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 2541: Which organ was enshrined in the 1979 Constitution to protect public servants form political interference and arbitrary dismissal? Options:
  A) public complaints commission
  B) code of conduct bureau
  C) federal judicial service commission
  D) federal civil service commission
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2542: Nigeria became a front line state in the Southern Africa liberation struggle because of her Options:
  A) commitment to end colonialism
  B) influence on African proxy wars
  C) connection with South Africa
  D) anti-apartheid stance
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2543: The treaty establishing the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was Options:
  A) concluded in Lome (Togo) in December, 1976 after hard and extensive negotiations
  B) designed as the main pillar on which an eventual African common market would be built
  C) the brain-child of Togo and Ghana
  D) signed in Lagos in May 1975 to promote trade and other economic co-operation in the region as a whole
  E) to immediately eliminate tariffs and other barriers to trade among members
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2544: The form of government in which the powers of the hereditary ruler are limited is Options:
  A) aristocracy
  B) constitutional monarchy
  C) absolute monarchy
  D) totalitarianism
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2545:

  Under the 1999 Constitution, the appointment of Ministers and Ambassadors must be ratified by the ........

  Options:
  A) Senate
  B) House of Representatives
  C) National Council of States
  D) Presidency
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2546: Nigerian federalism before 1966 was be devilled by Options:
  A) amendment clauses of the constitution
  B) large number of the local government areas
  C) lack of uniformity of the civil service
  D) uneven sizes of the constituent regions
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2547:

  The first Nigerian constitution to provide for the fundamental objectives and directive principles of state policy was the

  Options:
  A) 1979 Constitution
  B) 1989 Constitution
  C) 1999 Constitution
  D) 1960 Constitution
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2548: The main source of local government finance since the 1976 Reform has been Options:
  A) local rates
  B) levies
  C) revenue from court fines and licences
  D) the federal government
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2549: In which of the following systems is the power of the component units more than that of the central government? Options:
  A) Monarchical
  B) Federal Governments
  C) Unitary
  D) Confederal
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2550: Attempts to influence legislation by persuading legislators are known a Options:
  A) socialization
  B) gerrymandering
  C) lobbying
  D) electioneering
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  The correct answer is C .