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 1161: Constitutions are useful documents because they Options:
  A) suppress individual rights and liberties
  B) provide ammunition to fifferent sides in ideological disputes
  C) reward the patriotic and punish traitors
  D) lay down broad guidelines for national political interaction
  E) highlight the procedures for the creation of new states
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1162: Separation of powers as an ingredient of the presidential system implies the Options:
  A) distinction of governmental powers
  B) demarcation of levels of government
  C) distinction between head of state and head of government
  D) sharing of governmental powers.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1163: The concept of sovereignty can best be defined as the Options:
  A) state of being surpreme in authority
  B) power of the executive president
  C) supremacy of the legislature
  D) supremacy of the executive
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1164: The local government is an example of Options:
  A) concentration of power
  B) separation of power
  C) devolution of power
  D) delegation of power
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1165: Which of the following is the commonest means of expressing public opinion? Options:
  A) Handbill
  B) Newspaper
  C) Radio
  D) Television
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1166: Public corporations are set up to Options:
  A) make profits
  B) compete with the private sector
  C) cater for those businesses that cannot be left entirely to private enterprise
  D) get board appointments for for politicians
  E) enhance the prestige of the government
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1167: The headquarters of the OAU Liberation Committee is located in Options:
  A) Lagos
  B) Addis Ababa
  C) Dar es Salaam
  D) Harare
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1168: One of the advantages of privatization is that it Options:
  A) relieves government of its liquidity problem
  B) makes the poor to be richer
  C) gives private individuals control over public corporations
  D) make public corporations more effective
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1169: The primary function of the Armed Forces of Nigeria s to Options:
  A) promote and protect the security of the nation
  B) protect the head of state and commander in chief of the armed forces of the nation
  C) protect the citizens against corrupt and oppressive politicians
  D) project the country's image by participating in peace keeping operations
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1170: The second ballot is based on the principle that a successful candidate must obtain Options:
  A) absolute majority
  B) simple majority
  C) forty percent of the votes
  D) fifty percent of the votes
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  The correct answer is A .