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 2481: In the pre-colonial Yoruba society, the power of the Oyo Mesi were checked by Options:
  A) Baale
  B) Ogboni
  C) Are Ona Kankafo
  D) Bashorun
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2482: The designation of ministers as chief executives and accounting officers was recommended by a commission headed by Options:
  A) Jerome Udoji
  B) Simeon Adebo
  C) S.J Cookey
  D) Dotun Phillips
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2483: In their deliberations on the Sharia issue, the Constituent Assembly in Nigeria Options:
  A) threw out the entire issue from the proposed constition
  B) accepted the recommendationsof the constitution Drafting Committee (CDC)
  C) United the country over the issue of sharia
  D) accepted the principle of sharia law and justice but modified the provision in the Draft Constitution
  E) through its debate clearly educated the majority of the people of Nigeria on the principles of Sharia law and Justice
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2484: The totality of Nigeria's participation in the international system is known as ______? Options:
  A) International policy
  B) foreign policy
  C) economic policy
  D) social policy
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2485: Rules adjudication is a primary function of the Options:
  A) Judiciary
  B) Executive
  C) Government
  D) Legislature
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2486:

  A cabinet re-shuffle takes place......

  Options:
  A) only when a motion of no confidence is passed
  B) when dissolution is held
  C) when prorogation and collective responsibility have their way
  D) when the shadow cabinet fails in its effectiveness
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2487: One of the demerits of the privatization of public corporations in Nigeria is ? Options:
  A) scarcity of goods and services
  B) higher cost of goods and services
  C) creation of unemployment
  D) inefficient service delivery
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2488: Fascism as an ideology facilitates Options:
  A) totalitarianism
  B) socialism
  C) communalism
  D) liberalism
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2489: In pre-colonial governance women played prominent roles in the Options:
  A) Igbo society
  B) Tiv society
  C) Jukun Kingdom
  D) Yoruba Kingdom
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2490: In a federal state, power is shared Options:
  A) between the central government and the local authorities
  B) among the major regions of federation
  C) among the major regions of the country
  D) between the central government and other co-ordinate units
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  The correct answer is D .