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 1191: In 1993, Nigerian troops were on peace-keeping assignment to Options:
  A) Liberia and Burundi
  B) Rwanda and Liberia
  C) Chad and Liberia
  D) Liberia and Somalia
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1192:

  Professor lbrahim Gambari was the SpecialAssistant to the United Nations Secretary General on____________

  Options:
  A) Security matters
  B) African affairs
  C) Political and social matters
  D) The Economic Commission of Africa.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1193: The ruling system in pre-colonial Hausa Fulani societies where rulers were both religious and political heads was referred to as Options:
  A) meritocracy
  B) oligarchy
  C) theocracy
  D) aristocracy
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1194: The official report of proceeding in parliament is known as the Options:
  A) hansard
  B) diary of events
  C) gazette
  D) summary of proceedings
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1195:

  In a parliamentary system of government, the executive branch is

  Options:
  A) under the control of the judiciary
  B) combined with the legislative branch
  C) elected through popular votes
  D) separate from the legislative branch
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1196:

  The National Assembly in the second republic was made up of the________

  Options:
  A) House of Chiefs and the Senate
  B) Lower House and the House of Representatives
  C) Senate and the House of Lords
  D) None
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1197: In 1978,the Obasanjo Administration nationalized the assets of the British Petroleum and Barclays Bank in Nigeria in reaction to the British Options:
  A) monopoly of Nigeria;s oil market
  B) Occupation of the Falkland Islands
  C) continued trade links with South Africa
  D) reluctance to write off Nigeria's debts
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1198: In which of the following systems is the power of the component units more than that of the central government? Options:
  A) Monarchical
  B) Federal Governments
  C) Unitary
  D) Confederal
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1199: A federal system of government pan exist without Options:
  A) division of powers
  B) supremacy of the written constitution
  C) an executive presidential system
  D) a rigid amendment procedure
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1200: The feature which best differentiates pressure groups from political parties is that they do not Options:
  A) have interest in politics
  B) seek to influence public opinion
  C) have permananent organization
  D) nominate ministers
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  The correct answer is D .