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 goal of the theory of separation of powers is to Options:
  A) make the executive dependent on the legislature
  B) give more powers to the legislature
  C) protect individual liberty
  D) create efficiency in the judicary
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2012:

  A key principle of the socialist system of government is the ___________.

  Options:
  A) minimal government intervention in the economy
  B) private ownership of the means of production
  C) power concentrated in the hands of a few elite individuals
  D) equality of opportunity and outcome
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2013: The type of government operated in Nigeria between October 1st 1979 to December 31st 1983 is called a Options:
  A) collegial system of government
  B) presidential system of government
  C) unitary system of government
  D) parliamentary system of government
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2014: The Arthur Richards Constitution introduced into Nigeria Options:
  A) federalism
  B) republicanism
  C) regionajism
  D) the multi-party system
  E) the office of prime minister
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2015: Each member state is represented on the Board of Governors of OPEC for a period of Options:
  A) 2 years
  B) 3 years
  C) 4 years
  D) 1 year
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2016: Vote of confidence is basically a feature of Options:
  A) the parliamentary system
  B) a coalition government
  C) an aristrocatic government
  D) the presidential system
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2017:

  The constitutional amendment process in Nigeria requires the approval of

  Options:
  A) The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC)
  B) The National Assembly
  C) The President
  D) The Supreme Court
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2018: Naturalization is a process of acquiring citizenship by Options:
  A) persons of dual nationality
  B) foreign visitors to a country
  C) resident foreigners of good character
  D) persons born abread
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2019: In the history of Nigeria, 1914 was the Options:
  A) year the British established their rule over Nigeria
  B) beginning of first world war
  C) year Lugard effected amalgamation of Nigeria
  D) year the railway system was completed
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2020:

  Conservatism is an ideology that emphasizes

  Options:
  A) individual freedom and limited government intervention
  B) radical social change and progress
  C) equal distribution of wealth
  D) traditional values and institutions
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  The correct answer is D .