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 871: One of the agreements of the 1957 constitutional conference was that Options:
  A) Southern cameroons should constitute a separate region
  B) a house of Chiefs was to be created in the Western Region
  C) the office of the speaker of the house of representatives was to be created
  D) the police was to be regionalized
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 872:

  The Native Authority System was most effective and successful in .......

  Options:
  A) Mid-western Nigeria
  B) Western Nigeria
  C) Northern Nigeria
  D) Eastern Nigeria
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 873: Unicameral legislature is often criticized for Options:
  A) restricting the scope of participation
  B) cheapening the opportunity for participation
  C) condoning the participation of traditional rulers
  D) Narrowing participation to the military
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 874: The General Purpose Committee of the local government functions as a Options:
  A) Committee for awarding contracts
  B) cabinet of the local government
  C) body responsible for supervsing self - help projects
  D) committee of the government on public relations
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 875: Government is different from other political organizations because Options:
  A) it has legitimate power over citizens
  B) its officials have fixed terms of office
  C) it can punish those who violate its rules
  D) it is made up of elected officials
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 876: The final stage in the process of enacting legislation is Options:
  A) final reading
  B) assent
  C) notification
  D) guillotine
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 877: The highest organ of the state during the Babangida Regime was the Options:
  A) Provisional Ruling Council
  B) Supreme Military Council
  C) Armed Forces Ruling Council
  D) Federal Executive Council
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 878: The headquarters of the Economic Commission for Africa is located in Options:
  A) Ghana
  B) Kenya
  C) Nigeria
  D) Ethiopia
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 879: The United Nations is a replacement for which ineffective organisation? Options:
  A) World War II
  B) League Nations
  C) OPEC
  D) ECOWAS
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 880:

  Nigeria's foreign policy is guided by the principle of

  Options:
  A) military dominance
  B) economic self-sufficiency
  C) national interest
  D) territorial expansion
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  The correct answer is C .