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 1551: The first franchise in the history of the democratic process is Options:
  A) property franchise
  B) universal franchise
  C) male franchise
  D) female franchise
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1552: 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 1553: The author of the famous book Renascent Africa which inspired African nationalism is Options:
  A) Obafemi Awolowo
  B) Duse Mohammed AN
  C) Ernest Okoli
  D) Nnamdi Azikiwe
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1554: Under military regimes in Nigeria, the branches of government that were fused are the Options:
  A) executive and the legislature
  B) executive and the judiciary
  C) legislature and the judiciary
  D) executive, the legislature and the judiciary
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1555: The rule of law is negation of Options:
  A) equality before the law
  B) supremacy of the law
  C) Limited power
  D) absolute power
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1556: A common feature of the earlier political parties in Nigeria was that they Options:
  A) were formed by the government
  B) started as a social-cultural organizations
  C) were backed by the colonialists
  D) were non-elitist in nature
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1557: The first political party that contested election in Nigeria after the Clifford Constitution was Options:
  A) nigerian youth movement
  B) National Council of nigeria and the cameroons
  C) northern people's congress
  D) nigerian national democratic party
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1558: The Babangida administration's transition to civil rule programme officially started in Options:
  A) 1992
  B) 1990
  C) 1987
  D) 1985
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1559: The main representative body of the United Nations is the Options:
  A) Security Council
  B) General Assembly
  C) Trusteeship Council
  D) Secretariat
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1560: Separation of powers is a principle which enables each arm of government to Options:
  A) probe one another
  B) overlap the functions of the other
  C) carry out its constitutional functions
  D) moderate the scope of the constitution
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  The correct answer is C .