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: In 1978,the Obasanjo Administration nationalized the assets of the British Petroleum and Barclays Bank in Nigeria in reaction to the British Options:
  A) monopoly of Nigeria;s oil market
  B) Occupation of the Falkland Islands
  C) continued trade links with South Africa
  D) reluctance to write off Nigeria's debts
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 232: The term 'Rule of Law' refers to situations is which Options:
  A) Lawyers are the rulers
  B) laws are supreme
  C) the judiciary is independent
  D) parliament makes laws
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 233: The fundamental assumption on which the idea of the rule of law is based is Options:
  A) supremacy of the constitution
  B) rationality of human beings
  C) equality of human beings
  D) love for social justice
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 234: The major advantage of secret balloting is that it Options:
  A) allows people to vote freely
  B) ensures the anonymity of the voter
  C) extends the franchise to all adults
  D) is faster than the other systems
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 235: The independent African countries that signed the OAU Charter on May 25th 1963 were Options:
  A) Togo and Sierra Leone
  B) Morocco and Angola
  C) Togo and Morocco
  D) Chad and Gambia
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 236: One of the unique innovations of the 1951 constitution was the introductions of Options:
  A) Regional premiers
  B) the office the speaker
  C) the office of the prime minister
  D) regional executives
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 237:

  Generally, a political party with only manifestoes without fulfillment is a/an _____

  Options:
  A) conservative party
  B) elitist party
  C) theocratic party
  D) republican party
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 238: Universal Suffrage means Options:
  A) Adult participation in politics
  B) giving voting right to wemen above the age of 21
  C) property ownership
  D) citizens who understand why they vote
  E) the right of qualified adults to vote
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 239: The AU's right to intervene in a member country in crisis portrays it as Options:
  A) an international organization
  B) a regional organization
  C) a supranational organization
  D) a continental organization
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 240: A bill that applies to the whole population and is intended , to promote the general welfare is called Options:
  A) a private bill
  B) a decree
  C) an appropriation bill
  D) a public bill
  E) an edict
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  The correct answer is D .