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:

  One of the major defects of the Nigerian council which necessitated its replacement was that....

  Options:
  A) the meetings of the council were poorly attended
  B) the council could only make law for the southern protectorate
  C) the executive council was powerful than it
  D) the council was unrepresentative
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1562: An example of a state with an unwritten constitution is Options:
  A) Canada
  B) India
  C) Britain
  D) France
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1563: Radical nationalism in Nigeria is generally attributed to the influence of Options:
  A) Aminu Kano
  B) Herbert Marcaulay
  C) Nnamdi Azikiwe
  D) Mbonu Ojike
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1564:

  The best form of government for a heterogeneous society is a

  Options:
  A) quasi-federal system
  B) federal system
  C) confederal system
  D) unitary system
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1565:

  In the First Republic, Nigeria was very reluctant to have meaningful interaction with ________

  Options:
  A) Italy
  B) the Soviet Union
  C) the United States of America
  D) Germany
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1566: The 1976 local government reforms provide for a...term of office Options:
  A) 4-year
  B) 5-year
  C) 2-year
  D) permanent
  E) 3-year
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1567: The 1946 Constitution is characterized by Options:
  A) official majority in the legislative council
  B) non-official majority in the legislative council
  C) non-official majority in the executive council
  D) federal system of government
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1568: The breakdown of the McPherson Constitution was partly caused by the crisis within the Options:
  A) NCNC
  B) AG
  C) NPC
  D) NNDP
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1569: A disadvantage of the one-party system is that it Options:
  A) is costly to operate
  B) does not tolerate opposition
  C) does not care about the feelings of the masses
  D) discourages periodic elections
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1570: The major difference between a state and a nation is that the latter presupposes a Options:
  A) heterogenous population
  B) homogenous population
  C) well defined territory
  D) more organized system
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  The correct answer is B .