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: The form of government headed by a king is Options:
  A) monarchy
  B) presidentialism
  C) fascism
  D) republicanism
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1842: In a democratic government, political sovereignty is vested in the Options:
  A) legislature
  B) elite
  C) executive
  D) electorate
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1843:

  An electoral systemin whichthe winner must secure more than 50% of the vote is described as a/an

  Options:
  A) plurality system
  B) proportional representation
  C) an absolute majority
  D) electoral oblıgation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1844: The process of law-making by the legislature begins with Options:
  A) initiating a bill
  B) commencing a debate
  C) a public hearing
  D) the first hearing
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1845:

  __________ was a major factor that contributed to the rise of the Sokoto Caliphate.

  Options:
  A) Agricultural revolution.
  B) Slave trade
  C) European colonization
  D) Islamic Jihad
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1846: The Babangida administration's transition to civil rule programme officially started in Options:
  A) 1992
  B) 1990
  C) 1987
  D) 1985
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1847: All of the following are examples of public corporation in Nigeria EXCEPT? Options:
  A) Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board
  B) Nigerian Steel Development Authority
  C) Zenith Bank Plc
  D) Nigeria Railway Corporation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1848: Which of these countries is NOT a member of New Commonwealth of Nations? Options:
  A) Papua New Guinea
  B) Sri Lanka
  C) Grenada
  D) Rwanda
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1849: Judges of the World Court are appointed to serve for Options:
  A) five years
  B) ten years
  C) four years
  D) nine years
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1850: Under the 1922 Clifford Constitution, franchise was granted in Calabar and Lagos to Options:
  A) all adults
  B) male adults
  C) persons with an annual income of at least £ 100
  D) male adults with an annual income of at least £ 100.
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  The correct answer is D .