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 2271: The Gulf War of 1990 is an indication that the UNO is unable to Options:
  A) ensure free world trade
  B) stop colonialism
  C) control armament
  D) ensure permanent world peace
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2272: All members of the newly constituted local government councils in Nigeria were Options:
  A) Directly elected
  B) indirectly elected
  C) appointed by the State Governors
  D) appointed by the Head of State
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2273: The biased presentation of information in order to influence public opinion is referred to as Options:
  A) mobilization
  B) propaganda
  C) indoctrination
  D) distortio
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2274: Which of the following was the main organ of the defunct OAU? Options:
  A) The Liberation Commitee
  B) The Council of Ministers
  C) The Commission for Meditation, Conciliation and Arbitration
  D) The Assembly of Heads of State and Government
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2275: The absence of the rule of law in government will bring about Options:
  A) human rights abuse
  B) treasonable offences
  C) corrupt practices
  D) political apathy
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2276: One basic feature of a monarchical form of government is that Options:
  A) succession is through heredity
  B) the ruler has a fixed tenure
  C) seperation of powers is absolute
  D) members of the executive are elected
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2277: Associations whose main interest is to influence public policies without having to capture power are Options:
  A) communal groups
  B) trade unions
  C) political parties
  D) pressure groups
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2278: Citizens legally qualified to vote for parliamentary candidates from Options:
  A) a ward
  B) the electorate
  C) members of the House of Assembly
  D) a Trade Union Congress
  E) Political parties
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2279: Before the collapse of Nigeria's First Republic in 1966, the prime minister was both Options:
  A) the head of government and a law maker
  B) the head of state and commander in-chief of the armed forces
  C) commander in - chief of the armed forces and party leader
  D) head of state and party leader
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2280: Sekou Toure is famous having said Options:
  A) that he preferred independence with difficulty than heavy colonial rule
  B) no to de Gaulle's idea of a French community and opting instead for immediate independence for Guinea
  C) seek ye first the political kingdom and all else will follow given right combination of leadership and national ideology'
  D) that power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is B .