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 2041: Which of the following functions is performed by both political parties and pressure groups? Options:
  A) Contesting elections
  B) Interest articulation
  C) formal opposition to government
  D) working for the interests of their members
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2042: Nigeria teamed up with other developing countries to assert a neutral posture under the platform of Options:
  A) Nationalist Movement
  B) Pan-African Movement
  C) Non-aligned Movement
  D) Negritude Movement
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2043: The highest Court in Nigeria is called the Options:
  A) Federal Court of Appeal
  B) High Court
  C) Upper Area Court
  D) Supreme Court
  E) Sharia Court of Appeal
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2044: The development of a classless society is the goal of Options:
  A) Literalism
  B) Maxism
  C) Conservatism
  D) Feudalism
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2045: The major function of the legislative assembly is to Options:
  A) debate on committee reports
  B) represent the people
  C) make laws
  D) vote on bills
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2046: One of the major sources of a constitution is Options:
  A) judicial precedence
  B) political debate
  C) opinion poll
  D) executive order
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2047: Under military regime, the branches of government that become fused are the Options:
  A) judiciary and the executive
  B) judiciary and the legislature
  C) legislature and the executive
  D) judiciary, the executive and the legislature
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2048: Public corporations are set up to Options:
  A) make profit
  B) compete with private sector
  C) cater for those businesses that cannot be left entirely to private enterprise
  D) enhance the prestige of government
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2049: The failure of the assimilation policy necessitated of the introduction of Options:
  A) direct rule
  B) indirect rule
  C) paternalism
  D) association
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2050: The resignation of the cabinet after a defeat in parliament, is an expression of the principle of Options:
  A) political accountability
  B) collective responsibility
  C) checks and balances
  D) rule of law
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  The correct answer is B .