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 1321: One main advantage of bicameral legislature is that it Options:
  A) is less cumbersome to pass bills
  B) is not easy to manipulate bills
  C) makes for quick deliberation during emergencies
  D) makes passage of bills easy
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1322: Which organ was enshrined in the 1979 Constitution to protect public servants form political interference and arbitrary dismissal? Options:
  A) public complaints commission
  B) code of conduct bureau
  C) federal judicial service commission
  D) federal civil service commission
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1323: Where the constitution is supreme,unconstitutional acts of the executive and the the legislature can be checked by the courts through Options:
  A) recall
  B) judicial review
  C) vote of no confidence
  D) impeachment.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1324: The granting of asylum to Charles Taylor by Nigeria was to Options:
  A) defy the western powers
  B) control Liberia
  C) protect Nigeria in Liberia
  D) promote peace in Liberia
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1325: Which of the following constitutions is more suitable for centralization of political power? Options:
  A) Unwritten constitution
  B) Rigid constitution
  C) Written constitution
  D) Flexible constitution
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1326: Under the 1963 Constitution, federal judges were appointed by the the Options:
  A) president on the advice of the prime minister
  B) chief justice of the federation
  C) prime minister
  D) judicial service commission
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1327: The legislative arm of a government is always Options:
  A) the Parliament
  B) the Cabinet
  C) the highest organ of government
  D) the body that makes laws
  E) the body that interprets laws
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1328: Which of these international finance agencies is Nigeria a member of Options:
  A) The London Club
  B) The Infrastructural Development Fund
  C) The Paris Club
  D) The Interational Monetary Fund
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1329: In the cabinet system of government, individual responsibility of ministers means that ____________ Options:
  A) only ministers can be held responsible for errors
  B) a minister must hold his subordinates responsible for his failures
  C) the prime ministers can remove an erring minister
  D) no individual can be held responsible for government decisions
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1330: The OAU was formed in Options:
  A) 1946
  B) 1956
  C) 1960
  D) 1963
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  The correct answer is D .