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: A court order compelling the executive or its agencies to produce and unlawfully detained person is called a writ of Options:
  A) mandamus
  B) subpoena
  C) habeas corpus
  D) injunction
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 282: One of the major sources of a constitution is Options:
  A) judicial precedence
  B) political debate
  C) opinion poll
  D) executive order
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 283: In a federal system, powers that are allocated to both Central and State governments are called Options:
  A) Exclusive
  B) Concurrent
  C) Arbitary
  D) Copyrights
  E) Residual
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 284: The term, comprador bourgeoise has been used by scholars to describe Options:
  A) foreign businessmen in Nigerian
  B) foreign diplomats working in Nigeria
  C) Nigerian businessmen who represent foreign interests
  D) Nigerian contractors to foreign government
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 285:

  Nigeria is a founding member of which regional organization?

  Options:
  A) ECOWAS
  B) Non-aligned Movement
  C) OPEC
  D) IMF
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 286:

  The last measure used by the pressure groups issuing a condition to be satisfied within a stipulated time is called_______

  Options:
  A) Lobbying
  B) Ultimatum
  C) Dialogue
  D) Strike
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 287: Problems arising from population census in Nigeria are mainly caused by Options:
  A) public opinions of the people
  B) unreliable census figures
  C) political manipulation by the elite
  D) the registeration of the underaged people
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 288: Under the 1979 Constitution, statutory allocation of revenue to local government councils is the responsibility of the Options:
  A) House of Assembly
  B) National Economic Council
  C) Federal Legislature
  D) Council of State
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 289:

  ____was the first Nigerian Permanent Representative to the United Nations.

  Options:
  A) Chief Samuel Adebo
  B) Professor Ibrahim Gambari
  C) Alhaji Yusuf Maitama Sule
  D) General Joseph Garba
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 290: Judicial independence in a modern democracy can be ensured by Options:
  A) the confirmation of the appointment of judges by the legislature
  B) the provision that judges can only be removed from office by the president - in - councl
  C) making judges independent of the ministry of justice
  D) safeguarding the security of tenure of judges
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  The correct answer is D .