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 861: The major external factor that promoted nationalism in Nigeria was Options:
  A) Pan-Africanism
  B) the Yom-Kippur War
  C) the Second World War
  D) Anti-apartheid Movement
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 862: In the 1976 reforms and the local government generally, which regime constitutes the Ibrahim panel of 1984? Options:
  A) Major General Muhammadu Buhari Administration
  B) Olusegun Obasanjo Administration
  C) Goodluck Jonathan Administration
  D) Ernest Shonekan Administration
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 863: The process of dividing a country into electoral districts is known as Options:
  A) delimitation
  B) demarcation
  C) delineation
  D) distribution
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 864:

  The citizenship of a country could be acquired through_______

  Options:
  A) President proclamation
  B) Registration and arbitration
  C) Birth and naturalization
  D) Parliamentary legislature
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 865:

  The best form of government for a heterogeneous society is a

  Options:
  A) quasi-federal system
  B) federal system
  C) confederal system
  D) unitary system
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 866: Proportional representation is often criticized because it Options:
  A) tends to preserve the multi-party system
  B) is too simple to operate
  C) encures that each party has minister
  D) provides that each state represented according to its population
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 867: The two military coups that toppled civilian regimes in Nigeria were those of Options:
  A) January 1966 and December 1983
  B) July 1966 and August 1985
  C) January 1966 and July 1975
  D) February 1976 and December 1983
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 868: Before Nigeria became a republic, the highest body charged with the administrator of justice was the Options:
  A) Privy council
  B) High court
  C) Supreme court
  D) Court of appeal
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 869: Prorogation is the bringing of a session of a parliament to an end through Options:
  A) royal proclamation
  B) final reading
  C) guillotine
  D) impeachment
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 870: President Shehu Shagari was elected Options:
  A) by the Election Tribunal
  B) By the supreme Court
  C) on the first ballot
  D) by the federal Electoral Commission
  E) by the National Assembly
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  The correct answer is C .