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 841:

  Which arm of government has the power to declare laws unconstitutional?

  Options:
  A) Judiciary
  B) Legislature
  C) Executive
  D) Parliament
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 842: Colonization of Africa was mainly motivated by Options:
  A) security considerations
  B) economic reasons
  C) religious reasons
  D) cultural factors
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 843: The Constituent Assembly of 1978 had the primary responsibility of Options:
  A) drafting a constitution for the Second Republic
  B) deliberating on, debating and amending the draft constitution
  C) passing the constitution into law
  D) conducting a referendum on the draft constitution
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 844:

  The fees collected by local governments at motor parks represent ______

  Options:
  A) Income tax
  B) User charge
  C) Fines
  D) Levies
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 845: Representative democrcy is characterized by Options:
  A) free elections and up-to-date register of voters
  B) promotes equality
  C) promotes the international brotherhood of man
  D) discourages opposition
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 846: The foreign affairs minister who advocated the concept of medium powers' was Options:
  A) Prof Ibrahim Gambari
  B) Major-General Joe Garba
  C) Alhaji Rilwanu Lukman
  D) Prof, Bolaji Akinyemi
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 847: The Convention People's party was a popular political party in Options:
  A) Sierra Leone
  B) Senegal
  C) Ivory Coast
  D) Ghana
  E) Nigeria
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 848: Professor Ibrahim Gambari is the Special Assistant to the United Nations Secretary General on Options:
  A) African affairs
  B) political and social matters
  C) the Economic Commission of Africa
  D) security matters
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 849: Before Nigeria became a republic, the highest body charged with the administration of justice was the Options:
  A) Supreme Court
  B) Court of Appeal
  C) Privy Court
  D) High Court
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 850: A system of government which emphasizes co-ordinate status of component units is referred to as Options:
  A) unitary
  B) federal
  C) confederal
  D) communal
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  The correct answer is B .