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 171: Unicameralism is a feature of the legislature in Options:
  A) Israel
  B) the United Kingdom
  C) the United States
  D) Ghana
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 172: The citizenship of a country could be acquired through_____________ Options:
  A) registration and arbitration
  B) presidential proclamation
  C) birth and naturalization
  D) parliamentary legislation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 173: In which of the following states was governor impeached during the second republic? Options:
  A) Borno
  B) Bendel
  C) Kaduna
  D) Anambra
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 174: Under the 1979 Nigeria Constitution, the supreme court judges were appointed by the Options:
  A) Judicial Services Commission
  B) President
  C) Honourable Chief Justice
  D) Senate
  E) National Assembly
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 175: One major constraint on the smooth operation of federalism in Nigeria is the Options:
  A) tack of an acceptable revenue allocation formula
  B) inability to conduct a successful census
  C) high cost of administration
  D) frequent change of government
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 176:

  In most recent times, a seemingly workable solution to the Nigerian federal question is that of_______

  Options:
  A) state police
  B) restructuring
  C) terrorism
  D) revenue allocation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 177:

  Which of the following is a fundamental principle of democratic governance?

  Options:
  A) Centralized decision-making
  B) Censorship of the media
  C) Citizen Participation
  D) Authoritarianism
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 178: A major feature of the system of government in the Sokoto Caliphate was that Options:
  A) it was based on customs and traditions
  B) it was theocratic
  C) it was democratic
  D) power was effectively decentralized
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 179: Nationalist activities were earlier in British than in French West Africa because the Options:
  A) French West Africans were not interested in having self government
  B) British colonialists were no longer interested in governing their acquired territories
  C) French addministrative polices did not allow for poltical agitation
  D) nationalists their french counterparts
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 180: The leaders who spearheaded the transformation of the Organization of African Unity into the African Union are from Options:
  A) Nigeria,Libya and Kenya
  B) Algeria,Libya and Zambia
  C) South Africa,Libya and Zambia
  D) Nigeria,Libya and South Africa
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  The correct answer is D .