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 271:

  Nigeria's non-aligned policy means that she will _________

  Options:
  A) have nothing to do with the superpowers
  B) not take sides in international issues based on ideological considerations
  C) avoid having any dealing with any country with ideological learnings
  D) relate only with member countries of the Non-Aligned movement
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 272: Nigeria adopted a republican constitution on Options:
  A) October, 1960
  B) October, 1, 1963
  C) October, 1, 1966
  D) May 1 1967
  E) October, 1, 1979
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 273: Bye- laws made by the Minister of Transport for funning the Nigerian Railway Corporation is an exercise of Options:
  A) delegated power
  B) parliamentary power
  C) statutory power
  D) residua power
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 274:

  Implementations of the target programmes of the government is the primary duty of the _____ a part of the _____

  Options:
  A) Courts; Judiciary
  B) Public Service; Civil Service
  C) Civil Service; Public Service
  D) Ministers; Ministry of Works
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 275: The act of denying an eligible person the right to vote in an election is Options:
  A) gerrymandering
  B) disenfranchisement
  C) filiburstering
  D) restricted franchise
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 276: Pressure groups are formed mainly to__________ Options:
  A) capture state power
  B) replace bad governments
  C) compete with the military for power
  D) satisfy the needs and interests of members
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 277:

  Public opinion refers to

  Options:
  A) the opinion of majority of the people in a society
  B) the opinion of the media
  C) the opinion of political leaders
  D) the opinion of intellectuals and scholars
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 278: Under the 1963 Republican Constitution, the power of judicial review was vested in the Options:
  A) President
  B) Cheif Justice
  C) Supreme Court
  D) Parliament
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 279:

  The Barclay's Bank and the British Petroleum Company in Nigeria were nationalized in the late1970s for transacting business with ...

  Options:
  A) Libya
  B) South Africa
  C) France
  D) Portugal
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 280: Which of the following was the last to win Independence from colonial rule? Options:
  A) Cote d'lovire
  B) Algeria
  C) Tanzania
  D) Angola
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  The correct answer is D .