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: Government is different from other political organizations because Options:
  A) it has legitimate power over citizens
  B) its officials have fixed terms of office
  C) it can punish those who violate its rules
  D) it is made up of elected officials
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2:

  ________refers to the manipulation of boundaries of constituencies in order to win more seats,

  Options:
  A) Delimitation
  B) Devolution
  C) Determination
  D) Gerrymandering
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 3: Which of the following led to the introduction of indirect rule in Nigeria by the British? Options:
  A) Need for adequate financial resources
  B) Desire for rapid development
  C) Speedy transition to independence
  D) Manpower and personnel shortages
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 4: The principle of two levels of government in a country is called Options:
  A) the parliamentary system
  B) dictatorship
  C) Nationalism
  D) Federalism
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 5: The goal of the theory of separation of powers is to Options:
  A) make the executive dependent on the legislature
  B) give more powers to the legislature
  C) protect individual liberty
  D) create efficiency in the judicary
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 6: The British prime minister who opposed the cancellation of Nigeria's debt was Options:
  A) Margaret Thatcher
  B) Edward Heath
  C) John Major
  D) Hardold Wilson
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 7: One of the programmes binding members of the Commonwealth is the Options:
  A) Food and aid programme
  B) Cultural programme
  C) Agenda for peace
  D) Scholarship scheme
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 8: The best form of government for a heterogeneous society is a Options:
  A) quasi-federal system
  B) federal system
  C) confederal system
  D) unitary system
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 9: A good example of a country with a largely unwritten constitution is Options:
  A) the United States of America
  B) The Soviet Union
  C) Nigeria
  D) United Kingdom
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 10: Power is understood to mean the Options:
  A) right to compel obedience
  B) capacity to compel obedience
  C) relationship between the government and the people
  D) desire to sue the state apparatus
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  The correct answer is B .