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 Murtala/Obasanjo regime in Nigeria increased the number of states from Options:
  A) 4 to 12
  B) 12 to 19
  C) 19 to 20
  D) 30 to 36
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2: Early nationalist activities manifested in the form of _____? Options:
  A) discrimination
  B) resistance
  C) participation
  D) disagreement
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3: An ideology is essentially Options:
  A) a gude to political action
  B) a manual for revolution
  C) a curse on political actors
  D) a non-political concept
  E) negative in connotation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 4: Nigeria is the major shareholder in the Options:
  A) OPEC fund for Development
  B) African Development Bank
  C) World Bank
  D) international monetary fund
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 5: In 1978,the Obasanjo Administration nationalized the assets of the British Petroleum and Barclays Bank in Nigeria in reaction to the British Options:
  A) monopoly of Nigeria;s oil market
  B) Occupation of the Falkland Islands
  C) continued trade links with South Africa
  D) reluctance to write off Nigeria's debts
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 6: Representative democrcy is characterized by Options:
  A) free elections and up-to-date register of voters
  B) promotes equality
  C) promotes the international brotherhood of man
  D) discourages opposition
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 7: Privatization and commercialization of public enterprises in Nigeria will lead to further entrenchment of Options:
  A) socialism
  B) capitalism
  C) welfarism
  D) fascism
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 8: A state that is ruled by an elected citizen is Options:
  A) a republic
  B) a plutocracy
  C) a monarchy
  D) an empire
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 9: The Nigeria Police is an agency of the Options:
  A) judicial arm of government
  B) Ministry of Defence
  C) executive arm of government
  D) Ministry of Interior
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 10: 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 .