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: Elections among candidates from the same party before the final elections are called Options:
  A) running mates
  B) electoral colleges
  C) party conventions
  D) primaries
  E) second ballots
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2422: Decree 34 of 1966 was unacceptable to many Nigerians because it was Options:
  A) seen as an instrument of impoverishment
  B) perceived to abolish the federal system
  C) promulgated without consultation with the people
  D) considered as alien
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2423: In a first-past-the-post electoral system, a candidate is declared when he Options:
  A) records the highest number of votes cast
  B) obtains a two-thirds majority of the votes cast
  C) obtains one-third of the votes cast
  D) scors the aggregates of the opponent
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2424: One of the fundamental features of capitalism is Options:
  A) that the major factors of production are privately owned
  B) the predominance of the public sector in the economy
  C) the elimination of all forms of competition
  D) the rule of the few
  E) the enternchment of social rights
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2425: The motion by Anthony Enahoro demanding independence for Nigeria was moved in Options:
  A) 1951
  B) 1953
  C) 1956
  D) 1957
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2426: An attribute that makes a state to be recognized as independent is Options:
  A) government
  B) population
  C) sovereignty
  D) territory
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2427:

  Nigeria is a major financier of which of the following?

  Options:
  A) IBRD
  B) AFDB
  C) UNO
  D) OPEC
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2428: In the Second Republic, the total membership of each House of Assembly was determined by the Options:
  A) electoral commission
  B) political parties
  C) constitution
  D) electorate
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2429: The impact of the Commonwealth of Nations is felt most in the area of Options:
  A) diplomatic cooperation
  B) economic cooperation
  C) cultural cooperation
  D) military cooperation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2430: One of the important advantages of federalism is that Options:
  A) any component state can secede at any time
  B) each state can develop at its own peace
  C) each state can only spend money allocated to it by the centre
  D) citizens cannot be taxed by both state and federal governments
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  The correct answer is B .