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 1231: A one party state is a state where Options:
  A) there are no general elections
  B) the president cannot be opposed
  C) there is complete argreement on issues among party members
  D) the ruling party is the only legal one
  E) all of the above
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1232: Nigeria's role in ECOMOG is essentially informed by her Options:
  A) desire for peace and stableility
  B) chairmanship of ECOWAS
  C) desire to establish democracy
  D) membersship of ECOWAS
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1233:

  Which of the following documents granted Nigeria its independence?

  Options:
  A) The Lancaster House Agreement
  B) The Atlantic Charter
  C) The Nigerian Independence Act
  D) The United Nations Declaration on Decolonization
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1234: Which of the following counties has the right to vote the decision of the Security Council of the UNO? Options:
  A) Switzerland
  B) Argentina
  C) China
  D) Sweden
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1235:

  In the tradition, Hausa-Fulani politicalsystem, political authority was vested in the ___________

  Options:
  A) Emir
  B) Talakawa
  C) Alkali
  D) Emirate Council
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1236: The court that has unlimited power to interpreted the constitution is the Options:
  A) High Court
  B) Court of Appeal
  C) Supreme Court
  D) Magistrate court
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1237: The name of the president of the Nigerian Labour Congress elected in 1983 is Options:
  A) Mr Wahab Goodluck
  B) Aihaji Shehu Kangiwa
  C) Alhaji Hassan Sunmonu
  D) Dr Lasisi Osunde
  E) Alhaji Ali Ciroma
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1238: A system of government in which the central government is supreme over other levels is Options:
  A) totalitarian
  B) confederal
  C) federal
  D) unitary
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1239: A state that is ruled by an elected citizen is Options:
  A) a republic
  B) a plutocracy
  C) a monarchy
  D) an empire
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1240: Lagos became a Crown Colony in Options:
  A) 1900
  B) 1914
  C) 1886
  D) 1861
  E) 1862
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  The correct answer is D .