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 1561: Which of these countries was NOT a foundation member of the Organisation of African Unity? Options:
  A) Ghana
  B) Ethiopia
  C) Zimbabwe
  D) Tanzania
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1562: An electoral system in which the candidate who receives the largest number of votes wins is Options:
  A) the perferential ballot
  B) the second ballot
  C) proportional system
  D) plurality system
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1563: The biased presentation of information in order to influence public opinion is referred to as Options:
  A) mobilization
  B) propaganda
  C) indoctrination
  D) distortio
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1564: Which of the following sets of nations belong to both ECOWAS and the UNO? Options:
  A) Sierra Leone and Uganda
  B) Zimbabwe and Nigeria
  C) Cameroun and Burkina Faso
  D) Ghana and Mauritania
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1565: Government means the machinery established by a state to manage the affairs of the Options:
  A) rulers
  B) aliens
  C) civil servants
  D) workers and peasants
  E) people
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1566: The Yoruba traditional governmental system was Options:
  A) Egalitarian
  B) Republican
  C) democratic
  D) monarchical
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1567: Fundamental human rights of citizens are provided for in Options:
  A) the United Nations Charter
  B) the OAU Charter
  C) the constitution of Amnesty International
  D) the 1979 constitution
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1568: The principle of regionalism was introduced into Nigerian politics by the Options:
  A) Macpherson Constitution
  B) Lyttleton Constitution
  C) Richards Constitution
  D) Clifford Constitution
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1569: The transfer of authority to local government council is known as Options:
  A) demarcation
  B) delegation
  C) fusion
  D) fragmentation
  E) devolution
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1570:

  Nigeria is a founding member of which regional organization?

  Options:
  A) ECOWAS
  B) Non-aligned Movement
  C) OPEC
  D) IMF
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  The correct answer is A .