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 111: The British constitution, by being unwritten Options:
  A) Encourages the dominance of the Prime Minister
  B) gives room for the development of conventions
  C) makes the parliamentary system unworkable
  D) allows unquestionable parliamentary soveignty
  E) enables the queen to do no wrong
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 112: Citizenship refers to the Options:
  A) indigenous member of a state
  B) social status of a person in a state
  C) highest position in a state
  D) legal status of a member of a state
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 113: A major merit of privatization is that it increases Options:
  A) industrial harmony
  B) public fiscal resources
  C) activities on the stock exchange
  D) labour turnover
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 114: In the Pre-colonial Igbo society,the maintenance of peace and order was,the function of the Options:
  A) assembly of ezes
  B) clan elders
  C) age-grades
  D) assembly of title holders
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 115: In pre-colonial Igboland, autocratic rule was made difficult by the Options:
  A) fear of dethronement
  B) absence of a centralized system of authority
  C) pressure from age grades
  D) activities of cult societies
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 116: The ECOWAS Tribunal is responsible for Options:
  A) ratifying the international treaties for member states
  B) trying erring member states of ECOWAS
  C) ensuring compliance with global treaties
  D) interpreting ECOWAS treaties
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 117: An electoral system is the system which governs Options:
  A) the appointment of the Pope elections
  B) how people vote
  C) the conduct of elections
  D) the appointment of cabinet ministers
  E) the appointment of judges
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 118: The legislative functions of the government of Benin Kingdom were performed by the Oba and a council of Chiefs known as the Options:
  A) Esama
  B) Ndichfe
  C) Uzama
  D) Enigie
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 119: A member of the Commonwealth that still recognizes the British monarch as its Head of State is Options:
  A) Singapore
  B) Ghana
  C) India
  D) Australia
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 120: The OAU has its headquarters in Options:
  A) Freetown
  B) Dar es Salaam
  C) Nairobi
  D) Addis Ababa
  E) Khartoum
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  The correct answer is D .