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 881: Which of the following organs control the Civil Service? Options:
  A) parliament and the courts
  B) trade unions and the courts
  C) the police and parliament
  D) tribunals and interest groups
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 882: The Northern People's Congress stand during the nationalist struggle for Nigeria's independence was for Options:
  A) immediate independence for Nigeria
  B) gradual evolution towards independence
  C) the continuation of British rule
  D) independence in 1956
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 883: The granting of asylum to Charles Taylor by Nigeria was to Options:
  A) defy the western powers
  B) control Liberia
  C) protect Nigeria in Liberia
  D) promote peace in Liberia
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 884: The type of government in which an individual wields absolute power is called Options:
  A) autocracy
  B) theocracy
  C) oligarchy
  D) plutocracy
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 885:

  The defense pact between Nigeria and Britain was canceled in the year

  Options:
  A) 1967
  B) 1960
  C) 1962
  D) 1965
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 886:

  Financial allocation to local governments by the federal or the state government to supplementthe cost of a project is called_____

  Options:
  A) Revenue allocation
  B) Reimbursement
  C) Statutory allocation
  D) Matching grant
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 887:

  Government by the wealthy is known as _________

  Options:
  A) Democracy
  B) Plutocracy
  C) Oligarchy
  D) Aristocracy
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 888:

  which pre-colonial Nigerian Kingdom was known for its artistic and cultural achievement?

  Options:
  A) Nupe
  B) Igbo
  C) Kanem-Bornu
  D) Benin
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 889: Elections among candidates from the same party before the final elections are called Options:
  A) running mates
  B) electoral colleges
  C) party conventions
  D) primaries
  E) second ballots
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 890: A constitution that is difficult to amend is Options:
  A) Rigid
  B) Written
  C) Unwritten
  D) Flexible
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  The correct answer is A .