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 231:

  The main function of the Code of Conduct Bureau is to......

  Options:
  A) Give the police more powers to make arrests.
  B) Ensure accountability in government business.
  C) Give the judiciary more powers to discipline erring judges.
  D) Protect public officers from the press
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 232: The first political party that contested election in Nigeria after the Clifford Constitution was Options:
  A) nigerian youth movement
  B) National Council of nigeria and the cameroons
  C) northern people's congress
  D) nigerian national democratic party
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 233:

  Under the 1999 constitution of Nigeria, the power to create local governments is vested in the .....

  Options:
  A) State Assembly
  B) National Assembly
  C) Office of the deputy governor
  D) Presidency
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 234: 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 .
• Question 235: In a federal constitution, legislative powers that are shared by two levels of government are referred to as Options:
  A) exclusive
  B) extra ordinary
  C) residual
  D) concurrent
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 236: The people of Southern Nigeria first came in contact with Europeans through Options:
  A) military expeditions
  B) church missions
  C) Gunboat diplomacy
  D) peaceful trade
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 237: An unwritten constitution is one which Options:
  A) embodies only tradition and customs
  B) relies on the memories of elders and priests
  C) codifies the basic laws in one document
  D) embodies the basic laws in more than one document
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 238: The privatization of public corporation is aimed at Options:
  A) making their goods and services available
  B) making them reliable
  C) making them mre efficient
  D) allowing the public to control them
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 239:

  The Nigeria's head of government in 1963 was _____

  Options:
  A) Chief Nnamdi Azikiwe
  B) General Yakubu Gowon
  C) Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa
  D) Major Gen. Aguiyi Ironsi
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 240: The principle of the Separation of powers in the new Constitution of Nigeria is different from that of the USA because Options:
  A) traditional rulers can play dominant role
  B) there are two houses of the National Assembly
  C) the President is above the law
  D) the Vice President is not the President of the Senate
  E) the Senate has the power of veto
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  The correct answer is D .