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 2141:

  In the Nigerian Constitution,the powers to create local governments lie with the

  Options:
  A) state governors
  B) National Assembly
  C) Presidency
  D) state house of assembly
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2142: In the Second Republic, the total membership of each House of Assembly was determined by the Options:
  A) electoral commission
  B) political parties
  C) constitution
  D) electorate
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2143:

  The judiciary checks the other arms of government through

  Options:
  A) Judicial recall
  B) Judicial precedence
  C) Judicial review
  D) Judicial oversight
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2144:

  Within the United Nations, the vote power is exercised in __________

  Options:
  A) UNESCO
  B) WHO
  C) the General Assembly
  D) the Security Council
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2145: Which organ was enshrined in the 1979 Constitution to protect public servants form political interference and arbitrary dismissal? Options:
  A) public complaints commission
  B) code of conduct bureau
  C) federal judicial service commission
  D) federal civil service commission
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2146: In a democratic government, political sovereignty is vested in the Options:
  A) legislature
  B) elite
  C) executive
  D) electorate
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2147: The decision of the Supreme Court of Nigeria is Options:
  A) subject to appeal
  B) subject to judicial review
  C) final
  D) B and C
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2148: In Nigeria, the function of Council of States is Options:
  A) judicial
  B) investigative
  C) legislative
  D) advisory
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2149: The rights of a citizen can be withdrawn by the state if the person Options:
  A) opposes the government violently
  B) leave the country permanently
  C) is convicted of a serious crime
  D) is pronounced dead
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2150: The Barclay's Bank and the British Petroleum Company in Nigeria were nationalized in the late 1970's for transacting business with Options:
  A) France
  B) South Africa
  C) Portugal
  D) Libya
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  The correct answer is B .