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 2491: The fundamental objectives and directive principles of state policy in the 1979 Constitution do NOT include Options:
  A) democratic and social justice
  B) federal character and inequality
  C) concentration of wealth and provision of maximum welfare
  D) national integration and ethnic loyalty
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2492: A bill could become law without the president's assent if Options:
  A) necessitated by a state of emergency
  B) overruled by the Supreme Court
  C) supported by a two-thirds majority of the legislature
  D) assented to by the Cheif Justice
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2493: The major advantage of secret balloting is that it Options:
  A) allows people to vote freely
  B) ensures the anonymity of the voter
  C) extends the franchise to all adults
  D) is faster than the other systems
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2494: A one party system of government Options:
  A) is found only in Africa
  B) allows no official opposition
  C) does not provide for a legislature
  D) is practised only where the citizens share identical views about policy
  E) does not accept the doctrine of separation of powers
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2495: Bicameral legislatures are popular in Options:
  A) Unitary systems
  B) federal systems
  C) confederal systems
  D) rigid systems
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2496: Decree No, 34 of May 1966 is also known as the Options:
  A) State Security Decree
  B) Suspension and Modification Decree
  C) Public Order Decree
  D) Unification Decree
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2497:

  If the president refuses to sign a bill within a specific period, it can still become a law through

  Options:
  A) legislative override
  B) none of the above
  C) judicial review
  D) public petition
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2498: The UN succeeded the Options:
  A) SEATO
  B) League of Nations
  C) Warsaw pact
  D) NATO
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2499: The style of government in the Sokoto caliphate was Options:
  A) democratic
  B) authoritarian
  C) populist
  D) totalitarian
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2500: A problem of Nigeria federalism that was resolved by the supreme court between the federal government and littoral states centered on resource Options:
  A) maximization
  B) generation
  C) derivation
  D) control
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  The correct answer is D .