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 2191: An electoral district is a Options:
  A) polling booth
  B) constituency
  C) ward
  D) local government area
  E) subdivision of the state
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2192: One of the underlying principles of Nigerian foreign policy is Options:
  A) encouragement of peace - keeping operations in Africa
  B) interference in the internal activities of other countries
  C) non-commitment towards African unity
  D) respect for sovereign equality of all states
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2193: Nationalism in Nigeria was facilitated by Options:
  A) the actions of the veterans of the two world wars and traditional rulers
  B) the activities of Christian churches and missionaries
  C) education and urbanization
  D) rapid economic growth
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2194: The primary obligation of citizenship is Options:
  A) loyalty to one's ethnic group
  B) loyalty to the state and participation in the political process
  C) loyalty to one's school and church
  D) loyalty to one's local government council
  E) voting during local government council elections
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2195: Problems arising from population census in Nigeria are mainly caused by Options:
  A) public opinions of the people
  B) unreliable census figures
  C) political manipulation by the elite
  D) the registeration of the underaged people
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2196: The Aro system in Igboland was a Options:
  A) political organization
  B) commercial organization
  C) religious organization
  D) imperial organization
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2197: The French colonial system was underlined by the policy of Options:
  A) assimilation
  B) paternalism
  C) socialism
  D) indirect rule
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2198: The Independence Constitution Options:
  A) provided for republican status for the country
  B) created a unitary state
  C) was negotiated by Nigerians
  D) was imposed on Nigerians by the British
  E) introduced the military into Nigerian politics
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2199:

  A bill that applies to the whole population and is intended to promote the general welfare is called _________

  Options:
  A) a private bill
  B) a decree
  C) an appropriate bill
  D) a public bill
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2200: A democratic system of government is Options:
  A) an efficient government
  B) a mass government on behalf of the people
  C) a government that grants absolute freedom to all citizens
  D) a patriotic government
  E) a government of the people by the people and for the people
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  The correct answer is E .