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 1031: The inalienable rights of the citizen are best protected through Options:
  A) an elected government
  B) a human head of state
  C) a constitution
  D) a fearless judiciary
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1032: Rules adjudication is a primary function of the Options:
  A) Judiciary
  B) Executive
  C) Government
  D) Legislature
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1033:

  During the Civil War, the major power that expressed moral support for Biafra's self- determination was ......

  Options:
  A) Great Britain
  B) China
  C) France
  D) The United States
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1034: In the Igbo political system, authority was shared among Options:
  A) men and women with OZo titles
  B) all age groups and warrant Chiefs
  C) elders of the community and Ofo title holders
  D) title holders and age groups
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1035: A legal document yet to be enacted into law but it still under debate in the legislature is known as Options:
  A) an edict
  B) a decree
  C) a white paper
  D) a bill
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1036:

  Nigeria's withdrawal from the Edinburg Commonwealth Games in July 1986 was in protest against British.....

  Options:
  A) Failure to impose sanctions on South Africa
  B) Negative utterances on Nigeria
  C) Supply of arms to Rhodesia
  D) Support for UNITArebels in Angola.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1037:

  Some pre-colonial Nigerian societies are described as stateless because ......

  Options:
  A) They had no formal governmental institutions
  B) They were not independent
  C) They had no definite political boundaries
  D) Their population was too small
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1038: Case - laws are made by the Options:
  A) Legislature
  B) Executive
  C) Judiciary
  D) Attorney General and Minister of Justice
  E) President
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1039: The Secretary General of the OAU is appointed by the Options:
  A) Council upon the recommendation of the Assembly
  B) Council upon the recommendation of the Secretariat
  C) Assembly upon the recommendation of the council
  D) Defence Commission upon the recommendation of the secretariat
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1040: Indirect election was first introduced in Nigeria by the Options:
  A) Lyttleton Constitution
  B) Macpherson Constitution
  C) Richards Constitution
  D) Clifford Constitution
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  The correct answer is C .