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: The electorate means Options:
  A) elected members of the Assembly
  B) candidates for election
  C) electoral officers
  D) citizens qualified to vote
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 122: Presidentialism is a system of government in which Options:
  A) there is elected Head of State who exercises actual executive powers
  B) the Head of State is not the chief executive
  C) the executive functions are the responsibility of the entire members of a cabinet
  D) all members of cabinet must also be mebers of the legislature
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 123: Which of the following advocates equitable distribution of wealth? Options:
  A) Capitalism
  B) Aristocracy
  C) Socialism
  D) Plutocracy
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 124: A political authority which exercises sovereign power over a specific geographical area is termed a Options:
  A) nation
  B) state
  C) dominion
  D) leviathan
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 125: The N.C.N.C sent a delegation to London in 1947 to protest against the Options:
  A) Burns Constitution
  B) Republiction Constitution
  C) Richards Constitution
  D) Lyttleton Constitution
  E) Macpherson Constitution
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 126: The (former) Western Region of Nigeria became internally self-governing in Options:
  A) 1955
  B) 1957
  C) 1958
  D) 1956
  E) 1959
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 127: An electoral district is Options:
  A) a polling booth
  B) Aconstituency
  C) a ward
  D) a local government area
  E) a subdivision of the state
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 128: One of the main reasons for the creation of more local government in Nigeria is to Options:
  A) make them more responsive to people's needs
  B) weaken the powers of traditional authorities
  C) make them more receptive to traditional rulers
  D) establish them as the third tier in the federal structure
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 129: The term rule of law is applicable only Options:
  A) in western-type democracies
  B) in socialist countries
  C) in developing countries
  D) in state where laws are supreme
  E) if the regime is not military
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 130: The delineation of constituencies is a major duty of the Options:
  A) national assembly
  B) political parties
  C) boundary commission
  D) electoral commission
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  The correct answer is D .