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 81: The Quorum in the OPEC conference is formed with the attendance of ? Options:
  A) one third of the member state
  B) half of member states
  C) member states
  D) three quarter of the member state
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 82:

  The process of decolonization in Nigeria was hugely impacted by

  Options:
  A) The Renaissance
  B) World War I
  C) The Cold War
  D) World War II
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 83: The structure of the civil service is based on Options:
  A) lateral organisation
  B) merit system
  C) patronage system
  D) hierachical organisation
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 84: To ensure the rights and freedom of citizens, the powers of the arms of government must be Options:
  A) fused
  B) incorporated
  C) separated
  D) rotated
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 85: The Public Service Commission (Nigeria) is responsible for the appointment of all Options:
  A) judges of the High Court
  B) officials of public corporations
  C) civil servants
  D) military personnel
  E) university teachers
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 86: The Igbo political system was based on Options:
  A) Age Grades
  B) Umunna
  C) Family ties
  D) Umuada
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 87: Nigeria broke diplomatic relations with France under the Balewa government over Options:
  A) the Algerian war of independence
  B) French policy in the Congo
  C) atomic tests in the Sahara
  D) French involvement in Togolese politics
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 88: The citizen's obligations are Options:
  A) what the government orders
  B) duties the individual imposes on himself
  C) what the law requires of the individual
  D) what the military decrees
  E) what political parties demand of their members
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 89: Problems arising from population census in Nigeria are mainly caused by Options:
  A) public opinions of the people
  B) unreliable census figures
  C) political manipulation by the elite
  D) the registeration of the underaged people
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 90: In a cabinet system of government, executive power is exercised by the Options:
  A) head of government
  B) president
  C) monarch
  D) dorminant party
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  The correct answer is A .