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 211:

  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 212: The recognition and general acceptance of the right to rule in a country based on laid down regulations is known as Options:
  A) traditional authority
  B) constitutional authority
  C) sovereign authority
  D) legitimate authority
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 213: The Queen of England ceased to be the head of state of Nigeria at Options:
  A) independence in October 1960
  B) the attainment of self government by the regions
  C) the adoption of the Republican Constitution in October 1963
  D) the inception of the presidential system in October 1979
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 214: Before Nigeria became a republic, the highest body charged with the administration of justice was the Options:
  A) Supreme Court
  B) Court of Appeal
  C) Privy Court
  D) High Court
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 215: Which of the following international organization was in existence before the outbreak of the Second World War? Options:
  A) The OAU
  B) The League of Nations
  C) The UNO
  D) The Commonwealth of Nations
  E) ECOWAS
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 216: Capitalism is a system of economic organization based on Options:
  A) a mixed economy that takes all ineterests into consideration
  B) individual ownership of the means of production
  C) very fair distribution of the means of production
  D) trading among people who own and control their items of trade
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 217: Nigeria's first external affairs minister was Options:
  A) Alhaji Nuhu Ramali
  B) Prof. Ishaya Audu
  C) Dr Okoi Arikpo
  D) Dr Jaja Wachukwu
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 218: Nigeria adopted the federal system of government because of Options:
  A) Uneven development
  B) The availability of limited resources
  C) The adoption of a stat religion
  D) The fear of domination of minorities
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 219: Under the 1963 Republican Constitution, the power of judicial review was vested in the Options:
  A) supreme court
  B) parliament
  C) president
  D) the Chief justice of the federation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 220: The motion by Anthony Enahoro demanding independence for Nigeria was moved in Options:
  A) 1951
  B) 1953
  C) 1956
  D) 1957
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  The correct answer is B .