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 1241:

  The legitimate claims and entitlements available by reasons of birth and residence and/or certification, to a community of people may be abscribed as their___________

  Options:
  A) fundamental rights
  B) civil liberties
  C) communitarian privilege
  D) citizenship rights
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1242: A good example of a country with a largely unwritten constitution is Options:
  A) the United States of America
  B) The Soviet Union
  C) Nigeria
  D) United Kingdom
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1243: One of the legacies of pre-colonial Nigeria destroyed by the British was the Options:
  A) peace and harmony in the land
  B) indigenous cultures of the people
  C) education of the local people
  D) nation's farmlands
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1244: A constitution is classified as unwritten because it Options:
  A) is used in Britain
  B) has no written records
  C) makes no provision for a clear-cut separation of powers
  D) does not emanate from the legislature
  E) is not contained in any one document
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1245: Attempts to influence legislation by persuading legislators are known a Options:
  A) socialization
  B) gerrymandering
  C) lobbying
  D) electioneering
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1246: The pre-colonial Tiv society can best be described as Options:
  A) republican
  B) aristocratic
  C) feudalism
  D) monarchical
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1247: Between 1966 and 1975, the highest legislative body in Nigeria was the Options:
  A) Armed Force Revolutionary Council
  B) Supreme Military Council
  C) Armed Forces Ruling Council
  D) Provisional Ruling Council
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1248: A political system which empowers the leader with the ultimate responsibility to execute laws is Options:
  A) parliamentarianism
  B) presidentialism
  C) dictatorship
  D) autocracy
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1249:

  When Africa is the centrepiece of Nigeria's foreign policy, it is said to be _________

  Options:
  A) Afrocentric
  B) regional
  C) Concentric
  D) Pan-African
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1250: A feature common to the 1963, 1979 and 1989 constitutions of Nigeria was that they provided for a Options:
  A) republican system
  B) prime minister
  C) ceremonial head of state
  D) president has head of government
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  The correct answer is A .