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 2091: Which of the following is a function of the local government in Nigeria? Options:
  A) Collection of radio and television licence fees
  B) Collection of company tax
  C) Appointment of customary court judges
  D) Appointment of traditional rulers
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2092: The principle of collective responsibility implies that Options:
  A) the prime minister can dissolve the entire parliament
  B) the head of state can dismiss the prime minister
  C) each offending minister can be reassigned
  D) the cabinet stands or falls together
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2093: Nigeria’s withdrawal from the Edinburgh Commonwealth Games in July 1986 was in protest against British Options:
  A) supply of arms of Rhodesia
  B) failure to impose sanctions on South Africa
  C) negative utterances on Nigeria
  D) support for UNITA rebels in Angola
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2094: The two primary elements in politics are Options:
  A) war and peace
  B) order and conflict
  C) Patriotism and economic sabotage
  D) nationalism and freedom
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2095: Which of the following bodies in Nigeria performs the function of an Ombudsman? Options:
  A) the Public Service Commission
  B) the National Economic Planning Commission
  C) the National Security Organisation
  D) the Public Complaints Commission
  E) the Civil Serivce Commission
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2096: The separation of powers means the same as Options:
  A) a presidential system of government
  B) checks and balances
  C) the rule of law
  D) supremacy of the judiciary
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2097: The first nationalist political party in post-world War-ll Nigeria was Options:
  A) NEPU
  B) NPC
  C) NCNC
  D) AG
  E) UMBC
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2098: A common provision in the 1963 and 1979 Constitution is the Options:
  A) registration political parties by FEDECO
  B) financing local government
  C) judicial service commission
  D) bicameral legislature for the central government
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2099: The legal process by which an alien is accepted as a national of a country other than his own is known as Options:
  A) naturalization
  B) citizenship
  C) expatriation
  D) indigenization
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2100: 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 .