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 131: The head of the palace in the pre-colonial hausa system is ? Options:
  A) Sarkin dawaki
  B) sarkin gida
  C) sarkin fada
  D) sarkin ruwa
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 132: Three of the principles used in revenue allocation in Nigeria are Options:
  A) national interest cultural ethnocentrism and national unity
  B) land mass, primary school enrolment and Geographical location
  C) derivation, equality and even development
  D) needs, derivation and relative stability
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 133: During the second republic, some local government councils were created by Options:
  A) state governments
  B) the federal government
  C) the national assembly
  D) the judiciary
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 134: The body responsible for exercising the functions of local governments in the 1976 reforms was the Options:
  A) local government commission
  B) local government council
  C) local government committee
  D) committee of chairmen and supervisory councillors
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 135: The Ogboni cult in the pre-colonial Yoruba political system played the role of the Options:
  A) judiciary
  B) executive
  C) police
  D) legislature
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 136: An advantage of delegated legislation is Options:
  A) supremacy
  B) convenience
  C) effectiveness
  D) efficiency
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 137:

  A common feature of government is________

  Options:
  A) The making of public policy
  B) The separation of powers
  C) The independence of the judiciary
  D) A written constitution.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 138: The 1958 Constitutional Conferences responded to the fears of minorities by recommending the Options:
  A) creation of the Mid-Western Region
  B) Formation of a national government
  C) regionalization of the public service
  D) entrenchment of fundamental human rights
  E) creation of the office of inspector-General of Police
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 139: In a federal system, the power allocated to both the central and the state governments is said to be Options:
  A) exclusive
  B) concurrent
  C) residual
  D) inherent
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 140: The Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission is statutorily empowered to determine the remuneration of Options:
  A) Only elected representatives
  B) Political office holders
  C) Employees of public corporations
  D) All civil servants
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  The correct answer is B .