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 1981: In 1978,the Obasanjo Administration nationalized the assets of the British Petroleum and Barclays Bank in Nigeria in reaction to the British Options:
  A) monopoly of Nigeria;s oil market
  B) Occupation of the Falkland Islands
  C) continued trade links with South Africa
  D) reluctance to write off Nigeria's debts
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1982: The first federal constitution in Nigeria was the Options:
  A) Lyttelton Constitution
  B) Independence Constitution
  C) Macpherson Constitution
  D) Clifford Constitution
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1983: Individual as opposed to collective responsibility is a basic feature of the Options:
  A) monarchical system of government
  B) soialist system of government
  C) presidential system of government
  D) arliamentary system of government
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1984: Public corporations are established to Options:
  A) reduce government spending
  B) boost government revenue
  C) improve provision of social amenities
  D) create vacancies for political appointments
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1985: In a democracy,sovereign authority is exercised by the Options:
  A) legislature
  B) people
  C) executive
  D) electorate
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1986: In 1993, Nigerian troops were on peace-keeping assignment to Options:
  A) Liberia and Burundi
  B) Rwanda and Liberia
  C) Chad and Liberia
  D) Liberia and Somalia
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1987: The primary function of the judiciary is to Options:
  A) interpret laws
  B) make laws
  C) safeguard independence
  D) regulate behaviour
  E) execute
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1988: A systematic effort to manipulate the beliefs, attitudes and actions of the public through the mass media and other means is called Options:
  A) political education
  B) public opinion
  C) propaganda
  D) brainstorming
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1989: Pressured groups' politics are usually directed to Options:
  A) limited or sectoral goals
  B) national objectives
  C) the interest s of the Nigerian Medical Association
  D) the goals of the Nigeria Union of Teachers
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1990: The ECOWAS Monitoring Group began its operation in Options:
  A) Sierra-Leone
  B) Guinea
  C) GAMBIA
  D) Liberia
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  The correct answer is D .