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: Nigeria attained independence in 1960 through Options:
  A) negotiation between the British government and Nigerian nationalists
  B) armed struggle by Nigerian nationalists and traditional rulers
  C) negotiation between the British government and the United Nations
  D) negotiation between the British government and traditional rulers
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1662: Which of the following organs control the Civil Service? Options:
  A) parliament and the courts
  B) trade unions and the courts
  C) the police and parliament
  D) tribunals and interest groups
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1663: ECOWAS IS Options:
  A) an international military/defence organization
  B) a regional economic organization
  C) a trans-national religious group
  D) a west african English speaking organization
  E) an international organ of the United Nation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1664: France introduced the policy of assimilation in her colonies primarily to Options:
  A) teach them the art of leadership
  B) change their way of life
  C) give them a sound education
  D) discourage them from ritual killings
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1665: The main attributes of a state are Options:
  A) government, the police and the armed forces
  B) population, territory, government and sovereignty
  C) federal state and local governments
  D) the press, the legislature, the executive and the judiciary
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1666: The Coussey Commission Report laid the ground-work for the eventual independence of Options:
  A) Gambia
  B) Gold Coast (Ghana)
  C) Sierra Leone
  D) Liberia
  E) Nigeria
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1667: A nation could be identified through its Options:
  A) military strength
  B) common language and culture
  C) population
  D) constitution
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1668: Nigeria’s membership of the ECOWAS is informed by her desire to___________ Options:
  A) develop a market in the sub-region
  B) form sub-regional high command
  C) become a sub-regional power
  D) promote economic integration
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1669:

  A major event in Nigerian history that led to the suspension of Nigeria's constitution and the declaration of a state of emergency by the colonial authorities in 1953 was the ________.

  Options:
  A) Aba women's riot
  B) Zikist movement
  C) Kano riots
  D) Action group crisis
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1670: Ghana was led into independence by Options:
  A) Dr J.B Danquah
  B) Dr Kwame Nkrumah
  C) Dr K.A Busia
  D) Mr.Akuffo Addo
  E) Mr. Krobo Edusei
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  The correct answer is B .