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 major advantage of the secret ballot is that Options:
  A) it is faster than other systems
  B) nobody can be prevented from voying
  C) it ensures the anonymity of each voter
  D) losers can ask for another secret vote
  E) it extends the franchise to all adults
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 132: Bye- laws made by the Minister of Transport for funning the Nigerian Railway Corporation is an exercise of Options:
  A) delegated power
  B) parliamentary power
  C) statutory power
  D) residua power
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 133: In a first-past-the-post electoral system, a candidate is declared when he Options:
  A) records the highest number of votes cast
  B) obtains a two-thirds majority of the votes cast
  C) obtains one-third of the votes cast
  D) scors the aggregates of the opponent
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 134: 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 135:

  The zoning system in Nigerian politics refers to

  Options:
  A) the rotation of power among different regions
  B) the process of selecting party leaders
  C) the allocation of campaign funds
  D) the system of proportional representation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 136: The application of the rule of law can be limited by Options:
  A) giving judges full authority
  B) invoking emergency powers
  C) securing the tenure of office of judges
  D) insulating judges from partisan politics
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 137: In the presidential system of government , the leader is basically the head of state and Options:
  A) government
  B) the police
  C) the military
  D) the judiciary
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 138: The Public Service Review Commission of 1991 made proposals to ensure that the public service was Options:
  A) more effective than the private sector
  B) more attractive than the private sector
  C) professionalized
  D) efficient and result-oriented
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 139: A major duty of citizens is to Options:
  A) vote at elections
  B) associate freely
  C) pay taxes
  D) join political parties
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 140:

  The economic basis of feudalism is __________

  Options:
  A) agriculture
  B) capital
  C) trade
  D) slavery
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  The correct answer is A .