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 1681: Nationalist agitation began in Nigeria with the Options:
  A) annexation of Lagos in 1861
  B) formation of West African Youth League
  C) Lagos protest against war rate in 1908
  D) introduction of indirect rules
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1682: One advantage of unwritten constitution is that it___________ Options:
  A) is easy to understand by everybody
  B) safeguards the monarchy
  C) contains customary laws and conventions
  D) is not easily amended
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1683: Which of the following is NOT a mode of constitutional change? Options:
  A) party manifesto
  B) formal amendment
  C) judicial decision
  D) statutory revision
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1684: With the admission of Asian and African countries to the Commonwealth,the Queen of England became the Options:
  A) patron of the Commonwealth
  B) head of state of these countries
  C) chairperson of the Commonwealth
  D) head of government of these countries
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1685: The adoption of non-alignment as a principle of Nigerian foreign policy is aimed at Options:
  A) promoting Nigeria's leadership aspiration in Africa
  B) placing Nigeria on a comfortable position to contribute to international peace and morality
  C) enabling Nigeria assume equal status with the world powers
  D) fulfilling a basic requirement for her acceptance into the security council of the UN
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1686: The foreign affairs minister who introduced economic diplomacy as a foreign policy initiative was Options:
  A) Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi
  B) Major - General Ike Nwachukwu
  C) Prof Ibrahim Gambari
  D) Major -General Joseph Garba
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1687: Who among the following served as Secretary General of OPEC? Options:
  A) Jibril Aminu
  B) Aret Adams
  C) Dan Etete
  D) Rilwanu Lukman
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1688: The three well-known national leader in Nigeria between 1948 and 1966 were Options:
  A) Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, Chief Obafemi Awolowo and Alhaji Ahmadu Bello
  B) Lord Lugard, Sir Arthur Richards and Sir John Macpherson
  C) Herbert Macaulay, Ernest Okoli and Okokon Ndem
  D) Alhaji Isa Kaita Dr k.o Mbadiwe and Chief S.L Akintola
  E) Mallam Aminu Kano, Sir Mobolaji Bank-Anthony and J.S Tarka
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1689: The Economic Commission for Africa is an organ of Options:
  A) OAU
  B) ECOWAS
  C) UNO
  D) EEC
  E) UNESCO
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1690: Which of the following was the last Constitution formulated for Nigeria without Nigeria participation? Options:
  A) The Clifford (1922) Constitution
  B) The Richards (1946) Constitution
  C) The Macpherson (1951) Constitution
  D) The Lyttleton (1954) Constitution
  E) The Independnce Constitution
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  The correct answer is B .