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 1851: Residual powers in the 1979 Constitution of Nigeria were vested in the Options:
  A) local and state governments
  B) state government
  C) federal government
  D) local government
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1852: Naturalization is a process of acquiring citizenship by Options:
  A) persons of dual nationality
  B) foreign visitors to a country
  C) resident foreigners of good character
  D) persons born abread
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1853: The most distinguishing characteristic of the state is Options:
  A) government
  B) population
  C) territory
  D) sovereighty
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1854: Nigerian soldiers have been deployed for peace keeping missions to Options:
  A) burundi and yugoslavia
  B) ethiopia and korea
  C) somalia and rwanda
  D) haiti and lebanon
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1855: The organ of the UN that served as eustodiait of some African countries prior to their independence is _________? Options:
  A) The international court of justice
  B) the security council
  C) the truteeship council
  D) the general assembly
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1856: The Quorum in the OPEC conference is formed with the attendance of ? Options:
  A) one third of the member state
  B) half of member states
  C) member states
  D) three quarter of the member state
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1857: The first African Secretary-General of the United Nations is Options:
  A) Boutrous Boutrous-Ghali
  B) Joe Garba
  C) Ibrahim Gambari
  D) Kofi Annan
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1858: The power of British Trade Unions now constitutes Options:
  A) a real threat to the Quen and the British Establishment
  B) a danger to the Judiciary
  C) a threat to the House of Lords
  D) a challenge to the idea of Parliamentary Sovereignty
  E) a menace to the Confederation of British Industries
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1859: The fundamental assumption on which the idea of the rule of law is based is Options:
  A) supremacy of the constitution
  B) rationality of human beings
  C) equality of human beings
  D) love for social justice
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1860: Military intervention in Nigeria arose from Options:
  A) perceived incapacity of civilians to govern
  B) military corporatism and egocentrism
  C) international pressures for change
  D) civilians desire to give up power
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  The correct answer is A .