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 2341: In which order, did the various European groups penetrate into the interior of present day Nigeria ? Options:
  A) Explorers, missionaries, traders and imperialists
  B) Explorers , traders missionaries and imperialists
  C) Explorers traders, imperialists and missionaries
  D) Explorers, imperialists, traders and missionaries
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2342: Which of the following is NOT a member of ECOWAS Options:
  A) Nigeria
  B) Togo
  C) Ghana
  D) Burkina Faso
  E) Cameroun
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 2343: 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 2344: Which of the following states were created in 1996? Options:
  A) Akwa Ibom and Kogi
  B) Gombe and Zamfara
  C) Adamawa and Ekiti
  D) Ebonyi and Osun
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2345: Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the parliamentary system of government? Options:
  A) ministers are usually members of parliament
  B) the Prime Minister is politically responsible to the parliament
  C) the Head of State is the most powerful organ of government
  D) the Head of Governmentmay advise the Head of State to dissolve parliament
  E) the Party in opposition provides the Shadow Government
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2346: The charter of the United Nations was drawn up in Options:
  A) New York
  B) Washington DC
  C) Los Angeles
  D) San Francisco
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2347: The act of bringing a legislative session to an end only for business to continue later is called Options:
  A) adjournment
  B) prorogation
  C) resolution
  D) abrogation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2348: Independence of the judiciary is pertinent because it accords the judiciary the power to Options:
  A) dismiss any judge who has breached the judicial code of conduct
  B) determine a fixed salary for judges
  C) determine a fixed term of office for the judges
  D) enable the judges to try and decide cases without bias
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2349: The foreign policy principle that informed Nigeria's position in the liberation of African states is Options:
  A) economic diplomacy
  B) Afrocentrism
  C) non-alignment
  D) non-interference
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2350:

  What is the primary source of revenue for the local government in Nigeria?

  Options:
  A) taxes
  B) grants from foreign countries
  C) oil revenue
  D) Federal government allocations
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  The correct answer is D .