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 1211: Which of the following parties formed the opposition in the House of Representatives during Nigeria's First Republic? Options:
  A) AG and UMBC
  B) NCNC and NEPU
  C) NPC and NNDP
  D) NCNC and AG
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1212: The common colonial institution in British West Africa included Options:
  A) tie West African Research Council and Gambia police Force
  B) the West African Universites Commission and West African Joint Admission and Matriculation Board
  C) the West African Currency Board and the West African Airways Corporation
  D) the West African Teachers Association and West African Labour Union
  E) None of the above
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1213: The institutions which constitute the main organs of the government of a nation are the Options:
  A) legislature, the executive and the judiciary
  B) judicary and the civil service
  C) trustee and the presidium
  D) civil service and the senate
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1214: The administrative headquarters of ECOWAS is in Options:
  A) Lome
  B) Cotonou
  C) Dakar
  D) Lagos
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1215: The principle of collective responsibility means that ministers Options:
  A) are collectively responsible to the head of state
  B) are collectively responsible for cabinet ecisions
  C) are heads of their respective departments
  D) must always show a sense of responsibility to their fellow ministers
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1216:

  The arm of government responsible for budget approval and oversight is the

  Options:
  A) judiciary
  B) executive
  C) administrative
  D) legislative
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1217: The main function of public opinion is to Options:
  A) change the policy of government
  B) provide direction for public policy
  C) support the policy of government
  D) indoctrinate the people
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1218: The difference between commercialized and privatized companies is that in the former Options:
  A) public ownership is dominant
  B) government subsidizes costs
  C) profit motive is recessive
  D) private ownership is dominant
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1219: The permanent membership of the UN Security Council is Options:
  A) ten
  B) fifteen
  C) five
  D) eleven
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1220:

  Which of the following is a fundamental principle of democratic governance?

  Options:
  A) Centralized decision-making
  B) Censorship of the media
  C) Citizen Participation
  D) Authoritarianism
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  The correct answer is C .