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 1841: When was the Nigeria flag designed? Options:
  A) 1961
  B) 1959
  C) 1957
  D) 1962
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1842: Government exercises political power on behalf of the Options:
  A) elite
  B) citizens
  C) party caucus
  D) vocal few
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1843: In a democracy,sovereign authority is exercised by the Options:
  A) legislature
  B) people
  C) executive
  D) electorate
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1844: The main focus of Nigeria's foreign policy since independence centers on Options:
  A) South- south cooperation
  B) Sub-regionalism
  C) Globalism
  D) Afrocentrism
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1845: In a monarchical form of government sovereignty resides with Options:
  A) the council of ministers
  B) royalty
  C) peasantry
  D) the entire citizenry
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1846: A major difference between power and authority is that authority is Options:
  A) popularly acquired
  B) more costly to exercise
  C) less dependent on force
  D) exercise more frequently
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1847: The two nationalist leaders who led the tour of Northern Nigeria in 1946 to campaign against the Richards Constitution were Options:
  A) Ahmadu Bello and Abubakar Tawafa Balewa
  B) Nnamdi Azikiwe and Obafemi Awolowo
  C) Ahmadu Bello and Samuel Ladoke Akintola
  D) Herbert Macaulay and Nnamdi Azikiwe
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1848: 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 1849: The duty of an Alkali under the Hausa Fularti political system is to Options:
  A) adjudicate under Islamic laws
  B) make Islamic laws
  C) execute Islamic laws
  D) make treaties under Islamic laws
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1850: The nationalist organization formed in Nigeria in the late 1930s was the Options:
  A) National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons
  B) Nigerian National Democratic Party
  C) Nigerian Youth Movement
  D) Action Group
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  The correct answer is C .