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:

  Which document serves as the constitution of the United Nations?

  Options:
  A) Universal Declaration of Human Rights
  B) Geneva conventions
  C) Treaty of the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
  D) Charter of the United Nations
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 112:

  Nigeria's foreign policy is guided by the principle of

  Options:
  A) military dominance
  B) economic self-sufficiency
  C) national interest
  D) territorial expansion
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 113: A democratic system of government is Options:
  A) an efficient government
  B) a mass government on behalf of the people
  C) a government that grants absolute freedom to all citizens
  D) a patriotic government
  E) a government of the people by the people and for the people
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 114: A state is admitted into the United Nations on the Options:
  A) recommendation of the secretary general to the security council
  B) concurrent vote of the security council and the general assembly
  C) enabling action of the general assembly
  D) sponsorship of any member of the organization
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 115: In a democratic, political system, the political sovereign is usually the Options:
  A) electorate
  B) legislature
  C) constitution
  D) political parties
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 116: In the Presidential system of government the president is elected to office by Options:
  A) the cabinet
  B) the parliament or legislature
  C) the military
  D) the people through direct elections
  E) the political party
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 117: The first executive president of Nigeria was Options:
  A) Dr Nnmdi Azikiwe
  B) Sir Abubakar Tarawa Balewa
  C) General Yakubu Gowon
  D) Alhaji Shehu Shagari
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 118: Which of the following is true as a major function of elections? Options:
  A) Elections serve the purpose of recruitment of the leaders to office in a modern state
  B) the elections give the people a chance to eliminate opponents who are in office
  C) they are means of testing the popularity of politicians of politicians
  D) politicians use elections as tools to deceive the populace
  E) Elections are a means by which politicians keep themeselves in power
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 119: In British West Africa, the elective principle was first introduced in Options:
  A) Nigeria
  B) Ghana
  C) Sierra Leone
  D) The Gambia
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 120: The head of the Commonwealth of Nations is the Options:
  A) chairman of the Conference of the Commonwealth Heads of Governments
  B) QUEEN of Great Brtian
  C) prime minister of Great Brrtain
  D) secretary - general of the commonwealth
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  The correct answer is B .