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 1001: The central legislature of Nigeria became bicameral in Options:
  A) 1960
  B) 1951
  C) 1959
  D) 1963
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1002: To be elected President of Nigeria, the 1979 Constitution state that one must have attained the age of Options:
  A) 21 years
  B) 35 years
  C) 50 years
  D) 60 years
  E) 65 years
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1003:

  The first Nigerian constitution to provide for the fundamental objectives and directive principles of state policy was the

  Options:
  A) 1979 Constitution
  B) 1989 Constitution
  C) 1999 Constitution
  D) 1960 Constitution
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1004: Persons legally qualified to vote for parliamentary candidates from Options:
  A) public opinion
  B) political parties
  C) the electorate
  D) the upper house
  E) the executive
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1005: Before 1945, the component units of Nigeria were Options:
  A) states
  B) regions
  C) districts
  D) provinces
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1006: The local government reforms of 1976 in Nigeria were designed to Options:
  A) decentralize authority
  B) increase political socialization
  C) enlist grassroot support
  D) achieve even developenmet
  E) all of the above
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1007: The main objective of pressure groups is to Options:
  A) protect the interest of the country against foreigners
  B) serve as opposition to the government
  C) promote the interest of political parties
  D) influence legislation for the benefit of their members
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1008: One outstanding action for which the GOWON administration will be remembered in Nigeria's political history is the Options:
  A) organizatin of FESTAC
  B) construction of roads
  C) creation of twelve states
  D) civil service purge
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1009: In the year 1911, who argued most representative system deteriorates towards an Oligarchy or Patriarchy? Options:
  A) Robert Michels
  B) Adolf Gasser
  C) Adolf Hitler
  D) Edmunde Burke
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1010: Voting first started in Nigeria in 1923 because the Clifford Constitution of 1922 because Options:
  A) independence
  B) self-government
  C) dominion status
  D) elective principle
  E) decolonization
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  The correct answer is D .