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 2001: Under military regimes in Nigeria, the branches of government that were fused are the Options:
  A) executive and the legislature
  B) executive and the judiciary
  C) legislature and the judiciary
  D) executive, the legislature and the judiciary
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2002: Which of the following violates the principle of the rule of law? Options:
  A) arbitrary increase of prices by the press
  B) criticism of government actions by the press
  C) arbitrariness of government policies
  D) arbitrariness of individuals in the society
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2003: The legislature in every state of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is called the Options:
  A) State National Assembly
  B) State Legislative Council
  C) State Traditional Council
  D) House of Assembly
  E) State House of Representatives
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2004: The principle of Africa being the centre piece of Nigeria's foreign policy has been demonstrated in Options:
  A) Egypt
  B) Gabon
  C) Zambia
  D) Namibia
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2005: The Lyttleton Constitution is important because it Options:
  A) confirmed that Nigeria would be independent in 1960
  B) Confirmed Nigeria federal structure
  C) introduced franchise into Nigerian politics
  D) made Nigeria sovereign
  E) abolished the principle of indirect rule
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2006: In a modern state, pressure Groups find that the most effective way of achieving their purposes is by Options:
  A) causing trouble among he populace
  B) influencing decisions of government
  C) forming political parties
  D) rigging elections to offices of the state
  E) A and C
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2007: The United Nations Organization was founded to Options:
  A) end the Second World War
  B) end the Nigerian Civil War
  C) promote World peace
  D) Co-ordinate the activities of all its members
  E) co-ordinate the activities of regional organizations
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2008: The type of government in which an individual wields absolute power is called Options:
  A) autocracy
  B) theocracy
  C) oligarchy
  D) plutocracy
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2009: The sovereignty of a state is determined by Options:
  A) economic and legal aspects
  B) social and political aspects
  C) political and legal aspects
  D) economic and political aspects
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2010: The 1976 Local government reforms was embarked upon by the central government under the leadership of ______? Options:
  A) General Olusegun Obasanjo
  B) General Sanni Abacha
  C) General Mohammed Buhari
  D) Goodluck Jonathan
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  The correct answer is A .