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 2401:

  During the cold war, Nigeria's foreign policy was characterized by

  Options:
  A) alignment with the United States
  B) Neutrality and non-alignment
  C) Pursuit of colonial interest
  D) alignment with the Soviet Union
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2402: The ratification of the appointment of an Emir in the pre-colonial Fulani Society was done by the Options:
  A) Galadtma
  B) the Emir of Skoto
  C) the Emir of Gwandu
  D) Uthman Dan Fodio
  E) B or C above
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 2403: The 1960 independence Constitution could be described as written Options:
  A) monarchical and parliamentary
  B) republican and parliamentary
  C) monarchical and presidential
  D) federal and republican
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2404: Colonization of Africa was mainly motivated by Options:
  A) security considerations
  B) economic reasons
  C) religious reasons
  D) cultural factors
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2405: The Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission is statutorily empowered to determine the remuneration of Options:
  A) Only elected representatives
  B) Political office holders
  C) Employees of public corporations
  D) All civil servants
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2406: Which of the following best defines democracy? Options:
  A) Government based on virtuous principles and laws
  B) government based on the spirit and letter of the constitution
  C) government based on the free consent of the governed
  D) government which recognizes and respects human rights as enshrined in the constitution
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2407: ECOMOG at the initial stage of its intervention in Liberia was perceived as Options:
  A) Nentral
  B) Incompetent
  C) Partisan
  D) Invaders
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2408: In the process of implementing laws, the executive sometimes performs Options:
  A) judicial function
  B) bureaucratic function
  C) oversight function
  D) legislative function
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2409: A common provision in the 1963 and 1979 Constitution is the Options:
  A) registration political parties by FEDECO
  B) financing local government
  C) judicial service commission
  D) bicameral legislature for the central government
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2410: 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 .