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: The headquarters of registered political parties in Nigeria must be located in Options:
  A) the federal capital
  B) the state where most of their supporters come from
  C) any state capital
  D) the Northern and Souther parts of Nigeria
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2: The highest grade in the civil service is known as the Options:
  A) administrative cadre
  B) executive cadre
  C) clerical cadre
  D) technical cadre
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3: The membership of pressure groups is limited because they Options:
  A) pursue specific andd narrow objectives
  B) are mainly concerned with public interests
  C) promote other people's interests
  D) are not friendly
  E) are not patriotic
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 4: The legislative body of the United States of America is the Options:
  A) Parliament
  B) Congress
  C) National Assembly
  D) Council
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 5: The headquarters of the International Court of Justice is in Options:
  A) Washington,D.C
  B) Paris
  C) London
  D) The Hague
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 6: The head of the palace in the pre-colonial hausa system is ? Options:
  A) Sarkin dawaki
  B) sarkin gida
  C) sarkin fada
  D) sarkin ruwa
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 7: Authority refers to the Options:
  A) might to secure compliance from others within a given social setting
  B) power to exerice might over others behaviour
  C) mandate to exercise power over others
  D) Ability to compel others to act in a particular way
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 8: Delegated legislation is justified by the Options:
  A) Superior knowledge of issues by the executive
  B) fear that public debates in parliaments would endanger national security
  C) slow and unwieldy process of decision making in legislative houses
  D) constitutional superiority of the executive over the legislative branch of government
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 9:

  The policy of 'indigenization' was introduced under the regime of?

  Options:
  A) General Yakubu Gowon
  B) General Olusegun Obasanjo
  C) General Ibrahim Babangida
  D) General Sani Abacha
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 10: Vote of confidence is basically a feature of Options:
  A) the parliamentary system
  B) a coalition government
  C) an aristrocatic government
  D) the presidential system
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  The correct answer is A .