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 2201: An electoral system which restricts voting rights to only male adults is termed Options:
  A) popular franchise
  B) male suffrage
  C) adult suffrage
  D) limited franchise
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2202: According to Marxist theory, those who live by selling their labour are referred to as the Options:
  A) bourgeoisie
  B) proletariats
  C) Feudal lords
  D) Slaves
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2203: France introduced the policy of assimilation in her colonies primarily to Options:
  A) teach them the art of leadership
  B) change their way of life
  C) give them a sound education
  D) discourage them from ritual killings
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2204: The act of removing an elected official by the electorate is referred to as Options:
  A) impeachment
  B) consensus
  C) recall
  D) plebiscite
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2205: The organ of the United Nations responsible for the approval of its annual budget is the Options:
  A) Secretariate
  B) Security Council
  C) General Assembly
  D) Economic and Social Council
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2206: A constitution is classified as unwritten when it Options:
  A) does not emanate from the legislature
  B) provides for separation of powers
  C) originates from Britain
  D) is not contained in any single document
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2207: The main function of the Code of Conduct Bureau is to Options:
  A) ensure accountability in government business
  B) give the judiciary more powers to discipline erring judges
  C) protect public officers from the press
  D) give the police more powers to make arrests
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2208: Under Nigeria's Second Republic, the Senate was under the leadership of Options:
  A) J.S. Tarka
  B) Joseph Wayas
  C) Godwin Ume-Ezeoke
  D) John Wash Pam
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2209: Based on its objectives, the Organization of African Unity can primarily be classified as Options:
  A) a social organization
  B) a political organization
  C) a cultural organization
  D) an economic organization
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2210:

  A form of government which has its slogan to be 'ruling of the best' is__________

  Options:
  A) democracy
  B) aristocracy
  C) timocracy
  D) plutocracy
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  The correct answer is B .