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: Under the 1999 Constitution, the power to declare war is vested in the Options:
  A) National Security Council
  B) legislature
  C) executive
  D) National Council of States
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1342: The Willink Commission was set up to Options:
  A) solve boundary problems
  B) review revenue allocation formula
  C) examine issues relating to the welfare of groups
  D) draw up a new constitution
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1343: One of the ways the executive performs legislative functions is through Options:
  A) delegated legislation
  B) judicial review
  C) extrajudicial decision
  D) administrative review
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1344: In liberal democracies, elections help to Options:
  A) determine the acceptability of the government
  B) unite the country against outside groups
  C) create goodwill throughout the nation
  D) identify the richest groups in the country
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1345:

  When Nigeria achieved independence in 1960, the head of state was the _____

  Options:
  A) Queen of England
  B) President
  C) Prime Minister
  D) Governor-General
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1346: Which of the following ethnic groups had centralized administration in pre-colonial Nigeria? Options:
  A) lbibio
  B) Ijaw
  C) Tiv
  D) Hausa
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1347: The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries came into existence at a conference held in Options:
  A) Tripoli
  B) Caracas
  C) Riyadh
  D) Baghdad
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1348: It is the duty of every citizen Options:
  A) to go to school
  B) to participate in the operation feed the nation scheme
  C) to perform his civic responsibilities
  D) not to jump queues
  E) to sing the national anthem every day
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1349: The decision of the Supreme Court of Nigeria is Options:
  A) subject to appeal
  B) subject to judicial review
  C) final
  D) B and C
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1350: Nigeria's departure from pro-west policy during the Murtala Muhammed regime was as a result of Options:
  A) the economic interest of the West in Nigeria
  B) Nigeria's increased international influence
  C) the growing trade between Nigeria and the East
  D) Nigeria's concern for decolonization in Africa
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  The correct answer is D .