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 1121:

  The West African Students' Union (WASU) was formed in____________

  Options:
  A) 1925
  B) 1924
  C) 1922
  D) 1923
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1122: Which of the following nations operates an unwritten constitution? Options:
  A) U.S.A
  B) Canad
  C) Australia
  D) Great Britain
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1123:

  The defense pact between Nigeria and Britain was canceled in the year

  Options:
  A) 1967
  B) 1960
  C) 1962
  D) 1965
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1124: The main source of local government finance since the 1976 reform has been___________ Options:
  A) local rates
  B) levies
  C) revenue from court fines and licences
  D) the federal government
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1125: A system in which a few powerful and rich nobles own land which is hired out to the poor people to farm is called Options:
  A) Feudalism
  B) co-operatives
  C) socialism
  D) communism
  E) communalism
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1126: The pre-colonial Yoruba political system as a whole can best be described as a Options:
  A) federation of cheifdoms and localities
  B) confederation of chiefdoms and localities
  C) confederation of monarchies and chiefdoms
  D) highly centralized kingdom
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1127:

  The fundamental rights of citizens include the following EXCEPT.......

  Options:
  A) Association, property and social security
  B) Life, liberty and property
  C) Free education, employment and freedom of thought
  D) Life, speech and association.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1128: The four British colonial territories in West Africa were Options:
  A) Ivory Coast, Gambia, Nigeria and Senegal
  B) Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia and Sierra Leone
  C) Gabon, Cameroon, Nigeria and Gambia
  D) Senegal, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Ghana
  E) Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia and Senegal
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1129: The principle of separation of powers is best practiced in the Options:
  A) presidential system
  B) monarchical system
  C) parliamentary system
  D) feudal system
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1130: Which of the following idealogies emphasizes the abolition of government and law?` Options:
  A) totalitiansim
  B) communism
  C) anarchism
  D) socialism
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  The correct answer is C .