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 1:

  Some pre-colonial Nigerian societies are described as stateless because ......

  Options:
  A) They had no formal governmental institutions
  B) They were not independent
  C) They had no definite political boundaries
  D) Their population was too small
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2: A major feature of the system of government in the Sokoto Caliphate was that Options:
  A) it was based on customs and traditions
  B) it was theocratic
  C) it was democratic
  D) power was effectively decentralized
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3: The atomic bomb tests carried out around the Sahara Desert made Nigeria sever relations with Options:
  A) The United States
  B) France
  C) Germany
  D) Canada
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 4: One of the factors that led to the decline of feudalism is Options:
  A) opposition to the system by the wealthy
  B) industrialization
  C) opposition
  D) the discovery of new lands
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 5: The official report of proceeding in parliament is known as the Options:
  A) hansard
  B) diary of events
  C) gazette
  D) summary of proceedings
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 6:

  A cabinet re-shuffle takes place......

  Options:
  A) only when a motion of no confidence is passed
  B) when dissolution is held
  C) when prorogation and collective responsibility have their way
  D) when the shadow cabinet fails in its effectiveness
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 7: Fundamental rights are best guaranteed by Options:
  A) independent judiciary
  B) good leadership
  C) effective legislature
  D) efficient civil service
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 8: In the cabinet system of government individual responsibility of ministers means that Options:
  A) only ministers can be held responsible for errors
  B) a minister must hold his subordinates responsible for his failures
  C) the prime minister can remove an erring minister
  D) no individual can be held responsible for government decisions
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 9: The civil service was first regionalized by the Options:
  A) Richards Constitution
  B) Clifford Constitution
  C) Lyttleton Constitution
  D) Independence Constitution
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 10: The obligation to pay taxes regularly is justified because Options:
  A) citizens choose their own government
  B) citizens enjoy services provided by government
  C) government does not discriminate in its provision of services to different parts of the nation
  D) taxes are only source of government revenue
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  The correct answer is B .