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: A non-permanent feature of a state is Options:
  A) society
  B) population
  C) territory
  D) government
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2: Sovereignty is limited by Options:
  A) the criminal code
  B) decrees
  C) the legal system
  D) international law
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 3: The inalienable rights of the citizen are best protected through Options:
  A) an elected government
  B) a human head of state
  C) a constitution
  D) a fearless judiciary
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 4: A systematic effort to manipulate the beliefs, attitudes and actions of the public through the mass media and other means is called Options:
  A) political education
  B) public opinion
  C) propaganda
  D) brainstorming
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 5: A major function of the State Independent Electoral Commission in Nigeria is the Options:
  A) registeration of political parties
  B) conduct of elections into local government offices
  C) conduct of gubernatorial elections
  D) delineation of electoral constituencies
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 6: Government means the machinery established by a state to manage the affairs of the Options:
  A) rulers
  B) aliens
  C) civil servants
  D) workers and peasants
  E) people
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 7: A major problem associated with the Nigerian federalism is Options:
  A) ethnic conflicts
  B) environmental pollution
  C) boundary disputes
  D) fiscal allocation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 8: The right of citizens to participate in the affairs of government of their country is called Options:
  A) economic right
  B) civil right
  C) political right
  D) social right
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 9: Anonymity of the civil servant means that civil servants must Options:
  A) serve any government impartially
  B) be politically neutral
  C) have job security
  D) avoid nepotism and favouritism
  E) not receive the credit or blame for any good or bad policy
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 10: Which of the following African countries receive Nigeria assistance to fight her war of independence in 1975/76? Options:
  A) Namibia
  B) Angola
  C) South Africa
  D) Mozambique
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  The correct answer is B .