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 1691: The biased presentation of information in order to influence public opinion is referred to as Options:
  A) mobilization
  B) propaganda
  C) indoctrination
  D) distortio
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1692: When was the emirate system of government introduced in Nigeria? Options:
  A) Nineteenth Century
  B) Twentieth Century
  C) Eighteenth Century
  D) Seventeenth Century
  E) Sixteenth Century
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1693: Local governments were created in Nigeria mainly to Options:
  A) realise the objective of full employment
  B) bring government nearer to the people
  C) prevent the creation of more states
  D) encourage competition and rivalry amongst ethinc groups
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1694: In international relations, countries have a right to Options:
  A) export oil
  B) create more states
  C) diplomatic immunity of their envoys
  D) own a police force
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1695: A major characteristic of the socialist system is its provision for Options:
  A) limited privacy
  B) public ownership
  C) unlimited privacy
  D) private ownership
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1696: Which of the following is a guiding principle of Nigeria's foreign policy? Options:
  A) interference in the affairs of African Countries
  B) decolonisation of all African Countries
  C) total opposition to the cold war
  D) posting of only carrier diplomats as envoys
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1697: Government is different from other political organizations because Options:
  A) it has legitimate power over citizens
  B) its officials have fixed terms of office
  C) it can punish those who violate its rules
  D) it is made up of elected officials
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1698: A common feature of the earlier political parties in Nigeria was that they Options:
  A) were formed by the government
  B) started as a social-cultural organizations
  C) were backed by the colonialists
  D) were non-elitist in nature
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1699: The results of the 1973 census in Nigeria were rejected because Options:
  A) the figures were unacceptable to the U.N.B
  B) the figures were controversial
  C) Nigerians were contented with the existing population figures
  D) there were preparations for a fresh census
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1700: A state is said to be fascist when Options:
  A) its leader is partriotic but the citizens are not
  B) all rights and liberties are subordinated to state interest
  C) its citizens are fanatically in love with their leader
  D) all fights and liberties are placed above state interests
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  The correct answer is B .