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 1171: The foreign affairs minister who introduced economic diplomacy as a foreign policy initiative was Options:
  A) Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi
  B) Major - General Ike Nwachukwu
  C) Prof Ibrahim Gambari
  D) Major -General Joseph Garba
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1172: Under colonial administration, what was the status of the inhabitants of the Lagos Crown Colony Options:
  A) British servants
  B) British settlers
  C) British subjects
  D) British citizens
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1173: A major characteristic of a confederal state is that Options:
  A) there is supremacy of the constitution
  B) the citizens often owe allegiance to the centre
  C) political stability is usually low
  D) the centre overides the regions
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1174: Local governments in Nigeria are created in order to Options:
  A) create more civil service jobs
  B) encourage competition and rivalry among groups
  C) bring the government nearer to the people
  D) prevent the creation of more states
  E) levy import duties
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1175: The membership of pressure groups is limited because they Options:
  A) pursue specific andd narrow objectives
  B) are mainly concerned with public interests
  C) promote other people's interests
  D) are not friendly
  E) are not patriotic
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1176: One essential duty of a citizen to his state is to Options:
  A) support the government in power
  B) recite the plegde
  C) pay his tax
  D) encourage other citizens
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1177: The Arthur Richards Constitution was designed to last for Options:
  A) nine years
  B) five years
  C) twelve years
  D) six years
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1178:

  Implementations of the target programmes of the government is the primary duty of the _____ a part of the _____

  Options:
  A) Courts; Judiciary
  B) Public Service; Civil Service
  C) Civil Service; Public Service
  D) Ministers; Ministry of Works
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1179: Citizenship in a modern state expresses the status of a person who possesses Options:
  A) full political rights
  B) some religious rights
  C) social right only
  D) exclusive economic rights
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1180: An unwritten constitution is the one where Options:
  A) no part of the constitution is ever written down
  B) the whole constitution is not contained in any one document
  C) the constitution is based on the wishes of the prime minister
  D) the constitution can be amended by a simple majority
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is B .