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 1661: In a parliamentary system of government, the offices of head of state and head of government are `` Options:
  A) fused
  B) separated
  C) not defined
  D) indistinguishable
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1662: To which of these bodies did Nigeria belong before the formation of the OAU in 1963? Options:
  A) Casablanca Group
  B) Monrovia Group
  C) African and Malagasy Union
  D) Pan African Union
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1663: Public opinion can be measured through Options:
  A) negotiation
  B) strike action
  C) referendum
  D) rumour
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1664: The main function of the National Assembly is to Options:
  A) fix salaries for all the the state governors
  B) make laws for the country
  C) pass motions on the welfare of the legislators
  D) direct public attention to the excesses of public officials
  E) condemn the south african government for its policy of apartheid
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1665: In a federal system of government, the central is Options:
  A) superior to the other components
  B) inferior to the other components
  C) equal to the other cmponents
  D) of unlimited jurisdiction
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1666: The Sharia legal system was first introduced in the Fourth Republic in Options:
  A) Kano State
  B) Katsina State
  C) Zamfara State
  D) Sokoto State
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1667: A hereditary system of government is Options:
  A) an oligarchy
  B) a gerontocracy
  C) an aristocracy
  D) a monarchy
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1668: One argument against a multi-party system is the Options:
  A) inability to develop the nation
  B) encouraagement of diverse opinions and opposition
  C) ability to attract foreign investment
  D) banning of pressure groups
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1669: A device for controlling prolonged debates in parliament is called Options:
  A) an adjournment
  B) a prorogation
  C) a dissolution
  D) a guillotine
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1670: The annual budget of the OAU is approved by the Options:
  A) Council of Ministers
  B) Secretary General
  C) Assembly of Heads of State and Governement
  D) General Assembly
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  The correct answer is C .