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 1461: A person who is disenfranchised is Options:
  A) allowed to be voted for
  B) allowed to exercised his voting right
  C) not perfmitted to vote
  D) allowed to nominate a candidate
  E) a prohibited immigrant
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1462: The French policy of Assimilation Options:
  A) Enabled Europeans to assimilate and come to terms with African cultural values
  B) produced radical African leaders who were anixious to terminate cordial relationships with France
  C) was aimed at converting Africans into Frenchmen
  D) was the same in theory as the British policy of Indirect Rule
  E) was a device to transfer French technology to Africa
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1463: Capitalism is an economic system in which Options:
  A) the economy of the State is centrally planned and controlled
  B) private persons are permittd to undertake enterprises
  C) accumulation of private property is forbidden
  D) the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
  E) all big industries and the land are publicly owned for the common good
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1464: Under colonial administration, what was the status of the inhabitants of the Lagos Crown Colony Options:
  A) British servants
  B) British settlers
  C) British subjects
  D) British citizens
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1465: The first federal constitution in Nigeria was the Options:
  A) Lyttelton Constitution
  B) Independence Constitution
  C) Macpherson Constitution
  D) Clifford Constitution
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1466: The political neutrality of civil servants is guaranteed by not allowing them to Options:
  A) Vote
  B) be members of any interest groups
  C) have dealings with politicians
  D) engage in partisan politics
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1467: Nigeria's commitment to the liberation of Africa could best be seen in her policy towards Options:
  A) Namibia and Mozambique
  B) the Congo and Zimbabwe
  C) Sierra Leone and Chad
  D) South Africa and Angola
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1468:

  The concept of the independence of the judiciary means that________

  Options:
  A) The judiciary must not attempt to meddle into legislative and executive affairs
  B) The powers of the courts can not be subjected of executive re-assessment
  C) The sanctity of the office of the Judges and Justices must be preserved without prejudice
  D) All means of legislative or executive influence on judicial decision making must be disabled
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1469: 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 1470: In a confederation,the constituency that a member of the legislature represents is a Options:
  A) nation-state
  B) region
  C) senatorial district
  D) parliamentary consistuency
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  The correct answer is B .