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 121: One of the basic differences between ministries and public corporations is that while ministries are not Options:
  A) run on rules, public corporations are not
  B) wholly owned by the government, public corporations are owned by both government and individual
  C) not established with specific statutes public corporations are
  D) not important in developmental process, public corporations are
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 122: Laws made by the attorney - general and minister of justice are called Options:
  A) temporary laws
  B) bills of attainder
  C) case laws
  D) ex post facto laws
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 123: Decree 34 of 1966 was unacceptable to many Nigerians because it was Options:
  A) seen as an instrument of impoverishment
  B) promulgated without consultation with the people
  C) perceived to abolish the federal system
  D) considered as alien
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 124: Judicial administrations in respect of National Code of Conduct lies with the Options:
  A) Pulic Complaints Commission
  B) Judicial Service Commission
  C) Code of Conduct Bureau
  D) Code of Conduct Tribunal
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 125: The process of removing an elected official by the electorate after an election is termed Options:
  A) impeachment
  B) plebiscite
  C) recall
  D) referendum
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 126: Which of the following is NOT usually associated with the activities of political parties? Options:
  A) providing political education
  B) selecting and supporting candidates for public office
  C) forming the government
  D) controlling the judiciary
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 127:

  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 128: The body that selects the head of government following a general election is the Options:
  A) Senate
  B) electoral college
  C) electoral committee
  D) supreme court
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 129: When did the Federal Military Government abolish the Four regions in Nigeria? Options:
  A) 1963
  B) 1966
  C) 1970
  D) 1976
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 130: The Richards Constitution Options:
  A) abolished the elective principle in choosing members of the Legislative Council
  B) amalgamated the northern and southern groups of provinces
  C) established a central legislative council
  D) abolished regional assemlies
  E) abolished the system of Indirect Rule
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  The correct answer is C .