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 1371: A major weakness of unicameral legislature is that it Options:
  A) delays legislation
  B) is unsuitable for a unitary state
  C) breeds struggle for power
  D) does not provide a check against hasty legislation
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1372: A form of oligarchy in which gifted people are at the helm of affairs is Options:
  A) aristocracy
  B) theocracy
  C) plutocracy
  D) gerontocracy
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1373: Public corporations are established mainly to Options:
  A) offer free services
  B) make profit for government
  C) provide jobs for the unemployed
  D) provide services at subsidized rates
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1374: In a presidential system of government, ministers are Options:
  A) individually responsible to the president
  B) individually responsible to the senate
  C) collectively responsible to the president
  D) collectively responsible to the electorate
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1375:

  Twelve States creation is a reknown achievement of the ... regime

  Options:
  A) Abdulsalam Abubakar's
  B) Ibrahim Babaginda's
  C) Yakubu Gowon's
  D) Murtala Mohammed's
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1376: Rates are generally collected in Nigeria by Options:
  A) the State Ministry of Finance
  B) the Department of Inland Revenue
  C) The Emirate or Traditional Council
  D) the Local Government Council
  E) Presidential Liaison officers
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1377: Before the collapse of Nigeria's First Republic in 1966, the prime minister was both Options:
  A) the head of government and a law maker
  B) the head of state and commander in-chief of the armed forces
  C) commander in - chief of the armed forces and party leader
  D) head of state and party leader
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1378: The chairman of the UN Security Council emerges through Options:
  A) consensus
  B) rotation
  C) election
  D) selection
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1379: The privatization of public corporations in Nigeria is undertaken by the Options:
  A) Bureau of Public Enterprise
  B) Nigerian Stock Exchange
  C) Federal Civil Service Commission
  D) Federal Executive Council
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1380: In the 18th century, a new wind of development blow over Europe and the development was referred to__________? Options:
  A) Labour Revolution
  B) Doctrine Revolution
  C) Industrial Revolution
  D) Economic Revolution
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  The correct answer is C .