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: The Supreme Court, through its interpretations of the constitution, is a Options:
  A) protector of the state
  B) guardian of freedom
  C) preserver of the status quo
  D) participator in the politics of the state
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2402: In the Westminster system of government formal legislation can take the following forms EXCEPT Options:
  A) royal proclamations
  B) orders in council
  C) act of parliament
  D) ministerial pronouncement
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2403: Collective responsibility means that Options:
  A) all ministers are collectively responsible to the prime minister
  B) ministers are collectively responsible to the parliament
  C) no minister may publicly criticise decisions made collectively in cabinet without first resigning
  D) ministers must first clear their public statements on policy matters with the cabinet office before delivering them
  E) ministers must always show a sense of responsibility towards one another
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2404:

  Professor lbrahim Gambari was the SpecialAssistant to the United Nations Secretary General on____________

  Options:
  A) Security matters
  B) African affairs
  C) Political and social matters
  D) The Economic Commission of Africa.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2405:

  A set of internalized norms which guides political action is called

  Options:
  A) power
  B) value
  C) law
  D) symbol
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2406: In the Oyo empire, the Alaafin was Options:
  A) an absolute monarch
  B) popularly elected
  C) a constitutional monarch
  D) worshipped as a deity
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2407: The first Head of Government in independent Nigeria was Options:
  A) Nnmdi Azikiwe
  B) Ahmadu Bello
  C) Tafawa Balewa
  D) Herbert Macaulay
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2408: An unwritten constitution is the one where Options:
  A) no part of the constitution is ever written down
  B) the whole constitution is not contained in any one document
  C) the constitution is based on the wishes of the prime minister
  D) the constitution can be amended by a simple majority
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2409: The citizenship of a country may be acquired by an individual through Options:
  A) Decolonization
  B) Nomination
  C) Nationalization
  D) Neutralization
  E) Naturalization
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 2410: The commission established to handle the electoral activities in the Second Republic of Nigeria was Options:
  A) FEDECO
  B) NEC
  C) INEC
  D) NECON
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  The correct answer is A .