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 2421: Naturalization is a process of acquiring citizenship by Options:
  A) persons of dual nationality
  B) foreign visitors to a country
  C) resident foreigners of good character
  D) persons born abread
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2422: What is the major distinguishing characteristic between flexible and rigid constitutions? Options:
  A) manner of documentation
  B) one is unwritten
  C) amendment procedure
  D) degree of legality
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2423: 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 2424:

  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 2425: The principle of separation of powers was made popular by Options:
  A) Thomas Hobbes
  B) John Locke
  C) Niccolo Machiavelli
  D) Baron de Montesquieu
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2426: The N.C.N.C sent a delegation to London in 1947 to protest against the Options:
  A) Burns Constitution
  B) Republiction Constitution
  C) Richards Constitution
  D) Lyttleton Constitution
  E) Macpherson Constitution
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2427: 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 2428: The body responsible for exercising the functions of local governments in the 1976 reforms was the Options:
  A) local government commission
  B) local government council
  C) local government committee
  D) committee of chairmen and supervisory councillors
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2429:

  The absence of the rule of law in government will bring about...

  Options:
  A) Human rights abuse
  B) Political apathy
  C) Corrupt practices
  D) Treasonable offences
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2430: Non - alignment is no longer relevant in Nigerian foreign policy because Options:
  A) she is seen as the leader of Africa
  B) her focus is now on Africa
  C) of the formation of the ECOWAS
  D) the cold war has ended
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  The correct answer is C .