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 1141: Which of the following is NOT a fundamental human right in Nigeria? Options:
  A) Right to education
  B) Right to personal liberty
  C) Freedom of thought
  D) Freedom of conscience
  E) Non of the above
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1142: Each member state is represented on the Board of Governors of OPEC for a period of Options:
  A) 2 years
  B) 3 years
  C) 4 years
  D) 1 year
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1143: The power of appointing the chairman of the independent National Electoral commission is vested in the Options:
  A) President
  B) Senate
  C) Judicial council
  D) Council of state
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1144: The French pattern of colonial administration in West Africa Options:
  A) was basically the same as the British
  B) had as its primary objective, the development of colonial territories
  C) was based on the principle of assimilation
  D) included the policy of indriect rule
  E) involved the settlement of a very large number of French people in West Africa
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1145: Enfranchisement describes the process of Options:
  A) allowing eligible persons the right to vote
  B) allowing special categories of persons to contest elections
  C) allowing all women the right to vote
  D) the actual act of voting
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1146: A court order compelling the executive or its agencies to produce and unlawfully detained person is called a writ of Options:
  A) mandamus
  B) subpoena
  C) habeas corpus
  D) injunction
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1147: The component unit right to secede is that of Options:
  A) the United States
  B) Australia
  C) Brazil
  D) the Soviet Union
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1148: Nigeria's membership of the UN complements her foreign policy in the area of Options:
  A) bilateral diplomacy
  B) regional diplomacy
  C) sub-regional diplomacy
  D) multilateral diplomacy
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1149: Nigeria's quest for a leadership role in Africa hinges principally on her Options:
  A) military might
  B) economic strength
  C) size and population
  D) generosity
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1150: The first executive president of Nigeria was_________ Options:
  A) Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe
  B) Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
  C) General Yakubu Gowon
  D) Alhaji Shehu Shagari
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  The correct answer is D .