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:

  Which of the following is the basic unit of a local government in Nigeria?

  Options:
  A) State assembly
  B) Ward
  C) Local Council Development Area(LCDA)
  D) Ministry of Local government
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 102: The act of denying an eligible person the right to vote in an election is Options:
  A) gerrymandering
  B) disenfranchisement
  C) filiburstering
  D) restricted franchise
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 103: In a presidential system, the theory of separation of powers is not absolute because the president Options:
  A) can declara a state of emergency
  B) can be impeached by the court
  C) assents to bills
  D) can declare laws null and void
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 104: The main function of the Code of Conduct Bureau is to Options:
  A) ensure accountability in government business
  B) give the judiciary more powers to discipline erring judges
  C) protect public officers from the press
  D) give the police more powers to make arrests
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 105:

  The French colonial policy aimed at changing Africans into French men was the policy of

  Options:
  A) assimilation
  B) accommodation
  C) communes
  D) association
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 106: Nigeria was suspended from the Commonwealth because of her Options:
  A) tacit approval of military dictatorship
  B) negative position towards other nations
  C) complete negligence of freedom of the press
  D) violation of fundamental human rights
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 107: Nigeria's first external affairs minister was Options:
  A) Alhaji Nuhu Ramali
  B) Prof. Ishaya Audu
  C) Dr Okoi Arikpo
  D) Dr Jaja Wachukwu
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 108: Nigeria is NOT a member of Options:
  A) the Common wealth
  B) OPEC
  C) ECOWAS
  D) NATO
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 109: According to Marxist theory, those who own and control the means of production in a capitalist society are Options:
  A) Explotiters
  B) Colonialists
  C) Workers
  D) Shareholders
  E) Bourgeoisie
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 110: Which of the following is a duty of an electoral commission Options:
  A) Registeration of political parties
  B) Creation of political parties
  C) Establishment of electoral tribunals
  D) inauguration of the parliament
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  The correct answer is A .