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 2471: The organ of the United Nations Organization responsible for the former colonies of defeated world war ll powers is the Options:
  A) General Assembly
  B) Security Council
  C) Economic and Social Council
  D) Trusteeship Council
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2472: Pressure groups are important because they Options:
  A) enjoy publicity
  B) manage political crisis for the their members
  C) sponsor candidates for election
  D) represent groups who may otherwise be ignored
  E) are not interested in the welfare of the state
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2473: In which of the following systems is the power of the component units more than that of the central government? Options:
  A) Monarchical
  B) Unitary
  C) Federal
  D) Confederal
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2474: Which of the following would you consider the most famous among the leaders of nationalist movement in Nigeria? Options:
  A) Kwame Nkurumah
  B) General Olusegun Obasanjo
  C) Herbert Macaulay
  D) Anthony Enahoro
  E) Dauda Adegbenro
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2475: A major feature of the presidential system of government is that the Options:
  A) President is not responsible for his ministers mistakes
  B) ministers are not collectively responsible to the president
  C) president doe not need the legislature to pass laws
  D) president is not a member of the legislature
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2476: 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 2477: The officer responsible, for announcing the result of an election is known as Options:
  A) returning officer
  B) electoral officer
  C) ballot officer
  D) presiding officer
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2478: The exclusive list is reserved for legislation by the Options:
  A) regional government
  B) state government
  C) local government
  D) federal government
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2479: The feature which best differentiates pressure groups from political parties is that they do not Options:
  A) have interest in politics
  B) seek to influence public opinion
  C) have permananent organization
  D) nominate ministers
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2480: The first leader of the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons was Options:
  A) Nnamdi Azikiwe
  B) Michael Okpara
  C) Samuel Ikoku
  D) Herbert Macaulay
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  The correct answer is D .