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 941:

  The Green Revolution programme was the effected manifesto of the ........ in 1979

  Options:
  A) UPN
  B) NPN
  C) NPP
  D) GNPP
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 942: The adoption of non-alignment as a principle of Nigeria's foreign policy was aimed at Options:
  A) promoting Nigeria's leadership aspiration in Africa
  B) attaining equal status with the world powers
  C) fulfilling a basic requirement for acceptance in the UN Security Council
  D) insulating Nigeria against having to take side in the Cold War
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 943:

  __________ was a major factor that contributed to the rise of the Sokoto Caliphate.

  Options:
  A) Agricultural revolution.
  B) Slave trade
  C) European colonization
  D) Islamic Jihad
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 944: An important advantage of creating more constituent units in a federal state is to Options:
  A) enhance the people's participation in government
  B) enable ambitious politicians gain political power
  C) make the state gain more power
  D) curb the powers of the federal government
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 945:

  The zoning system in Nigerian politics refers to

  Options:
  A) the rotation of power among different regions
  B) the process of selecting party leaders
  C) the allocation of campaign funds
  D) the system of proportional representation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 946:

  The concept of delegated legislation is often criticised for all but one of the following reasons?

  Options:
  A) it may lead to abuse of the powers
  B) for reasons of sheer ignorance on legislative substance and procedure
  C) for reasons of expertise rule making on specific subject matters
  D) it is a clear violation of the separation of powers concept
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 947: The Constitution which introduce the ministerial system, into the Nigeria political system is the Options:
  A) Richards Constitution
  B) Lyttleton Constitution
  C) Macpherson Constitution
  D) Independence Constitution
  E) Republican Constitution
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 948: The fees collected by local governments at motor parks represents Options:
  A) levies
  B) fines
  C) income tax
  D) user charge
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 949: A type of political association that brings the rich and the poor together is Options:
  A) Broker party
  B) Charismatic party
  C) Elite party
  D) Mass party
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 950: Membership of a society is Options:
  A) voluntary
  B) constitutional
  C) conventional
  D) mandatory
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  The correct answer is A .