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 1741:

  A common feature of government is________

  Options:
  A) The making of public policy
  B) The separation of powers
  C) The independence of the judiciary
  D) A written constitution.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1742: The ruling system in pre-colonial Hausa Fulani societies where rulers were both religious and political heads was referred to as Options:
  A) meritocracy
  B) oligarchy
  C) theocracy
  D) aristocracy
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1743: A fundamental component of political culture is Options:
  A) social values
  B) community structure
  C) family values
  D) economic values
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1744: The 1976 Local government reforms was embarked upon by the central government under the leadership of ______? Options:
  A) General Olusegun Obasanjo
  B) General Sanni Abacha
  C) General Mohammed Buhari
  D) Goodluck Jonathan
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1745: Which of the following factors was not responsible for the military intervention in Nigerian politics in 1966? Options:
  A) Willingness of politicians to relinquish power
  B) the Western Regional election of 1965
  C) The federal election of 1964
  D) Ethnic politics and lawlessness
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1746: In British West Africa, the elective principle was first introduced in Options:
  A) Nigeria
  B) Ghana
  C) Sierra Leone
  D) The Gambia
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1747: Independence of the judiciary is pertinent because it accords the judiciary the power to Options:
  A) dismiss any judge who has breached the judicial code of conduct
  B) determine a fixed salary for judges
  C) determine a fixed term of office for the judges
  D) enable the judges to try and decide cases without bias
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1748: Unlike the British, the United States constitution is Options:
  A) rigid, federal and written
  B) flexible, unitary and unwritten
  C) rigid written and confederal
  D) flexible, federal and unwritten
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1749: The French pattern of colonial administration in West Africa Options:
  A) was basically the same as the British
  B) had as its primary objective, the development of colonial territories
  C) was based on the principle of assimilation
  D) included the policy of indriect rule
  E) involved the settlement of a very large number of French people in West Africa
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1750: A state is admitted into the United Nations on the Options:
  A) recommendation of the secretary general to the security council
  B) concurrent vote of the security council and the general assembly
  C) enabling action of the general assembly
  D) sponsorship of any member of the organization
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  The correct answer is A .