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 decision-making organ of a confederation is made up of Options:
  A) technocrats appointed by the units
  B) politicians elected from the confederal constituencies
  C) politicians nominated by the government of member states
  D) representatives of pressure groups.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1002:

  Which political party was known for its socialist ideology and populist policies in the 1980s?

  Options:
  A) People's Redemption party
  B) All Nigeria's People's Party
  C) National Party of Nigeria
  D) Nigerian National Democratic Party
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1003:

  The Chick's commission was set up to look into the issue of revenue allocation in___________

  Options:
  A) 1946
  B) 1957
  C) 1951
  D) 1953
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1004: The first federal constitution in Nigeria was the Options:
  A) Lyttelton Constitution
  B) Independence Constitution
  C) Macpherson Constitution
  D) Clifford Constitution
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1005: The treaty establishing the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was Options:
  A) concluded in Lome (Togo) in December, 1976 after hard and extensive negotiations
  B) designed as the main pillar on which an eventual African common market would be built
  C) the brain-child of Togo and Ghana
  D) signed in Lagos in May 1975 to promote trade and other economic co-operation in the region as a whole
  E) to immediately eliminate tariffs and other barriers to trade among members
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1006: The independent African countries that signed the OAU Charter on May 25th 1963 were Options:
  A) Togo and Sierra Leone
  B) Morocco and Angola
  C) Togo and Morocco
  D) Chad and Gambia
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1007: Nigeria's membership of the UN complements her foreign policy in the area of Options:
  A) bilateral diplomacy
  B) regional diplomacy
  C) sub-regional diplomacy
  D) multilateral diplomacy
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1008: The chairman of the National Defense Council as provided in the 1999 Constitution is the Options:
  A) Minister of Defence
  B) Chief of Defence Staff
  C) Chief of Army Staff
  D) President
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1009: A flexible constitution is one which is Options:
  A) known to all the citizens
  B) written by the parliament
  C) easily amended
  D) porpular with the legislators
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1010: Naturalization is a process of acquiring citizenship by Options:
  A) persons of dual nationality
  B) foreign visitors to a country
  C) resident foreigners of good character
  D) persons born abread
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  The correct answer is C .