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 1631:

  Africans were first elected to the legislative council in British West Africa in _________

  Options:
  A) Ghana
  B) Sierra Leone
  C) The Gambia
  D) Nigeria
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1632: In a constitutional monarchy,the authority to remove the head of state is exercised by the Options:
  A) head of government
  B) cabinet
  C) prime minister
  D) legislature
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1633:

  The delineation of electoral constituencies for reasons of political advantage is termed___________

  Options:
  A) dissolution
  B) prorogation
  C) gerrymandering
  D) delimitation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1634: ECOWAS is a aimed at uniting the West African states Options:
  A) politically
  B) socially
  C) culturally
  D) econmically
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1635: One of the general tenets of fascists doctrine is that a leader is Options:
  A) supreme relative to the constitution
  B) surbodinate to the laws of the state
  C) weak relative to the constitution
  D) surbodinate to the norms of the society
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1636: The Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS) came into being Options:
  A) through the combined efforts of Gambia Ivory Cost and Liberia
  B) to promote economic growth and development through freer and expanded trade between its members
  C) to enable the sixteen member states surrender their sovereignties to a supranational regional community
  D) to help the poorest countries in the region catch up with the richer one
  E) to establish mutual defence and security arrangements between members
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1637:

  The founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association was ________

  Options:
  A) Casey Hayford
  B) Herbert Macaulay
  C) Marcus Garvey
  D) W. E. B, DuBois
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1638: The duty of an Alkali under the Hausa Fularti political system is to Options:
  A) adjudicate under Islamic laws
  B) make Islamic laws
  C) execute Islamic laws
  D) make treaties under Islamic laws
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1639: The number of permanent members of the UN Security council is Options:
  A) six
  B) seven
  C) eight
  D) five
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1640: Which of the following mostly militates against the efficiency and productivity of public corporations in Nigeria? Options:
  A) incessant interference by government
  B) The management teams are always appointed at will
  C) Boards are often non-professionals
  D) members of the management team are always at loggerheads
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  The correct answer is A .