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 1391:

  Which one of these served as secretary general of the League of nations?

  Options:
  A) Joseph Avenol
  B) Trygve Lie
  C) Javier Perez de Cuellar
  D) Kurt Waldheim
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1392: Under the 1979 Constitution, the function of the Civil Service Commission includes the Options:
  A) appointment of Civil Service Commissioners
  B) appointment, promotion and discipline of civil servants
  C) negotiating better conditions of service for civil servants
  D) negotiating worse conditions of service for civil servants
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1393: Which of the following formalized colonial penetration into Africa? Options:
  A) Paris Treaty
  B) Treaty of Wesphalia
  C) Berlin Conference
  D) Treaty of Versaile
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1394:

  Which of the following is a function of the Public ComplaintsCommission?

  Options:
  A) Managing public transportation
  B) Enforcing criminal laws
  C) Conducting investigations and enquiries
  D) Implementing foreign policies
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1395: Some pre-colonial Nigerian societies are described as stateless because Options:
  A) they had no formal governmental institutions
  B) they had no definite political boundaries
  C) their population was too small
  D) they were not independent.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1396: The principle brought to an end by his constituency is known as Options:
  A) rejection
  B) reference
  C) recall
  D) return
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1397: The United Nations Organization was founded to Options:
  A) end the Second World War
  B) end the Nigerian Civil War
  C) promote World peace
  D) Co-ordinate the activities of all its members
  E) co-ordinate the activities of regional organizations
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1398: The concept of Parliamentary Government in Britain is Options:
  A) turning into Prime M inisterial and Whitehall government in practice
  B) now a complete myth
  C) in fact identical with the Presidential system in the USA
  D) supported by a tiny segment of the population
  E) rejected by the aristocracy of that country
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1399: The principle of, the separation of powers implies that the three main organs of government work Options:
  A) separately
  B) independently and co-operatively
  C) against one another
  D) reluctantly and gradually for the executive
  E) together in the interest of other nations
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1400:

  A feature unique to General Murtala Muhammed's Supreme Military Council as compared tothat of General Yakubu Gowon was the _________

  Options:
  A) inclusion of the civilians as members
  B) exclusion of military governors from the council
  C) inclusion of the chief justice as a member
  D) the exclusion of the Inspector General of police from the council
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  The correct answer is B .