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 2251: In the 1930s, the political movement that challenged the NNDP domination of Lagos politics was the Options:
  A) NYM
  B) AG
  C) NPC
  D) NCNC
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2252: In the Old Oyo Empire, the Ajele Options:
  A) was the one led by the army
  B) ensured the safety of all trade routes
  C) ensured good governance of the districts
  D) mobilised the army
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2253: The ideology which states that each person is the best judge of what is in his self interest is Options:
  A) liberalism
  B) socialism
  C) fascism
  D) feudalism
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2254: To say that a country has a multi-party system means that Options:
  A) there are only two political parties in existence
  B) only two parties can contest elections
  C) the constitution recognizes more than one party
  D) more than one party should from the government at a time
  E) manifestos of all political parties are the same
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2255: In 1947, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe led a delegation to the British Colonial Office in London to protest against the Options:
  A) provisions of the Richards Constitution
  B) appointment of Bernard Bourdillon as Governor - General
  C) appointment of Oliver Lyttelton as colonial secretary
  D) provision of the Macpherson Constitution
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2256:

  The French colonial policy aimed at changing Africans into French men was the policy of

  Options:
  A) assimilation
  B) accommodation
  C) communes
  D) association
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2257: A political manifesto is a document which outlines__________ Options:
  A) a country’s development
  B) a party’s programme
  C) the national policy
  D) an ethnic interest
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2258: The breakdown of the McPherson Constitution was partly caused by the crisis within the Options:
  A) NCNC
  B) AG
  C) NPC
  D) NNDP
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2259: The amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates of Nigeria was in Options:
  A) 1914
  B) 1922
  C) 1951
  D) 1953
  E) 1960
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2260: The Nigeria Independence Constitution was modified by the Options:
  A) 1989 constitution
  B) 1979 constitution
  C) 1963 constitution
  D) 1999 constitution
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  The correct answer is C .