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 1861: During the second republic in Nigeria, the branch of the legislature responsible for ratifying presidential nominees for appointments was the Options:
  A) Senate
  B) Council of states
  C) House of Representatives
  D) public service commission
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1862:

  A constitution is a legal document _________

  Options:
  A) drawn up by lawyers
  B) enacted by military decrees
  C) forming the basis upon which a government rules the country
  D) only likely to succeed in countries where there is union government
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1863: Under the 1999 Constitution, the power to declare war is vested in the Options:
  A) National Security Council
  B) legislature
  C) executive
  D) National Council of States
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1864: The motion for self-government was moved in 1953 by the Options:
  A) Northern People's Congress
  B) Action Group
  C) National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons
  D) Northern Elements Progressive Union
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1865: The manipulation of boundaries of constituencies in order to win more seats is called Options:
  A) devolution
  B) rigging
  C) gerrymandering
  D) delimitation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1866: The right of citizens to vote is Options:
  A) Universal suffrage
  B) Nationality suffrage
  C) Electoral suffrage
  D) Adult suffrage
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1867: The majority of the OPEC members are from Options:
  A) Latin America
  B) The Middle East Countries
  C) Asia
  D) Africa
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1868: An agency of the United Nations which specializes in the welfare of children is the Options:
  A) WHO
  B) UNESCO
  C) UNICEF
  D) UNDP
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1869: The method used to determine the possible outcome of an electoral contest is Options:
  A) press review
  B) plebiscite
  C) opinion poll
  D) referendum
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1870: Under the 1979 Constitution of Nigeria, the head of the judiciary was the Options:
  A) Attorney general and minister of justice
  B) chief justice of the federation
  C) solicitor-general and permanent secretary, federal ministry of justice
  D) chief registrar of the supreme court
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  The correct answer is A .