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 2011: The unrestrained power of the state over its citizens is underlined by Options:
  A) sovereignty
  B) nationalism
  C) self-determination
  D) patriotism
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2012: The political party with the widest spread membership in Nigeria during the Second Republic was the Options:
  A) GNPP
  B) NPP
  C) NPN
  D) UPN
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2013: In liberal democracies, elections help to Options:
  A) determine the acceptability of the government
  B) unite the country against outside groups
  C) create goodwill throughout the nation
  D) identify the richest groups in the country
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2014:

  In 1991, the African Economic Community Treaty was signed in

  Options:
  A) Addis Ababa
  B) Abuja
  C) Lome
  D) Tripoli
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2015:

  The Brussel conference in 1889/90 was based on______

  Options:
  A) putting an end to slave trade
  B) the scramble for Africa
  C) furthering the decision on colonialism as previously discussed in the Berlin conference
  D) deciding on how to penetrate Africa for economic adventurism
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2016: The most remarkable legacy of the 1976 Local Government Reform in Nigeria was the introduction of Options:
  A) the office of sole administrators
  B) caretaker management committees
  C) uniformity in struture and functions
  D) the third tier of government.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2017: 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 2018:

  The first Nigerian constitution to provide for the Fundamental objectives and directive principles of the state policy was the _________

  Options:
  A) 1999 Constitution
  B) 1979 Constitution
  C) 1960 Constitution
  D) 1989 Constitution
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2019: Before Nigeria became a republic, the highest body charged with the administration of justice was the Options:
  A) Supreme Court
  B) Court of Appeal
  C) Privy Court
  D) High Court
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2020: An economic system in which the major means of production are owned and controlled by a few individuals is called Options:
  A) socialism
  B) communism
  C) communalism
  D) capitalism
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  The correct answer is D .