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 power to exercise overall control of the executive functions of ECOWAS is vested in the Options:
  A) Authority of Heads of State and Government
  B) Secretary-General
  C) Council of Ministers
  D) Technical and Special Commissions
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 132:

  On 1 October 1995, Abacha announced a three-year program for return to civilian rule. Parties were allowed to form in July 1998. Which of the following parties was not registered by the Provisional Ruling Council?

  Options:
  A) Alliance for Democracy
  B) Action Congress
  C) All People's party
  D) People's Democratic Party
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 133: Political power is naked force when it is exercised without Options:
  A) set objectives
  B) state apparatus
  C) governmental legitimacy
  D) soverignty
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 134: The legal right to exercise power in a state is known as______ Options:
  A) Authority
  B) Sovereignity
  C) Coercion
  D) Influence
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 135: Where is the administrative headquarters of ECOWAS? Options:
  A) Lome
  B) Accra
  C) Abidjan
  D) Lagos
  E) Cotonou
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 136: The Commonwealth is an organization Options:
  A) of all states formerly in the British Empire
  B) of most of the states in the defunct British Empire
  C) of all English-speaking countries of the world
  D) of only Asian and African countries
  E) which effectively coordinates the policies of its members
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 137: As a component of the state,the civil service is important because it ensures Options:
  A) gender equality
  B) continuity in governance
  C) effective cost-benefit analysis
  D) equality among professions
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 138: In 1999,the Alliance for Democracy won the governorship election in Options:
  A) four states
  B) five states
  C) six states
  D) seven states
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 139: A constitution is classified as unwritten when it Options:
  A) does not emanate from the legislature
  B) provides for separation of powers
  C) originates from Britain
  D) is not contained in any single document
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 140: Which the adoption of the presidential system of government, Nigeria ceased to Options:
  A) have a representative government
  B) be a, member of the Commonwealth
  C) have different persons as Head of State and Government
  D) operate a bicameral legislature
  E) operate the principle of separation of powers
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  The correct answer is C .