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 981: Which of the following is NOT necessarily a characteristic feature of a state? Options:
  A) A territory
  B) An army
  C) A government
  D) A system of laws
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 982: The term, rule of law means Options:
  A) nobody is above the law
  B) everybody is equal before the law
  C) we are being governed by lawyers
  D) A and B above
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 983: Imperialism was adopted by Europe to Options:
  A) expand its economic and political base
  B) develop the economies of the colonies
  C) establish a democratic society similar to that of Europe
  D) end ethnic rivalries in the colonies
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 984: The Native Authority system of local administration was introduced by the British in Nigeria to Options:
  A) introduce Western education
  B) ensure the administration of justice
  C) empower traditional rulers
  D) facilitate tax collection
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 985: Free and fair elections do NOT accommodate Options:
  A) obedience to the rules of the game
  B) equality of all votes
  C) freedom of choice by voters
  D) partial electoral administration
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 986: The main function of the Code of Conduct Bureau is to Options:
  A) ensure accountability in government business
  B) give the judiciary more powers to discipline erring judges
  C) protect public officers from the press
  D) give the police more powers to make arrests
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 987: A political authority which exercises sovereign power over a specific geographical area is termed a Options:
  A) nation
  B) state
  C) dominion
  D) leviathan
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 988: The indirect dimension of changing the government is known as ___ ? Options:
  A) coup de ta't
  B) military rule
  C) election
  D) electorate
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 989:

  The Security Council of the United Nations Organization has

  Options:
  A) five permanent members
  B) seven permanent members
  C) four permanent members
  D) three permanent members.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 990: The basic unit of government in pre-colonial Yorubaland was the Options:
  A) town
  B) empire
  C) palace
  D) ward
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  The correct answer is B .