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: The United Nations is a replacement for which ineffective organisation? Options:
  A) World War II
  B) League Nations
  C) OPEC
  D) ECOWAS
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 142: The fundamental rights of citizens include Options:
  A) social security and free speech
  B) religious freedom and collective aggression
  C) immunity from libel and right to employment
  D) right to life and liberty
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 143: The office of the Prime Minister in Nigeria was created in Options:
  A) 1951
  B) 1954
  C) 1959
  D) 1957
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 144: Where is the Headquarters of the fund of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)? Options:
  A) Lagos
  B) Accra
  C) Cotonou
  D) Abidjan
  E) Lome
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 145: During the 1957 constitutional conference the Willink Commission was set up to Options:
  A) Recommend a date for independence
  B) suggest an equitable revenue allocation formula
  C) create new regions in Nigeria
  D) recommend solutions to the problem of the minorities
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 146: The first international organization Nigeria joined after independence is the Options:
  A) United Nations Organization
  B) Cmmonwealth of Nations African Unity
  C) Commonwealth of Nations
  D) Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 147: By establishing public corporations governments are trying to Options:
  A) eliminate private enterprises
  B) compete with private enterprise
  C) render crucial services to the public in areas which the civll service cannot effectively handle
  D) make quick profit at the expense of the people
  E) B and D
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 148: Members of a parliament are required to report the proceedings of the house to their Options:
  A) constituencies
  B) local government chairmen
  C) traditional rulers
  D) political parties
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 149: All members of the newly constituted local government councils in Nigeria were Options:
  A) Directly elected
  B) indirectly elected
  C) appointed by the State Governors
  D) appointed by the Head of State
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 150: Franchise can be described as the right to Options:
  A) vote at elections
  B) form political parties
  C) vote and be voted for
  D) contest in elections
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  The correct answer is C .