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 1601: The main duty of the Local Government Service is to Options:
  A) supervise and manage the affairs of local governments
  B) create job opportunities at the local level
  C) handle requests for the creation of more local governments
  D) coduct elections into local councils
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1602: Nigeria's first external affairs minister was Options:
  A) Alhaji Nuhu Ramali
  B) Prof. Ishaya Audu
  C) Dr Okoi Arikpo
  D) Dr Jaja Wachukwu
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1603: In the cabinet system of government, individual responsibility of ministers means that ____________ Options:
  A) only ministers can be held responsible for errors
  B) a minister must hold his subordinates responsible for his failures
  C) the prime ministers can remove an erring minister
  D) no individual can be held responsible for government decisions
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1604: An institution that transforms a myriad of demands into a more manageable proposal is the Options:
  A) executive
  B) legislature
  C) government
  D) political party
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1605: Privatization and commercialization programmes in Nigeria have Options:
  A) increased public utilities
  B) de-emphasized government ownership
  C) reduced government revenue
  D) encouraged corruption
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1606: Which of the following are pressure groups? Options:
  A) the Nigeria Chamber of Commerce
  B) the Nigeria Union of Teacher
  C) the National Union of Nigerian Students
  D) all of the above
  E) A and C
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1607: Capitalism often encourages Options:
  A) public
  B) a centrally planned economy
  C) private ownership of the means of production
  D) anarchy
  E) Deconcentration of political and economic powers in the same hands
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1608: The legislative in Nigeria under the 1999 Constitution is composed of Options:
  A) 108 senators and 350 members of the House of Representatives
  B) 109 senators and 350 members of the House of Representatives
  C) 100 senators and 250 members of the House of Representatives
  D) 109 senators and 360 members of the House of Representatives
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1609: The power of the courts to declare legislative enactments as unconstitutional is known as judicial Options:
  A) ruling
  B) review
  C) interpretation
  D) edict
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1610:

  In the First Republic, the official opposition party was the ..........

  Options:
  A) National Council of Nigeria and Cameroons
  B) Northern Elements Progressive Union
  C) Action Group
  D) Northern People's Congress
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  The correct answer is C .