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 1791: Before the 1976 reforms, the three-tier local government system was practiced by Options:
  A) Northern and Eastern Nigeria
  B) Eastern and Western Nigeria
  C) Western and Northern Nigeria
  D) Mid-Western and Eastern Nigeria
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1792: In the presidential system of government , the leader is basically the head of state and Options:
  A) government
  B) the police
  C) the military
  D) the judiciary
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1793: Under the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria, the power to create local governments is vested in the Options:
  A) state assembly
  B) office of the deputy governor
  C) presidency
  D) national assembly
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1794: The main duty of the Local Government Service is to Options:
  A) supervise and manage the affairs of local governments
  B) create job opportunities at the local level
  C) handle requests for the creation of more local governments
  D) coduct elections into local councils
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1795: The responsibility of giving policy guidelines to the board of corporations rest with the Options:
  A) Board of Directors
  B) Minister
  C) Chairman
  D) Permanent Secretary
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1796: According to Marxist theory, those who own and control the means of production in a capitalist society are Options:
  A) Explotiters
  B) Colonialists
  C) Workers
  D) Shareholders
  E) Bourgeoisie
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1797: The founding members of OPEC are Options:
  A) Algeria, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait
  B) Nigeria, Libya, Iraq and Saudi Arabia
  C) Venezuela, Nigeria, Libya, Iran and Iraq
  D) Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait and Venezuela
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1798: The judicial organ of the United Nations is the Options:
  A) Security council
  B) Trusteeship council
  C) International court of justice
  D) General Assembly
  E) European court
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1799: Ensuring that appointment into federal establishment in Nigeria reflect geographical spread is the sole function of the ____? Options:
  A) revenue Mobilization and fiscal allocation commission
  B) civil service commission
  C) federal character commission
  D) public complaint commission
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1800: The main function of the Code of Conduct Bureau is to Options:
  A) ensure accountability in government business
  B) give the judiciary more powers to discipline erring judges
  C) protect public officers from the press
  D) give the police more powers to make arrests
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  The correct answer is A .