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 101: Public corporations are established mainly to Options:
  A) cater for the welfare of their board members
  B) give advice to the government on commerce
  C) co-ordinate the affairs of several ministries
  D) provide essential services and amenities on a commercial basis
  E) develop the rural areas
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 102:

  A major issue that distinguishes pressure groups from political parties is the ...

  Options:
  A) Ideology
  B) Objective
  C) Membership drive
  D) Voting pattern
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 103: The British Government revoked the Charter of the Royal Niger Company and took over the ministration of Nigeria in Options:
  A) 1861
  B) 1885
  C) 1900
  D) 1914
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 104: The Public Service Review Commission of 1991 made proposals to ensure that the public service was Options:
  A) more effective than the private sector
  B) more attractive than the private sector
  C) professionalized
  D) efficient and result-oriented
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 105: Which of the following is a feature of checks and balances? Options:
  A) judicial review
  B) code of conduct
  C) judicial precedent
  D) judicial immunity
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 106: Which of the following functions is performed by both political parties and pressure groups? Options:
  A) Contesting elections
  B) Interest articulation
  C) formal opposition to government
  D) working for the interests of their members
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 107: A virile foreign policy is one characterized by Options:
  A) a vibrant press,vibrant public opinion and a dynamic civil society
  B) propaganda, espionage and economic embargoes
  C) a stable polity, bouyant economy and visionary leadership
  D) the nature and dynamics of the international system
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 108: Under the 1963 Constitution, a bill could only become law if it was accented to by the Options:
  A) prime minister
  B) president
  C) queen
  D) governor - general
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 109: The commitee that scrutinizes budget proposals in the legislature is the Options:
  A) Rules and Business Committee
  B) Public Accounts Committee
  C) Finance Committee
  D) Appropriation Committee
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 110: The first Governor General of colonial Nigeria was Options:
  A) Sir Hugh Clifford
  B) Sir James Robertson
  C) Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe
  D) Sir Ralph Moore
  E) Lord Lugard
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  The correct answer is E .