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 1931: The general Strike of 1945 was caused primarily by the Options:
  A) persistent implementation of discriminatory laws
  B) disparity in the criteria for employment
  C) harshness in trade laws as it concerns the Africans
  D) government's rejection of a demand for an increase of 50 percent in the cost of living allowances
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1932: The modern theory of sovereignty was popularized by Options:
  A) John Locke
  B) Thomas Hobbes
  C) Jean Bodin
  D) Baron De Montesquieu
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1933: The Secretary General of the United Nations is appointed by the Options:
  A) Security Council acting alone
  B) Permanent members of the Security Council on the recommendation of the General Assembly
  C) General Assembly on the recommendation of the Security Council
  D) General Assembly in plenary session
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1934: Habeas corpus is an essential process for safeguarding the right of citizens to Options:
  A) vote
  B) personal liberty
  C) own property
  D) freedom of speech
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1935:

  That type of sovereignty that thrives on legitimacy is__________

  Options:
  A) external sovereignty
  B) vested on any form of government
  C) legal sovereignty
  D) within the people's mandate
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1936: The central point of capitalism, as expounded by Karl Marx, is that Options:
  A) capitalist profit is the surplus value obtained from workers labour
  B) workers are inherently incapable of being owners of their labour
  C) capitalists shall always increase worker earning capacity through wages
  D) capitslists shall always readily consent to workers welfare demands.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1937: The British prime minister who opposed the cancellation of Nigeria's debt was Options:
  A) Margaret Thatcher
  B) Edward Heath
  C) John Major
  D) Hardold Wilson
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1938: The option A4 model was used in the conduct of the Options:
  A) 1993 elections
  B) 1999 elections
  C) 2007 elections
  D) 1988 elections
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1939: The Clifford Constitution Options:
  A) provided for universal adult suffrage
  B) made the Governor dependent on the Executive Council
  C) provided for African representation on the Executive Council
  D) introduced the elective principle into Nigerian politics
  E) provided for African representation on the Executive Council
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1940:

  Which African country successfully resisted European imperialism and maintained its independence?

  Options:
  A) Ghana
  B) Ethiopia
  C) Kenya
  D) Algeria
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  The correct answer is B .