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 1101: A meeting of the legislature is usually brought to an end with Options:
  A) a dissolution
  B) an adjournment
  C) suspension
  D) a prorogation
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1102: In a parliamentary system of government, the offices of head of state and head of government are `` Options:
  A) fused
  B) separated
  C) not defined
  D) indistinguishable
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1103: The operation of the rule of law is undermined by the Options:
  A) unfriendly attitude of pressure groups
  B) existence of administrative tribunals and special immunities
  C) conspiracy by the two-houses of the legislature to impeach the president
  D) inability of the press to discharge its responsibilities
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1104: OPEC has strong influence with the__________ Options:
  A) IMF
  B) EU
  C) ADB
  D) AU
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1105: The cabinet system of government embody the principle of separation of powers because Options:
  A) it does not encourage the appointment of a president
  B) the executive is not separate from the legislature
  C) it gives less powers to a prime minister than a president
  D) the executive is not directly appointed by the electorate
  E) the speaker controls the activities of the house
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1106: Regional consciousness in Nigeria was introduced by the Options:
  A) Lyttleton Constitution
  B) Clifford Constitution
  C) Macpherson Constitution
  D) Richards Constitution
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1107: The highest court in Nigeria before 1963 was the Options:
  A) supreme court
  B) high court
  C) judicial committees of the privy council
  D) court of appeal
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1108: Nation-state is synonymous with Options:
  A) self-actualization
  B) liberation
  C) sovereignty
  D) nationalism
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1109:

  Which committee is responsible for the detailed scrutiny of a bill?

  Options:
  A) Ad hoc committee
  B) Standing committee
  C) Joint committee
  D) Select committee
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1110: The Nigerian federalism is a Options:
  A) four-tier system
  B) three-tier system
  C) two-tier system
  D) one-tier system
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  The correct answer is B .