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:

  when a bill passed by the legislature is vetoed by the executive, the action underscores the principle

  Options:
  A) probity and accountability
  B) separation of powers
  C) collective responsibility
  D) checks and balances.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2: The goal of the theory of separation of powers is to Options:
  A) make the executive dependent on the legislative
  B) give more powers to the legislative
  C) protect individual liberty
  D) creates efficiency in the judiciary
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3: The organ of the United Nations Organization responsible for the former colonies of defeated world war ll powers is the Options:
  A) General Assembly
  B) Security Council
  C) Economic and Social Council
  D) Trusteeship Council
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 4: Nigeria supports the South-South cooperation as a foreign policy objective for mutual understanding among Options:
  A) nations south of the equator
  B) sub-saharan African countries
  C) developing countries
  D) Asian and sub-saharan African countries
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 5: A fundamental component of political culture is Options:
  A) social values
  B) community structure
  C) family values
  D) economic values
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 6: The purpose of registration before elections is to Options:
  A) know the total population of a country
  B) know the names of all taxable adults
  C) know the number of people that support each political party
  D) Guard against frud at elections
  E) identify citizens and non-citizens of a state
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 7: The immediate cause of the January 15 1966 military coup in Nigeria was the Options:
  A) crisis over the population census
  B) election crisis in the Western Region
  C) Kano Riots
  D) Tiv Riots
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 8: One of the achievements of ECOWAS is the Options:
  A) eradication of colonialism
  B) adoption of vehicle insurance scheme
  C) settlement of Liberian refugees
  D) respect for human rights
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 9: The first Governor General of Nigeria was Options:
  A) Lord Lugard
  B) Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe
  C) Sir James Robertson
  D) the late Major Genery Aguiyi Irosi
  E) the Oni of ife
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 10: Which of the following did not take part in the early nationalist movement of Nigeria? Options:
  A) the Lagos weekly record
  B) macaulay's National democratic party
  C) the Nigerian youth movement
  D) the Democatic party of Nigeria and the Camerouns
  E) the west African pilot
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  The correct answer is D .