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: Which Nigerian was the executive secretary of the ECA? Options:
  A) Chief Emeka Anyaoku
  B) Prof. Adeboyo Adedeji
  C) Chief Matthew Mbu
  D) Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2182: The four British colonial territories in West Africa were Options:
  A) Ivory Coast, Gambia, Nigeria and Senegal
  B) Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia and Sierra Leone
  C) Gabon, Cameroon, Nigeria and Gambia
  D) Senegal, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Ghana
  E) Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia and Senegal
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2183: In 1991, the African Economic Community Treaty was signed in Options:
  A) Addis Ababa
  B) Abuja
  C) Lome
  D) Tripoli
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2184: Members of a parliament are required to report the proceedings of the house to their Options:
  A) constituencies
  B) local government chairmen
  C) traditional rulers
  D) political parties
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2185: In a parliamentary system, who ensures that members are in the House to vote on major issues? The Options:
  A) party leader
  B) speaker of the House
  C) clerk of the House
  D) Whip
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2186: The independence Constitution can be described as Options:
  A) monarchical and presidential
  B) Republican and parliamentary
  C) monarchical and parliamentary
  D) federal and republican
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2187: Delegated legislature is disadvantageous because it Options:
  A) erodes the principle of separation of powers
  B) make hasty review of legislation possible
  C) disallows quick action during emergencies
  D) increases the work of the legislature
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2188: Which of the following parties formed the opposition in the House of Representatives during Nigeria's First Republic? Options:
  A) AG and UMBC
  B) NCNC and NEPU
  C) NPC and NNDP
  D) NCNC and AG
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2189: An important principle of the Civil Service is Options:
  A) authoritariansim
  B) Anonymity
  C) Nepotism
  D) Partisanship
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2190: In a democratic, political system, the political sovereign is usually the Options:
  A) electorate
  B) legislature
  C) constitution
  D) political parties
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  The correct answer is A .