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 permanent civil service Options:
  A) makes continuity in government possible
  B) makes civil servants arrogant
  C) promotes ethnic domination
  D) is undemocratic
  E) undermines the authority of government
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2:

  Which of the following was a significant trade commodity in the pre-colonial Kingdom of Benin?

  Options:
  A) Ivory
  B) Gold
  C) Rubber
  D) Salt
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3:

  The National assembly is composed of how many chambers?

  Options:
  A) Two
  B) Four
  C) One
  D) Three
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 4: Sir Henry Willinck of Britain was the chairman of a commission which investigated one of the following problems of Nigeria in 1958. Options:
  A) commercial banking problems
  B) minority problems and fears
  C) problems of political parties
  D) problems of public corporations
  E) problems of higher education
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 5: The emirate system of administration can be likened to Options:
  A) confederal system of government
  B) unitary system of government
  C) federal system of government
  D) constitutional monarchy
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 6: The leading agent in the expansion of British influence in Northern Nigeria in the 1890s was the Options:
  A) British Consul in Calabar
  B) Royal West African Frontier Force
  C) British Consul in Lagos
  D) Royal Niger Company
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 7: 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 8: Which of the following bodies in Nigeria performs the function of an Ombudsman? Options:
  A) the Public Service Commission
  B) the National Economic Planning Commission
  C) the National Security Organisation
  D) the Public Complaints Commission
  E) the Civil Serivce Commission
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 9: The executive arm of government includes the Options:
  A) police
  B) courts
  C) national assembly
  D) senate president
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 10: The separation of powers means the same as Options:
  A) a presidential system of government
  B) checks and balances
  C) the rule of law
  D) supremacy of the judiciary
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is B .