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 1911: If the central government has less powers than the component units, the constitution is said to be Options:
  A) federal
  B) unitary
  C) confederal
  D) unwritten
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1912: Gerrymandering means Options:
  A) the second ballot system
  B) single transferable vote
  C) the manipulation of constituency boundaries
  D) the tyranny of the majority
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1913: In the pre-colonial Yoruba political system,the council of chiefs constituted the Options:
  A) legislative arm
  B) executive
  C) ombudsman
  D) judicial arm
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1914:

  The civil service in Nigeria operates under the principle of

  Options:
  A) autonomy
  B) separation of powers
  C) none of the above
  D) meritocracy
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1915: In the Hausa pre- colonial political system, a district was headed by Options:
  A) A hakimi
  B) a dagaci
  C) an alkali
  D) a waziri
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1916: Proportional representation is recommended because it Options:
  A) favours small parties
  B) is simple to operate
  C) lead's to liberal democracy
  D) preserves the party system
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1917: Financial allocations to local governments by the federal or the state government to supplement the cost of a project is called Options:
  A) revenue allocation
  B) reimbursement
  C) statutory allocation
  D) matching grant
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1918: A form of government in which the nobles rule for the benefit of all is Options:
  A) monarchy
  B) gerontocracy
  C) aristocracy
  D) plutocracy
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1919: Based on its objectives, the Organization of African Unity can primarily be classified as Options:
  A) a social organization
  B) a political organization
  C) a cultural organization
  D) an economic organization
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1920: A constitutionally defined set of individual rights which governments are obliged to protect constitute Options:
  A) statutory rights
  B) equity rights
  C) customary rights
  D) civil rights
  E) natural rights
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  The correct answer is D .