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 891: Nigeria's voting at the United Nations is guided primarily by Options:
  A) her concern for Africa
  B) her national interests
  C) the cold war
  D) world peace
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 892: The principle of separation of powers is intimately related to Options:
  A) democratic rule
  B) the bureaucratic process
  C) the rule of law
  D) checks and balances
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 893:

  Who re-organised the Nigeria's four regions into twelve states in May 1967?

  Options:
  A) General Yakubu Gowon
  B) Lieutenant-Colonel Ojukwu
  C) Philip Effiong
  D) Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 894:

  Amendment of the U. N. O. charter is the duty of the ........

  Options:
  A) Security Council
  B) Secretariat
  C) General Assembly
  D) Trusteeship Council
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 895: Delegated legislature becomes unavoidable when Options:
  A) legislators cannot reach a consensus
  B) issues under consideration are personal
  C) issues under consideration are technical
  D) legislators have to proceed on a recess
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 896:

  Professor lbrahim Gambari was the SpecialAssistant to the United Nations Secretary General on____________

  Options:
  A) Security matters
  B) African affairs
  C) Political and social matters
  D) The Economic Commission of Africa.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 897: The primary obligation of citizenship is Options:
  A) loyalty to one's ethnic group
  B) loyalty to the state and participation in the political process
  C) loyalty to one's school and church
  D) loyalty to one's local government council
  E) voting during local government council elections
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 898:

  Africans were first elected to the legislative council in British West Africa in _________

  Options:
  A) Ghana
  B) Sierra Leone
  C) The Gambia
  D) Nigeria
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 899: The main objective of pressure groups is to Options:
  A) win political power
  B) conduct free and fair elections
  C) mobilize support on behalf of the government
  D) protect the interests of its members
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 900: One instrument for safeguarding the rights of citizens is Options:
  A) judicial interpretation
  B) presidential pardon
  C) legislative intervention
  D) writ of habeas corpus
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  The correct answer is D .