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 1181: State as a political entity refers to Options:
  A) An organized group within a definite territory
  B) An association of men in a given society
  C) A branch of a nation
  D) A geographical location
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1182: The geographical entity in which the traditional ruler was both the religious and political head was the Options:
  A) Tiv society
  B) Efik kingdom
  C) Jukun kingdom
  D) Sokoto Caliphate
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1183: The 1976 Local government reforms was embarked upon by the central government under the leadership of ______? Options:
  A) General Olusegun Obasanjo
  B) General Sanni Abacha
  C) General Mohammed Buhari
  D) Goodluck Jonathan
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1184: One of the foremost theorists of federalism was Options:
  A) Baron de Montesquieu
  B) Karl Marx
  C) K.C. Wheare
  D) A.V. Dicey
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1185: The commitee that scrutinizes budget proposals in the legislature is the Options:
  A) Rules and Business Committee
  B) Public Accounts Committee
  C) Finance Committee
  D) Appropriation Committee
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1186: One effective way by which governments ascertain public support and reactions through Options:
  A) the press
  B) social mobilization
  C) opinion leaders
  D) elections
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1187: 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 1188: The Executive is Options:
  A) a committee of the legislature
  B) the body that makes laws
  C) the body that executes the policies of government
  D) the highest organ of government
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1189: The transformation of the OAU to AU is essentially to Options:
  A) enhance Africa's economic developement
  B) accelerate Africa's technological developement
  C) accelerate Africa's political develpement
  D) promote Africa's socio-cultural advancement
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1190: A major source of revenue in the post - 1976 local government in Nigeria is Options:
  A) Internally generated revenue
  B) the federation account
  C) Grants and loans
  D) The joint state-local government account
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  The correct answer is A .