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:

  Some pre-colonial Nigerian societies are described as stateless because ......

  Options:
  A) They had no formal governmental institutions
  B) They were not independent
  C) They had no definite political boundaries
  D) Their population was too small
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 132: A condition for judicial independence is the appointment of judges by the Options:
  A) Civil Service Commission
  B) Judicial Service Commission
  C) Law Review Commission
  D) Code of Conduct Bureau
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 133: When did the Federal Military Government abolish the Four regions in Nigeria? Options:
  A) 1963
  B) 1966
  C) 1970
  D) 1976
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 134: 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 135: The Yoruba traditional system of government was Options:
  A) republican
  B) democratic
  C) monarchical
  D) egalitarian
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 136: Under the 1979 Constitution in Nigeria, each state of the federation Options:
  A) had a bicameral legislature
  B) had equal legislators in the House of Representatives
  C) had an equal number of senators
  D) was provided with a presidential liaison officer
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 137: The term, rule of law means Options:
  A) nobody is above the law
  B) everybody is equal before the law
  C) we are being governed by lawyers
  D) A and B above
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 138: The annual budget of the OAU is approved by the Options:
  A) Council of Ministers
  B) Secretary General
  C) Assembly of Heads of State and Governement
  D) General Assembly
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 139: Nigeria’s quest for a leadership role in Africa hinges principally on her Options:
  A) military might
  B) size and population
  C) generosity
  D) economic strength
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 140: The Queen of England ceased to be the head of state of Nigeria at Options:
  A) independence in October 1960
  B) the attainment of self government by the regions
  C) the adoption of the Republican Constitution in October 1963
  D) the inception of the presidential system in October 1979
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  The correct answer is C .