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 832: The primary function of a pressure group is to Options:
  A) win and control governmental power
  B) elect their officials
  C) influence government policy
  D) organize worker to confront government
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 833: The breakdown of the McPherson Constitution was partly caused by the crisis within the Options:
  A) NCNC
  B) AG
  C) NPC
  D) NNDP
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 834: The notion of checks and balances guarantees that Options:
  A) the executive is able to control the legislature
  B) the judiciary can stop allexecutive actions
  C) each branch of government acts as a watchdog over other branches
  D) the legislature is subordinate to the judiciary
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 835: Nazism as a doctrine was proposed by Options:
  A) Benito Mussolini
  B) Adolf Hitler
  C) Karl Mark
  D) Josef Stalin
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 836: The indirect dimension of changing the government is known as ___ ? Options:
  A) coup de ta't
  B) military rule
  C) election
  D) electorate
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 837: In the Habe political system, the Sarki was assisted in performing his executive functions by the Options:
  A) alkali
  B) khaddi
  C) ulama
  D) galadima
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 838: Public corporations are established mainly to Options:
  A) offer free services
  B) make profit for government
  C) provide jobs for the unemployed
  D) provide services at subsidized rates
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 839: Franchise in an electoral process means the Options:
  A) right to vote
  B) ownership of means of production
  C) the sovereignty of a nation
  D) rights and duties of a citizen
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 840: The Public Service Review Commission of 1991 made proposals to ensure that the public service was Options:
  A) more effective than the private sector
  B) more attractive than the private sector
  C) professionalized
  D) efficient and result-oriented
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  The correct answer is D .