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 1421: Pressured groups' politics are usually directed to Options:
  A) limited or sectoral goals
  B) national objectives
  C) the interest s of the Nigerian Medical Association
  D) the goals of the Nigeria Union of Teachers
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1422: The major strategy used by OPEC to influence oil price is by Options:
  A) allocating production quotas to members
  B) influencing buyers at the international market to buy at high prices
  C) allowing member countries to produce at their discretion
  D) increasing the supply of the commodity
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1423: Nigeria's non-aligned policy means that she Options:
  A) not take sides in international issues based on idealogical considerations
  B) have nothing to do with the super powers
  C) avoid having any dealing with any country with ideological leanings
  D) relate only with member countries of the non - aligned movement
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1424: One significant aspect of the legislative council of 19922 was that Options:
  A) Africans were in the majority
  B) it made laws only for the southern provinces
  C) the colony of lagos and the protectorate of southern nigeria were merged
  D) laws governing land ownership in the north were extended to the south
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1425: An election in which citizens are called upon to vote for or against a specified issue is called a Options:
  A) mandate
  B) referendium
  C) by election
  D) run off election
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1426: An example of a country with a flexible constitution is Options:
  A) South Africa
  B) Britain
  C) Benin Republic
  D) the United States of America
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1427: A major opposition party at the national level in Nigeria's Second Republic was Options:
  A) NNP
  B) UPN
  C) PRP
  D) GNPP
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1428: The system of government by the political parties in a democratic country is known as ______? Options:
  A) Party system
  B) Party structure
  C) Public opinion
  D) Political party
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1429:

  A condition for judicial independence is the appointment of judges by the __________

  Options:
  A) Civil Service
  B) Judicial Service Commission
  C) Law Review Commission
  D) Code of Conduct Bureau
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1430: The citizen's obligations are Options:
  A) what the government orders
  B) duties the individual imposes on himself
  C) what the law requires of the individual
  D) what the military decrees
  E) what political parties demand of their members
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  The correct answer is C .