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 281: Under a parliamentary system of government,the cabinet holds office at the pleasure of the Options:
  A) opposition
  B) electorate
  C) head of state
  D) legislature
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 282: Which of the following bodies is the most representive organ of the United Nations Organization? Options:
  A) The Security Council
  B) the Trusteeship Council
  C) the General Assembly
  D) the International Court of Justice
  E) the Economic and Social Council
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 283: Which of the following influenced nationalist activities in Nigeria? Options:
  A) Indian Congress Party
  B) Negro Diaspora Congress
  C) Pan-Africa Congress
  D) National Congress of British West Africa
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 284: Which of the following parties formed the opposition in the House of Representatives during Nigerian First Republic? Options:
  A) NCNC and NEPU
  B) AG and UMBC
  C) NFC and NNDP
  D) NCNC and MDF
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 285: The following six political parties were registered for the 1983 elections Options:
  A) NCNC UPN, NPP, NNDP, UMBC, NAP
  B) NPN,NAP NPP, PRP, GNPP, UPN
  C) NPN, NNA PPP, PRP, PPA, UPN
  D) NPP, Chop Chop, PPP PPA, UPN, PRP
  E) UPN, AG, NNDP, PRP, NAP, PPA
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 286: A system in which a few powerful and rich nobles own land which is hired out to the poor people to farm is called Options:
  A) Feudalism
  B) co-operatives
  C) socialism
  D) communism
  E) communalism
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 287: The main attributes of a state are Options:
  A) government, the police and the armed forces
  B) population, territory, government and sovereignty
  C) federal state and local governments
  D) the press, the legislature, the executive and the judiciary
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 288: Which of these is NOT a method of election? Options:
  A) Co-option
  B) Second ballot
  C) Proportional representation
  D) Primary election
  E) Simple majority
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 289: In federal state, powers are shared Options:
  A) between the central government and local governments
  B) between the centre and other co-ordinate units of the state
  C) among the major regions of the country
  D) among the federal ministers
  E) equally among the ethnic groups in the country
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 290: The most remarkable legacy of the 1976 Local Government Reform in Nigeria was the introduction of Options:
  A) the office of sole administrators
  B) caretaker management committees
  C) uniformity in struture and functions
  D) the third tier of government.
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  The correct answer is C .