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: The head of government under the 1979 Constitution is the _____ Options:
  A) president
  B) prime minister
  C) speaker of the house of represenative
  D) senate president
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 202: One of the principal objectives of the OPEC is to Options:
  A) determine oil prices in the international market
  B) harmonizes the oil policies of member countries
  C) discipline erring oil-producing countries
  D) assist non-oil producing developing states
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 203: The concept of Parliamentary Government in Britain is Options:
  A) turning into Prime M inisterial and Whitehall government in practice
  B) now a complete myth
  C) in fact identical with the Presidential system in the USA
  D) supported by a tiny segment of the population
  E) rejected by the aristocracy of that country
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 204: Power refers to Options:
  A) ability to impose one's will upon others
  B) legal nature of a constitution
  C) duties political parties demand of thir registered memebers
  D) duties an individual imposes on himself
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 205: An electoral system which restricts voting rights to only male adults is termed Options:
  A) popular franchise
  B) male suffrage
  C) adult suffrage
  D) limited franchise
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 206: According to the 1976 local government reforms, the chief executive of a local government council is the Options:
  A) supervisory councillor
  B) chairman of the local government council
  C) governor of the state
  D) secretary of the local government council
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 207: The major objective of the manifesto of the People's Redemption Party in the Second Republic was Options:
  A) housing for all
  B) welfare of the nation
  C) emancipation of the masses
  D) free education
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 208: Constitutionalism means Options:
  A) the Constitution is largely made up of conventions
  B) the Constitution is not easy to amend
  C) the provisions of the Constitution are strictly adhered to
  D) there is a Constitutional Head of State
  E) there is parliamentary supremacy
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 209: A major feature of the system of government in the Sokoto Caliphate was that Options:
  A) it was based on customs and traditions
  B) it was theocratic
  C) it was democratic
  D) power was effectively decentralized
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 210: A formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office is ___ ? Options:
  A) by-election
  B) election
  C) bill
  D) public office
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  The correct answer is B .