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 1311: In a modern democracy the ultimate source of sovereignty is the Options:
  A) legislature
  B) people
  C) supreme court
  D) armed forces
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1312: Under the 1979 Constitution of Nigeria, the head of the judiciary was the Options:
  A) Attorney general and minister of justice
  B) chief justice of the federation
  C) solicitor-general and permanent secretary, federal ministry of justice
  D) chief registrar of the supreme court
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1313: If the rights of the individual are violated or threatened, where can he go for redress? Options:
  A) the Executive branch of government
  B) the Legislative branch of government
  C) the Local government council
  D) the Judicial branch of government
  E) the Ministry for internal of Home Affairs
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1314: A major difference between power and authority is that authority is Options:
  A) popularly acquired
  B) more costly to exercise
  C) less dependent on force
  D) exercise more frequently
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1315: It was through the activities of that the Niger area became a British sphere of influence Options:
  A) Lord Lugard
  B) the United Africa Company
  C) Herbert Macaulay
  D) the Royal Niger Company
  E) Aj'ayi Crowther
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1316: The role of an Alkali under the Hausa-Fulani political system is primarily to _____________ Options:
  A) adjudicate under Islamic laws
  B) make Islamic laws
  C) execute Islamic laws
  D) make treaties under Islamic laws
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1317: In Nigeria,military regimes returned power to civilians through Options:
  A) transition programmes
  B) constitutional conferences
  C) impositions
  D) negotiations
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1318: An electoral process in which candidates are selected for elective offices by party members is Options:
  A) primary election
  B) bye election
  C) electoral college
  D) general election
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1319: Which of the following is NOT a pressure group in Nigeria Options:
  A) Farmers
  B) The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT)
  C) The Catholic Church
  D) Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)
  E) Nigerian Medicial Association (NMA)
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1320: One of the fundamental features of capitalism is Options:
  A) that the major factors of production are privately owned
  B) the predominance of the public sector in the economy
  C) the elimination of all forms of competition
  D) the rule of the few
  E) the enternchment of social rights
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  The correct answer is A .