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: The most distinguishing characteristic of the state is Options:
  A) government
  B) population
  C) territory
  D) sovereighty
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 842: A major source of revenue in the post - 1976 local government in Nigeria is Options:
  A) Internally generated revenue
  B) the federation account
  C) Grants and loans
  D) The joint state-local government account
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 843: The transformation of the OAU to AU is essentially to Options:
  A) enhance Africa's economic developement
  B) accelerate Africa's technological developement
  C) accelerate Africa's political develpement
  D) promote Africa's socio-cultural advancement
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 844: Power is understood to mean the Options:
  A) right to compel obedience
  B) capacity to compel obedience
  C) relationship between the government and the people
  D) desire to sue the state apparatus
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 845:

  The cultural organisation which metamorphosed into the Northern People's Congress (NPC) was__________

  Options:
  A) Arewa Consultative Forum
  B) Jamiyyar Mutanem Arewa
  C) Borno Youth Movement
  D) Northern Elders Forum
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 846:

  The major problem of the ECOWAS is lack of _______

  Options:
  A) Uniform ideology
  B) Commitment by members
  C) Common customs union
  D) Common currency
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 847: The Nigerian federalism is a Options:
  A) four-tier system
  B) three-tier system
  C) two-tier system
  D) one-tier system
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 848: The judiciary assigns clear meaning to the laws by Options:
  A) interpretation
  B) enforcement
  C) adjudication
  D) revision
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 849: Political behavior is governed by Options:
  A) political socialization
  B) political ideology
  C) political economy
  D) political culture
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 850: A system of government in which the central government is supreme over other levels is Options:
  A) totalitarian
  B) confederal
  C) federal
  D) unitary
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  The correct answer is D .