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 2281: Nigeria is a member of Options:
  A) OPEC, NATO and ECOWAS
  B) OAU, the UNO and ECOWAS
  C) ECOWAS, NATO and OAU
  D) The Commonwealth of Nations, OPEC and the OAS
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2282:

  Which of the following is a perverted form of democracy?

  Options:
  A) Feudalism
  B) Republicanism
  C) Monarchy
  D) Oligarchy
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2283: Under the Babangida administration, the political bureau recommended at the federal level Options:
  A) unicameral legislature and multi-party system
  B) unicameral legislature and two -party system
  C) unicameral legislature and two- party system
  D) bicameral legislature and two -party system
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2284: A Security Council resolution requires the concurrence of Options:
  A) 1 of the 5 permanent members
  B) all of the 5 permanent members
  C) 9 of the 15 council members
  D) 3 of the 5 permanent members
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2285:

  In a parliamentary system of government, the head of government is typically ___________.

  Options:
  A) elected directly by the people
  B) the leader of the majority party in the legislature
  C) appointed by the judiciary
  D) chosen by the head of state
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2286: By laws are Options:
  A) enactments by the legislature
  B) regulations enacted by the local governments
  C) fundamental judicial statements
  D) private bills
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2287: Once a country changes from military to civilian rule, future military rule becomes Options:
  A) Impossible
  B) a matter of time
  C) question only of the wishes of senior military officers
  D) difficult if the civilian regime pursues popular and widely beneficial policies
  E) possible through foreigh military intervention
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2288: Which of the following made the earliest contact with the Nigerian society? Options:
  A) The Portuguese
  B) The Germans
  C) The British
  D) The French
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2289: Traditional rulers in Nigeria exercised the greatest political powers under Options:
  A) the military administrations
  B) the second republic
  C) the first republic
  D) indirect rule
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2290:

  The newspaper established by Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe to project the interest of nationalists was__________

  Options:
  A) West African Pilot
  B) Lagos Weekly Record
  C) Daily Times
  D) The Comet
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  The correct answer is A .