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 141: Which of the following electoral bodies in Nigeria conducted elections from 1979 to 1983? Options:
  A) National Electoral Commission
  B) Independent Electoral Commission
  C) Federal Electoral Commission
  D) National Electoral Commission of Nigeria
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 142: The cabinet can be described as a link between the Options:
  A) executive and legislature
  B) legislature and electorate
  C) executive and judiciary
  D) legislature and local government councils
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 143: The private ownership of the means of production is a feature of Options:
  A) capitalism
  B) socialism
  C) communalism
  D) communism
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 144: Citizenship of a state by descent requires that Options:
  A) one is born and bred in the state
  B) one's mother was born in the state
  C) one's grand parents were citizens of the state
  D) one is domiciled in that state
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 145: The first restructure of the Nigerian Federation took place with the Options:
  A) creation of mid-west Region in 1963
  B) abolition of federalism in 1966
  C) military counter-coup in 1966
  D) creation of states in 1967
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 146:

  What is the main source of funding for public corporations in Nigeria?

  Options:
  A) Government budget allocations
  B) Foreign aid
  C) Revenues generated from their operations
  D) Donations from private companies
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 147: Local government in Nigeria receive the bulk of their finiacial resources from Options:
  A) the state government
  B) the federal government
  C) rates and taxes
  D) local investment projects
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 148: The Nigerian electoral system gives voting rights to Options:
  A) aliens
  B) Africans above the age of twenty one
  C) children over twelve years old
  D) Nigerian citizens who are 18 years old and above
  E) Friends of Nigerian
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 149: The headquarters of the Economic Commission for Africa is located in Options:
  A) Ghana
  B) Kenya
  C) Nigeria
  D) Ethiopia
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 150: Which of the following is a feature of democracy? Options:
  A) interdependence of states
  B) state responsibilities to society
  C) power vested in minority parties
  D) popular consultation
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  The correct answer is D .