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: One of the features of a sovereign state is that it Options:
  A) has the capacity to defend itself from external aggression
  B) has a large number of soldiers
  C) practises the presidential system of government
  D) is not indebted to other countries
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1522: A country is said to operate an unwritten constitution if the Options:
  A) constitution is not contained in a single document
  B) constitution cannot be written down
  C) existing constitution can be suspended at will
  D) country is not having a printed constitution
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1523: Constitutions are useful documents because they Options:
  A) suppress individual rights and liberties
  B) provide ammunition to fifferent sides in ideological disputes
  C) reward the patriotic and punish traitors
  D) lay down broad guidelines for national political interaction
  E) highlight the procedures for the creation of new states
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1524: According to Karl Marx,the mode of production that precedes capitalism is Options:
  A) mercantilism
  B) feudalism
  C) socialism
  D) communalism
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1525: All the following are organs of the OAU EXCEPT Options:
  A) the Commission on Mediation Conciliation and Arbitration
  B) The Council of Ministers
  C) The Economic Commission for Africa
  D) The Assembly of Heads of State and Government
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1526: Enfranchisement describes the process of Options:
  A) allowing eligible persons the right to vote
  B) allowing special categories of persons to contest elections
  C) allowing all women the right to vote
  D) the actual act of voting
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1527:

  The Judicial Service Commission is vested with the power to recommendsuitable persons for appointment of the _____

  Options:
  A) National Judicıal Council
  B) President, Federal Republic of Nigeria
  C) Presıdent of the Senate
  D) Chief Justice of Nigeria
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1528: The first Head of Government in independent Nigeria was Options:
  A) Nnmdi Azikiwe
  B) Ahmadu Bello
  C) Tafawa Balewa
  D) Herbert Macaulay
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1529: 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 1530: Constitutionalism means Options:
  A) promotion of the constitution
  B) respect for the constitution
  C) electoral processes based on the constitution
  D) voting rule and regulations
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  The correct answer is C .