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 1521: A constitution that requires a plebiscite or a referendum to be amended is Options:
  A) written
  B) flexible
  C) rigid
  D) unwritten
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1522: In Nigeria,military regimes returned power to civilians through Options:
  A) transition programmes
  B) constitutional conferences
  C) impositions
  D) negotiations
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1523: The Economic Commission for Africa is an organ of Options:
  A) OAU
  B) ECOWAS
  C) UNO
  D) EEC
  E) UNESCO
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1524: The Commonwealth is an organization Options:
  A) of all states formerly in the British Empire
  B) of most of the states in the defunct British Empire
  C) of all English-speaking countries of the world
  D) of only Asian and African countries
  E) which effectively coordinates the policies of its members
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1525: In Nigeria, the Local Government Service Commission is set up by the Options:
  A) local government councils
  B) federal government
  C) state government
  D) local government chairman
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1526:

  The absence of the rule of law in government will bring about...

  Options:
  A) Human rights abuse
  B) Political apathy
  C) Corrupt practices
  D) Treasonable offences
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1527: Indirect rule encouraged Options:
  A) communal integration
  B) exploitation and oppression
  C) inter-communal cooperation
  D) the rise of nationalism
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1528:

  __________ was a major factor that contributed to the rise of the Sokoto Caliphate.

  Options:
  A) Agricultural revolution.
  B) Slave trade
  C) European colonization
  D) Islamic Jihad
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1529:

  A major issue that distinguishes pressure groups from political parties is the ...

  Options:
  A) Ideology
  B) Objective
  C) Membership drive
  D) Voting pattern
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1530: The party system practiced in Nigeria's Third Republic was Options:
  A) Two-party
  B) Zero-party
  C) One-party
  D) Multi-party
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  The correct answer is A .