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 1291: Under socialism the control of power resides with the Options:
  A) peasants
  B) bourgeoisie
  C) nobles
  D) proletariat
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1292: In a monarchical form of government sovereignty resides with Options:
  A) the council of ministers
  B) royalty
  C) peasantry
  D) the entire citizenry
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1293: The headquarters of the OAU Liberation Committee is located in Options:
  A) Lagos
  B) Addis Ababa
  C) Dar es Salaam
  D) Harare
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1294: The following are members of the Commonwealth EXCEPT Options:
  A) Lesotho
  B) Jamaica
  C) Kenya
  D) Gabon
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1295: A major characteristic of the socialist system is its provision for Options:
  A) limited privacy
  B) public ownership
  C) unlimited privacy
  D) private ownership
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1296:

  What is the primary source of revenue for the local government in Nigeria?

  Options:
  A) taxes
  B) grants from foreign countries
  C) oil revenue
  D) Federal government allocations
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1297: Which of these constitutions recognised local government as the third tier of government Options:
  A) the 1963 constitution
  B) the 1960 constitution
  C) the 1963 constitution
  D) the 1979 constitution
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1298: The process of dividing a country into electoral districts is known as Options:
  A) delimitation
  B) demarcation
  C) delineation
  D) distribution
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1299: In the Igbo political system, authority was shared among Options:
  A) men and women with OZo titles
  B) all age groups and warrant Chiefs
  C) elders of the community and Ofo title holders
  D) title holders and age groups
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1300: The goal of the theory of separation of powers is to Options:
  A) make the executive dependent on the legislature
  B) give more powers to the legislature
  C) protect individual liberty
  D) create efficiency in the judicary
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  The correct answer is C .