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 2111: The type of government in which an individual wields absolute power is called Options:
  A) autocracy
  B) theocracy
  C) oligarchy
  D) plutocracy
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2112: A system of government in which the central government is supreme over other levels is Options:
  A) totalitarian
  B) confederal
  C) federal
  D) unitary
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2113:

  When did Nigeria gain her Independence?

  Options:
  A) 1st October, 1963
  B) 31st October, 1690
  C) 1st October, 2012
  D) 1st October, 1960
  E) 12th October, 1992
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2114: The OAU is founded on the principle of Options:
  A) settlement of international disputes by armed struggles
  B) justifiable interference in the domestic affairs of member states
  C) soverign equality of member states
  D) equal cvontribution by member states
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2115: In parliament, the most extensive amendment to a bill takes place at the Options:
  A) first reading
  B) committee stage
  C) second reading
  D) final stage
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2116:

  The term ultra vires means_________

  Options:
  A) the exercise of supervisory functions by the judiciary
  B) a situation where a public authority dutifully performs its functions
  C) a situation where a public authority acts beyond the scope of its duties
  D) the act of exercising administrative competence over a matter
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2117: Before the OAU was formed in 1963, Nigeria was a member of the Options:
  A) Monrovia Blood
  B) Afro-Arab Bloc
  C) Casablanca Powers
  D) Edem Kodjo
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2118:

  When Nigeria achieved independence in 1960, the head of state was the _____

  Options:
  A) Queen of England
  B) President
  C) Prime Minister
  D) Governor-General
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2119: An issue over which both the centre and the states can exercise authority in a federal system is Options:
  A) shared
  B) split
  C) exclusive
  D) concurrent
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2120: The principle of Africa being the centre piece of Nigeria's foreign policy has been demonstrated in Options:
  A) Egypt
  B) Gabon
  C) Zambia
  D) Namibia
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  The correct answer is D .