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 1651: The first minority state to be created in the Nigerian federation was Options:
  A) Benue Plateau
  B) Cross River
  C) Kwara
  D) Mid-West
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1652: The term, Chief -in- Council in Nigeria mean that, the Chief Options:
  A) is elected by the council
  B) is superior to the council
  C) cannot oppose the decision of the council
  D) is nominate by the government
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1653:

  ________refers to the manipulation of boundaries of constituencies in order to win more seats,

  Options:
  A) Delimitation
  B) Devolution
  C) Determination
  D) Gerrymandering
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1654: The power of British Trade Unions now constitutes Options:
  A) a real threat to the Quen and the British Establishment
  B) a danger to the Judiciary
  C) a threat to the House of Lords
  D) a challenge to the idea of Parliamentary Sovereignty
  E) a menace to the Confederation of British Industries
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1655: Nigeria became a federation of thirty-six state during the era of Options:
  A) Abdulsalami Abubakar
  B) Yakubu Gowon
  C) Ibrahim Babangida
  D) Sani Abacha
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1656: Under the 1963 Republican Constitution, the power of judicial review was vested in the Options:
  A) supreme court
  B) parliament
  C) president
  D) the Chief justice of the federation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1657: The signing of protectorate treaty was used by the Europeans to penetrate Options:
  A) Eastern Nigeria
  B) Northern Nigeria
  C) the Nier Delta
  D) Western Nigeria
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1658:

  Which of the following is a right associated with citizenship?

  Options:
  A) Right to education
  B) Right to vote
  C) Right to privacy
  D) Right to property
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1659: Professor Ibrahim Gambari is the Special Assistant to the United Nations Secretary General on Options:
  A) African affairs
  B) political and social matters
  C) the Economic Commission of Africa
  D) security matters
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1660: The 1976 Local Government Reforms declared that traditional rulers should Options:
  A) perform executive functions
  B) preside over local government councils
  C) perform advisory roles
  D) enact laws
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  The correct answer is C .