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 931: Citizenship in a modern state expresses the status of a person who possesses Options:
  A) full political rights
  B) some religious rights
  C) social right only
  D) exclusive economic rights
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 932: The first Pan African, conference was held in Options:
  A) Paris
  B) Brussels
  C) London
  D) New York
  E) Manchester
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 933: A device for controlling prolonged debates in parliament is called Options:
  A) an adjournment
  B) a prorogation
  C) a dissolution
  D) a guillotine
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 934: An important feature of the federal system of government is the existence of a Options:
  A) strong national legislature
  B) president with veto power
  C) court system with impartial judges
  D) multiple tiers of government
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 935: The legislative organ of the federal government in the first republic was the Options:
  A) parliament
  B) judiciary
  C) legislative council
  D) national assembly
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 936: 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 .
• Question 937: The primary political parties is to Options:
  A) oppose the government
  B) Aggregate interest
  C) mobilise public opinion
  D) provide welfare for their member
  E) provide support for the military
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 938: The legislature checks the excesses of the executive through Options:
  A) appointment of civil servants
  B) screening of governors
  C) scrutiny of the budget
  D) nomination of judges
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 939: The main source of financing local government in Nigeria is Options:
  A) internal revenue generation
  B) statutory revenue allocation
  C) special state grants
  D) grants-in-aid
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 940: The main constraint on Nigeria-Francophone West African cooperation is Options:
  A) cultural differences
  B) ideological differences
  C) economic differences
  D) poor road network
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  The correct answer is A .