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 2461: The Independence Constitution Options:
  A) provided for republican status for the country
  B) created a unitary state
  C) was negotiated by Nigerians
  D) was imposed on Nigerians by the British
  E) introduced the military into Nigerian politics
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2462: The Economic Commission for Africa is an organ of Options:
  A) OAU
  B) ECOWAS
  C) UNO
  D) EEC
  E) UNESCO
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2463: A human community that is usually cohesive and homogeneous is a Options:
  A) clan
  B) state
  C) nation
  D) kingship
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2464: Fundamental human rights of citizens are provided for in Options:
  A) the United Nations Charter
  B) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  C) the OAU Charter
  D) Amnesty International Edict
  E) the constitutions of states
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 2465: A bill is a draft which is awaiting the consideration of the Options:
  A) executive
  B) party caucus
  C) legislature
  D) judiciary
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2466:

  A political system builtaround land ownership iscalled

  Options:
  A) monarchy
  B) fascism
  C) feudalism
  D) communalism
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2467:

  Which of the following is a characteristic of pressure groups?

  Options:
  A) They aim to gain political power
  B) They are funded by the government
  C) They are political parties
  D) They represent the interest of a specific section of the society
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2468: In the cabinet system of government, individual responsibility of ministers means that ____________ Options:
  A) only ministers can be held responsible for errors
  B) a minister must hold his subordinates responsible for his failures
  C) the prime ministers can remove an erring minister
  D) no individual can be held responsible for government decisions
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2469: In the 1950s, the Northern Elements Progressive Union was notable in Nigerian politics because it Options:
  A) opposed Northern traditional rulers
  B) Agitated for the formation of a unitary form of government
  C) allied with the Northern people's Congress to form the regional government
  D) won the election to the Northern House of Assembly
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2470: Nigeria is regarded as a frontline state because she Options:
  A) assisted ECOMOG troops in Liberia
  B) sent troops for peacekeeping in Somalia
  C) sent policemen for peacekeeping in Namibia
  D) Assisted the liberation struggle in Southern Africa
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  The correct answer is D .