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 1341: The identifiable spheres of control which the central government exercise over local government is known as ____? Options:
  A) Supervisory Control
  B) Judicial Control
  C) Audit Control
  D) Appointment Control
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1342: The goal of the theory of separation of powers is to Options:
  A) make the executive dependent on the legislative
  B) give more powers to the legislative
  C) protect individual liberty
  D) creates efficiency in the judiciary
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1343: One major aim of a pressure group is to Options:
  A) capture political power
  B) influence the polices of the government
  C) install a government of its choice
  D) implement policies that will benefit its members
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1344: Nigeria attained independence in 1960 through Options:
  A) negotiation between the British government and Nigerian nationalists
  B) armed struggle by Nigerian nationalists and traditional rulers
  C) negotiation between the British government and the United Nations
  D) negotiation between the British government and traditional rulers
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1345:

  On 1 October 1995, Abacha announced a three-year program for return to civilian rule. Parties were allowed to form in July 1998. Which of the following parties was not registered by the Provisional Ruling Council?

  Options:
  A) Alliance for Democracy
  B) Action Congress
  C) All People's party
  D) People's Democratic Party
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1346: Pressure groups are really Options:
  A) Nuisances which most governments would like to ignore
  B) people with sinister motives who pretend to serve the public interest
  C) Greedy citizens who pursue purely selfish interests
  D) organized bodies which try to influence legislation or government decisions in their favour
  E) organized bodies that are vulnerable to giant companies who use them to promote their interests
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1347: The legislative in Nigeria under the 1999 Constitution is composed of Options:
  A) 108 senators and 350 members of the House of Representatives
  B) 109 senators and 350 members of the House of Representatives
  C) 100 senators and 250 members of the House of Representatives
  D) 109 senators and 360 members of the House of Representatives
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1348: 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 1349: Delegated legislation Options:
  A) means sharing responibility between central and local goverment on a fifty fifty basis
  B) decentralizes responsibility for law making subject to agreed controls from the centre
  C) has advantages and disadvantages
  D) once permitted is almost impossible to control
  E) decentralizes problems without providing suitable solutions
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1350: Citizenship refers to the Options:
  A) indigenous member of a state
  B) social status of a person in a state
  C) highest position in a state
  D) legal status of a member of a state
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  The correct answer is D .