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 1361: The headquarters of registered political parties in Nigeria must be located in Options:
  A) the federal capital
  B) the state where most of their supporters come from
  C) any state capital
  D) the Northern and Souther parts of Nigeria
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1362: Nigeria's relations with African countries are underscored by its policy of Options:
  A) non - alignment
  B) afrocentrism
  C) political diplomacy
  D) peaceful co-existence
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1363: The legal process by which an alien is accepted as a national of a country other than his own is known as Options:
  A) naturalization
  B) citizenship
  C) expatriation
  D) indigenization
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1364: In the 1963 Constitution, there was separation of powers between the Options:
  A) president and the commander in chief of the armed forces
  B) executive and the legislature
  C) head of state and the president
  D) head of government and the head of state
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1365: A good example of a country which operates a cabinet system of government is Options:
  A) France
  B) the United Kingdom
  C) the USA
  D) the Soviet Union
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1366: In terms of administrative structure, which of the following sets of pre-cotonial Nigerian political systems do NOT match? Options:
  A) Igbo and Tiv
  B) Benin and Igbo
  C) Sokoto and OYO
  D) Benin and Sokoto
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1367: Military disengagement from politics is always preceded by Options:
  A) the retirement of military personnel
  B) the making of a new constitution
  C) an increase in workers' salaries
  D) the establishment of more universities
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1368: In the Hausa pre- colonial political system, a district was headed by Options:
  A) A hakimi
  B) a dagaci
  C) an alkali
  D) a waziri
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1369: One major democratic innovation in local government administration introduced by the Babangida regime was the Options:
  A) appointment of protfolio councillors
  B) appointment of retired military officers as sole administrators
  C) selection of heads of personnel management departments from the councillors
  D) separation of powers between the executive and legislative arms of the councils
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1370: Freedom of speech in a democratic state is limited by Options:
  A) law of sedition
  B) law of trespass
  C) press censorship
  D) martial law
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  The correct answer is A .