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: Under the Presidential system of government the legislature and the executive are Options:
  A) elected separately to a fixed term
  B) elected separately to an unfixed term
  C) appointed by the judiciary to a fixed term
  D) apponited at the same time to an unfixed term
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 82: Nigeria formally became a federation in Options:
  A) 1960
  B) 1963
  C) 1914
  D) 1946
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 83: Galadima in the emirate system refers to Options:
  A) a village head
  B) the administrator of the capital city
  C) the officer in charge of the army
  D) a jugde
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 84: Laws made by state governments are known as Options:
  A) bye laws
  B) decrees
  C) edicts
  D) acts
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 85: A main feature of the parliamentary system is that Options:
  A) the executive consists of all party members
  B) judges are drawn from the ruling party
  C) electoral commissioners leave at the end of their tenure
  D) the executive is appointed by the legislature
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 86: Public opinion is a view that is Options:
  A) held by the majority
  B) active in the public realm
  C) widely publicized
  D) no longer a secret
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 87: The headquarters of the OAU Liberation Committee is located in Options:
  A) Lagos
  B) Addis Ababa
  C) Dar es Salaam
  D) Harare
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 88: Power that is delegated is exercised Options:
  A) By devolution
  B) Directly
  C) By coercion
  D) Indirect
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 89: Which of the following is used in gauging public opinion? Options:
  A) constitution
  B) educational institution
  C) mass media
  D) electoral college
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 90: A government in which control of ultimate power is by a few who rule in their own selfish interests is classified as Options:
  A) a democracy
  B) a dictatorship
  C) an aristocracy
  D) a monarchy
  E) an oligarchy
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  The correct answer is E .