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 1011: Which of the following is saddled with the conduct of the general elections in Nigeria's Fourth Republic? Options:
  A) National Electoral Commission of Nigeria
  B) Independent National Elctoral Commission
  C) National Electoral Commission
  D) Federal Electoral Commission
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1012: Residual powers in the 1979 Constitution of Nigeria were vested in the Options:
  A) local and state governments
  B) state government
  C) federal government
  D) local government
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1013: Public corporations are established to Options:
  A) reduce government spending
  B) boost government revenue
  C) improve provision of social amenities
  D) create vacancies for political appointments
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1014: A major feature of the system of government in the Sokoto Caliphate was that Options:
  A) it was based on customs and traditions
  B) it was theocratic
  C) it was democratic
  D) power was effectively decentralized
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1015: Collective ownership of property is associated with Options:
  A) feudalism
  B) communism
  C) mercantilism
  D) capitalism
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1016: The power of British Trade Unions now constitutes Options:
  A) a real threat to the Quen and the British Establishment
  B) a danger to the Judiciary
  C) a threat to the House of Lords
  D) a challenge to the idea of Parliamentary Sovereignty
  E) a menace to the Confederation of British Industries
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1017: A type of political association that brings the rich and the poor together is Options:
  A) Broker party
  B) Charismatic party
  C) Elite party
  D) Mass party
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1018: Rule by the old people is known as Options:
  A) Monarchy
  B) Gerontocracy
  C) Feudalism
  D) Theocracy
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1019: Under the indirect rule system Options:
  A) chiefs were allowed to govern their people
  B) colonial administrators shared power equally with traditional rulers
  C) traditional rulers were encouraged to adopt the British system of government
  D) colonial administrators increased the powers of traditional rulers
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1020: An important advantage of creating more constituent units in a federal state is to Options:
  A) enhance the people's participation in government
  B) enable ambitious politicians gain political power
  C) make the state gain more power
  D) curb the powers of the federal government
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  The correct answer is A .