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: A human community that is usually cohesive and homogeneous is a Options:
  A) clan
  B) state
  C) nation
  D) kingship
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2542: Which of the following governs a state in between meetings of the legislature? Options:
  A) The Legislative Organ
  B) The Upper House
  C) The Lower House
  D) The Executive
  E) The Judiciary
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2543: The primary political parties is to Options:
  A) oppose the government
  B) Aggregate interest
  C) mobilise public opinion
  D) provide welfare for their member
  E) provide support for the military
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2544: The first African Secretary-General of the United Nations is Options:
  A) Boutrous Boutrous-Ghali
  B) Joe Garba
  C) Ibrahim Gambari
  D) Kofi Annan
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2545: Nigeria's role in ECOMOG is essentially informed by her Options:
  A) desire for peace and stableility
  B) chairmanship of ECOWAS
  C) desire to establish democracy
  D) membersship of ECOWAS
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2546:

  Judges in the International Court of Justice are appointed for a period of _____ years.

  Options:
  A) twelve
  B) five
  C) four
  D) nine
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2547: The rules and regulations of the civil service are called? Options:
  A) General Order
  B) Bureaucratic Order
  C) Service Order
  D) Administrative Order
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2548: Lagos became a Crown Colony in Options:
  A) 1900
  B) 1914
  C) 1886
  D) 1861
  E) 1862
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2549: 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 2550: The public agency now mandated to register births and deaths in Nigeria is the Options:
  A) national civil registration commission
  B) civil service commission
  C) ministry of Health
  D) national population commission
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  The correct answer is D .