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 1971: Under the 1979 Nigerian Constitution, State Electoral Commissions are to conduct Options:
  A) gubernatorial election
  B) elections into state Houses of Assembly
  C) Local government elections
  D) all elections
  E) Presidential elections
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1972: Counter-trade was introduced by the government led by Options:
  A) Abdusalami Abubakar
  B) Olusegun Obasanjo
  C) Muhammadu Buhari
  D) Ibrahim Babangida
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1973: The Lagos Colony and the Southern Protectorate of Nigeria were joined in the year Options:
  A) 1904
  B) 1906
  C) 1910
  D) 1914
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1974: Under the Independence Constitution Options:
  A) the governor-general could appoint any member of the House of Representative prime minister
  B) a bicameral legislature was introduced in the country
  C) forty-four members were elected into the Senate
  D) higher education was made the exclusively responsibilty of the federal government
  E) the Supreme Court of Nigeria was made the highest judicial authority in the country
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1975: What is the major distinguishing characteristic between flexible and rigid constitutions? Options:
  A) manner of documentation
  B) one is unwritten
  C) amendment procedure
  D) degree of legality
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1976: 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 1977: The privatization of public corporation is aimed at Options:
  A) making their goods and services available
  B) making them reliable
  C) making them mre efficient
  D) allowing the public to control them
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1978: Constitutionalism means Options:
  A) the Constitution is largely made up of conventions
  B) the Constitution is not easy to amend
  C) the provisions of the Constitution are strictly adhered to
  D) there is a Constitutional Head of State
  E) there is parliamentary supremacy
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1979: Which of the following parties formed the opposition in the House of Representatives during Nigerian First Republic? Options:
  A) NCNC and NEPU
  B) AG and UMBC
  C) NFC and NNDP
  D) NCNC and MDF
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1980: Professor Ibrahim Gambari is the Special Assistant to the United Nations Secretary General on Options:
  A) African affairs
  B) political and social matters
  C) the Economic Commission of Africa
  D) security matters
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  The correct answer is C .