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: In general constitutions are designed to provide Options:
  A) legal remedies for all political problems
  B) Clea alternative to military take-overs of elected governments
  C) general arrangement rules and national objectives within which political activities are conducted
  D) codes of ethic for politicians and punishment for those who break the laws of the land
  E) rigid ideological frameworks for nations that operate the constitutions
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1292: The term, comprador bourgeoise has been used by scholars to describe Options:
  A) foreign businessmen in Nigerian
  B) foreign diplomats working in Nigeria
  C) Nigerian businessmen who represent foreign interests
  D) Nigerian contractors to foreign government
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1293: The ideology which states that each person is the best judge of what is in his self interest is Options:
  A) liberalism
  B) socialism
  C) fascism
  D) feudalism
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1294: 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 .
• Question 1295: A party system can be defined by the Options:
  A) structures of political parties
  B) manner the gvernment and the parties operate
  C) relationship between the parties and the voters
  D) number of political parties in a country
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1296: In the parliamentary system, when et parliament defeats a major government bill, the Options:
  A) prime minister dissolves parliament
  B) entire cabinet resigns
  C) speaker resigns
  D) opposition immediately forms a new government
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1297: Which Nigerian was the executive secretary of the ECA? Options:
  A) Chief Emeka Anyaoku
  B) Prof. Adeboyo Adedeji
  C) Chief Matthew Mbu
  D) Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1298: Ceremonial and executive powers are fused in the Options:
  A) parliamentary system of government
  B) presidential system of government
  C) federal system of government
  D) unitary system of government
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1299: The privatization of public corporations in Nigeria is undertaken by the Options:
  A) Bureau of Public Enterprise
  B) Nigerian Stock Exchange
  C) Federal Civil Service Commission
  D) Federal Executive Council
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1300: When did Nigeria adopt the nineteen state structure? Options:
  A) 1960
  B) 1966
  C) 1976
  D) 1979
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  The correct answer is C .