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: The first franchise in the history of the democratic process is Options:
  A) property franchise
  B) universal franchise
  C) male franchise
  D) female franchise
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 242: Under the regulations for the conduct of the 1979 elections in Nigeria a candidate could be declared ineligible if Options:
  A) he did not pay his tax as and when due
  B) he did not pay his tax annually
  C) he did not pay his Federal Tax
  D) he did not pay his State Tax
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 243: Nigeria broke diplomatic relations with France in 1961 because of Options:
  A) France's atomic test in the Sahara Desert
  B) the poor relations of the Franco phone countries with her
  C) General de-Gaulle's negative attitude towards her
  D) France's diplomatic relations with Israel
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 244: Before Nigeria became a republic, the highest body charged with the administration of justice was the Options:
  A) Supreme Court
  B) Court of Appeal
  C) Privy Court
  D) High Court
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 245: In a unitary system of government, power is concentrated at the center Options:
  A) with devolution
  B) without residual functions
  C) without devolution
  D) with residual functions
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 246: The cabinet can be described as a link between the Options:
  A) executive and legislature
  B) legislature and electorate
  C) executive and judiciary
  D) legislature and local government councils
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 247: The primary function of the Economic and social council of the UN is to Options:
  A) improve thw social relationship between the USA and the Soviet Union
  B) maintain world peace and security
  C) assist in the development of member states
  D) lift customs barriers betwen petroleum producing and non-petroleum producing countries
  E) encourage trade between Third World and European countries
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 248: An interest group that admits members and conducts its affairs according to stated rules is described as Options:
  A) organizational
  B) associational
  C) non-associational
  D) institutional
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 249:

  Which of the following is a feature of Nigerian Federalism?

  Options:
  A) Single-party system
  B) Centralized fiscal system
  C) Autonomy of local government
  D) Strong central government
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 250: ECOWAS IS Options:
  A) an international military/defence organization
  B) a regional economic organization
  C) a trans-national religious group
  D) a west african English speaking organization
  E) an international organ of the United Nation
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  The correct answer is B .