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 241: Political socialization is associated with Options:
  A) Military take over of civilian government
  B) The transmission of political values
  C) Political transition
  D) Free choice of party programmes
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 242: Delegated legislature becomes unavoidable when Options:
  A) legislators cannot reach a consensus
  B) issues under consideration are personal
  C) issues under consideration are technical
  D) legislators have to proceed on a recess
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 243: A Federal system of government is the one in which Options:
  A) power is concentrated in the hands of one of the governments
  B) Subordinate units of government exercise sovereign power
  C) the state governors can sue the central government
  D) power is shared between the central government and local governments
  E) power is shared between the central and state governments
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 244:

  Fascism developed in________

  Options:
  A) France
  B) Germany
  C) Italy
  D) China
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 245: The organ of the United Nations primarily responsible for maintaining international peace and security is the Options:
  A) General Assembly
  B) Security Council
  C) International Court of Justice
  D) Economic and Social Council
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 246: One of the major problems of Nigeria federalism is Options:
  A) imbalance in the structure and sizes of units of federation
  B) pre-colonial administrative structure among the units of federation
  C) lack of revenue to cater for the demands of the federation
  D) inadequate manpower to fill vacancies
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 247: Which of following countries operates a single party system? Options:
  A) Ghana
  B) Nigeria
  C) Tanzania
  D) Uganda
  E) France
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 248:

  Opinion sampling maybe necessary for the following reasons except________

  Options:
  A) for aggregating popular thinking and standpoint on a subject matter
  B) for preparing public expenditure
  C) to evaluate the political strength of a political party
  D) to inspire public reasoning on population census
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 249:

  A key principle of the socialist system of government is the ___________.

  Options:
  A) minimal government intervention in the economy
  B) private ownership of the means of production
  C) power concentrated in the hands of a few elite individuals
  D) equality of opportunity and outcome
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 250: A candidate who wins election by a simple majority, must have been voted for by Options:
  A) a majority of the electorate
  B) most of the electorate
  C) a good number of the voters
  D) a majority of the voters
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  The correct answer is D .