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 221: The presidential system of government ensures Options:
  A) democratic rule more than other systems
  B) the sharing of executive power with the legislature
  C) the concentration of power in the chief executive
  D) the decentralization of executive power
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 222: Under the presidential system Options:
  A) the party with the majority of seats forms the Executive
  B) there is the principle of collective responsibility
  C) the president may come from any of the parties
  D) the constitution must be unwritten
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 223: The primary reason for the establishment of political parties is to _______? Options:
  A) Attain political power
  B) protect political interest
  C) make law
  D) lobby the government
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 224: The structure of government implies the Options:
  A) law making process of government
  B) law enforcement process of government
  C) organization of powers and functions of government
  D) method of revenue allocation by government
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 225: Nigeria's role in the African Union was most prominent during the regime of Options:
  A) President Olusegun Obasanjo
  B) President Shehu Shagari
  C) President Umaru Yar'adua
  D) President Ibrahim Babangida
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 226:

  __________ was a major factor that contributed to the rise of the Sokoto Caliphate.

  Options:
  A) Agricultural revolution.
  B) Slave trade
  C) European colonization
  D) Islamic Jihad
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 227: In the Parliamentary System of government executive powers are vested in Options:
  A) The President
  B) Parliament
  C) the Party in government
  D) the Cabinet
  E) a few powerful men in the country
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 228:

  A moral or legal conviction for the observance of the constitution may be described as________

  Options:
  A) the rule of law
  B) constitutionalism
  C) immunity
  D) political obligation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 229: The civil service belongs to the organ of government called the Options:
  A) legislature
  B) executive
  C) judiciary
  D) parastatals
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 230: An agency of the United Nations which specializes in the welfare of children is the Options:
  A) WHO
  B) UNESCO
  C) UNICEF
  D) UNDP
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  The correct answer is C .