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:

  The second ballot is based on the principle that a successful candidate must obtain

  Options:
  A) absolute majority
  B) simple majority
  C) forty percent of the votes
  D) fifty percent of the votes
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1232: The change in the role of traditional rulers in local government administration in Nigeria can be attributed to the Options:
  A) 1976 local government reforms
  B) involvement of the military in politics
  C) lack of support for the traditional rulers by the citizens
  D) 1988 civil service reforms
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1233: Which of the following countries pioneered the idea of ECOWAS alongside Nigeria? Options:
  A) Liberia
  B) Togo
  C) Cote d'Ivoire
  D) Mali
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1234: The three great Nigerian nationalists between 1950 and 1966 were Options:
  A) Herbert Macaulay, Nnamdi Azikiwe, and Obafemi Awolowo,
  B) Ahmadu Bello , Nnamdi Azikwe and Theophilus Danjuma
  C) Obafemi Awolowo , Herbert Macaulay and Ahmadu Belio
  D) Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo and Ahmadu Belio
  E) K.O. Mbadiwe, S.L Akintola and Herbert Macaulay
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1235: Under the 1922 Clifford Constitution, franchise was granted in Calabar and Lagos to Options:
  A) all adults
  B) male adults
  C) persons with an annual income of at least £ 100
  D) male adults with an annual income of at least £ 100.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1236: In which of the following systems is the power of the component units more than that of the central government? Options:
  A) Monarchical
  B) Unitary
  C) Federal
  D) Confederal
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1237: The major distinguishing factor between a political party and a pressure group is that while the former Options:
  A) is effectively organized the latter is not
  B) engages in propaganda, the latter does not
  C) seeks power, the latter influences it
  D) does not form a government, the latter does
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1238: The National Assembly in Nigeria is primarily responsible for Options:
  A) Executing laws
  B) interpreting laws
  C) Ratifying appointments
  D) Making laws
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1239: Bicameral legislatures are popular in____________ Options:
  A) Unitary system
  B) Federal system
  C) Confederal
  D) Rigid system
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1240: Proportional representation is recommended because it Options:
  A) favours small parties
  B) is simple to operate
  C) lead's to liberal democracy
  D) preserves the party system
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  The correct answer is C .