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 2181: Constitutional disputes in states with written constitutions are resolved by Options:
  A) ombudsman
  B) judiciary
  C) electorate
  D) legislature
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2182: Persons legally qualified to vote for parliamentary candidates from Options:
  A) public opinion
  B) political parties
  C) the electorate
  D) the upper house
  E) the executive
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2183: A political party is different from a pressure group in its Options:
  A) Objective
  B) Organization
  C) Strategy
  D) Source of finance
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2184:

  The process of selecting candidates to represent a political party in elections is known as

  Options:
  A) campaigning
  B) primaries
  C) electioneering
  D) lobbying
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2185: The duty of an Alkali under the Hausa Fularti political system is to Options:
  A) adjudicate under Islamic laws
  B) make Islamic laws
  C) execute Islamic laws
  D) make treaties under Islamic laws
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2186: Bye-laws are usually made and enforced by Options:
  A) state governments
  B) trade union
  C) local authorities
  D) the Chief Inspector of police
  E) the Senate
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2187: The body responsible for exercising the functions of local governments in the 1976 reforms was the Options:
  A) local government commission
  B) local government council
  C) local government committee
  D) committee of chairmen and supervisory councillors
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2188: During the pre-colonial period in Eastern Nigeria autocratic rule was made difficult by the Options:
  A) activities of secret societies
  B) ruler's fear of detronement
  C) absence of a system of centralized authority
  D) demands of pressure groups
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2189: Legislative supremacy exists in Options:
  A) Britain
  B) France
  C) Soviet Union
  D) Nigeria
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2190: The five political parties recognized by the Nigerian Federal Electoral Commission (FEDECO) for the 1979 elections were Options:
  A) Upn, gnpp, NPN, PRP and NPC
  B) GNPP, PRP, UPN, NPP and NAP
  C) PRP, UPN, MOP, GNPP and NPP
  D) NPN, NPP, UPN, PRP and GNPP
  E) NPP, PRP, GNPP, NPN and NEPU
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  The correct answer is D .