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 1431: Political parties are formed essentially to Options:
  A) capture state power
  B) replace bad governments
  C) compete with the military for power
  D) satisfy the needs of members
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1432: The Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS) came into being Options:
  A) through the combined efforts of Gambia Ivory Cost and Liberia
  B) to promote economic growth and development through freer and expanded trade between its members
  C) to enable the sixteen member states surrender their sovereignties to a supranational regional community
  D) to help the poorest countries in the region catch up with the richer one
  E) to establish mutual defence and security arrangements between members
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1433: Government means the machinery established by a state to manage the affairs of the Options:
  A) rulers
  B) aliens
  C) civil servants
  D) workers and peasants
  E) people
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1434: The general election in Nigeria was held in Options:
  A) 1933
  B) 1955
  C) 1952
  D) 1959
  E) 1964
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1435: The first Governor-General of Nigeria was Options:
  A) Lord Lugard
  B) Dr. Nnamdi Azikwe
  C) Sir James Robertson
  D) (the late) Major-General Aguiyi-Ironsi
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1436:

  In the 4th republic, the political parties were______

  Options:
  A) NAP, PDP and APGA
  B) PDP, APP, AD
  C) UPGA, NNA, CAN
  D) PDP, APGA, AD
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1437: A system of government in which the central government is supreme over other levels is Options:
  A) totalitarian
  B) confederal
  C) federal
  D) unitary
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1438: Non - alignment is no longer relevant in Nigerian foreign policy because Options:
  A) she is seen as the leader of Africa
  B) her focus is now on Africa
  C) of the formation of the ECOWAS
  D) the cold war has ended
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1439: A structure of government in which power is shared between the centre and the units is Options:
  A) confederal
  B) oligarchic
  C) unitary
  D) federalism
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1440: The organ of the United Nations responsible for the approval of its annual budget is the Options:
  A) Secretariate
  B) Security Council
  C) General Assembly
  D) Economic and Social Council
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  The correct answer is C .