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: Unicameral legislature is often criticized for Options:
  A) restricting the scope of participation
  B) cheapening the opportunity for participation
  C) condoning the participation of traditional rulers
  D) Narrowing participation to the military
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1432: One of the achievements of ECOWAS is the Options:
  A) eradication of colonialism
  B) adoption of vehicle insurance scheme
  C) settlement of Liberian refugees
  D) respect for human rights
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1433: In a parliamentary system of government, a vote of no confidence leads to the resignation of Options:
  A) an individual minister
  B) the entire parliament
  C) the prime minister
  D) the entire cabinet
  E) C and D
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1434:

  The basic unit of every political organization in the Igbo pre-colonial era was the

  Options:
  A) ala
  B) family
  C) age-grade
  D) village council
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1435: An agency of the United Nations which specializes in the welfare of children is the Options:
  A) WHO
  B) UNESCO
  C) UNICEF
  D) UNDP
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1436: When a government sincerely strives to make justice and fair treatment the foundations of law and order in its society we say that the government observes Options:
  A) the rule of Gerontocracy
  B) the rule of Bureaucracy
  C) the rule of Law
  D) the rule of Oligarchy
  E) the rule of Popular Sovereignty
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1437: Based on its objectives, the Organization of African Unity can primarily be classified as Options:
  A) a social organization
  B) a political organization
  C) a cultural organization
  D) an economic organization
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1438: The country that championed decolonization in Africa was Options:
  A) Nigeria
  B) South Africa
  C) Ghana
  D) Kenya
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1439: The concept of Africa as the centre - piece of Nigerian foreign policy implies that Nigeria should Options:
  A) interfere in the internal affairs of other African states
  B) support secessionist movements in Africa
  C) participate in any peace - keeping operation in Africa
  D) Fay more emphasis on African issues
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1440: Case - laws are made by the Options:
  A) Legislature
  B) Executive
  C) Judiciary
  D) Attorney General and Minister of Justice
  E) President
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  The correct answer is C .