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 201: Decree 34 of 1966 was unacceptable to many Nigerians because it was Options:
  A) seen as an instrument of impoverishment
  B) promulgated without consultation with the people
  C) perceived to abolish the federal system
  D) considered as alien
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 202: The first black African State to gain political independence from a colonial power was Options:
  A) Nigeria
  B) Liberia
  C) Ghana
  D) Ethiopia
  E) Guinea
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 203: Which of the following served as the Secretary-General of the United Nations? Options:
  A) Ibrahim Gambari
  B) Javier Perez de Cuellar
  C) Joseph Garba
  D) Mohammed El-Baradai
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 204: In a parliamentary system of government the head of government is usually Options:
  A) the head of state
  B) selected from the upper chamber
  C) a graduate of a university
  D) the prime minister
  E) elected by the whole country
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 205: A permanent structure that facilitates continuity and guarantees orderly conduct in governance is Options:
  A) Bureaucracy
  B) public corporation
  C) ombudsman
  D) political party
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 206: Citizenship is acquired by an alien through Options:
  A) Conferment
  B) Internalization
  C) Registration
  D) Birth
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 207: The principle by which both the governors and the governed are bound by the laws is called Options:
  A) constitutionalism
  B) constitutional supremacy
  C) rule by decree
  D) rule of law
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 208: The Queen can do no wrong means Options:
  A) the Queen is above the law
  B) the Queen acts on the advice of her minister on matters of policy
  C) the Queen is the effective centre of power in the United Kingdom
  D) the Queen has the loyalty of a vast number of the British population
  E) the Queen is intelligent and therefore can distinguish between right and wrong
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 209: President Shehu Shagari was elected Options:
  A) by the Election Tribunal
  B) By the supreme Court
  C) on the first ballot
  D) by the federal Electoral Commission
  E) by the National Assembly
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 210: The Clifford Constitution Options:
  A) provided for universal adult suffrage
  B) made the Governor dependent on the Executive Council
  C) provided for African representation on the Executive Council
  D) introduced the elective principle into Nigerian politics
  E) provided for African representation on the Executive Council
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  The correct answer is D .