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 21:

  Which document serves as the constitution of the United Nations?

  Options:
  A) Universal Declaration of Human Rights
  B) Geneva conventions
  C) Treaty of the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
  D) Charter of the United Nations
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 22: In a federal system,the essence of specifying the constitutional relationship between the center and the constituent units is to Options:
  A) ensure the superiority of the center
  B) avoid functional conflicts
  C) diffuse political power
  D) guarantee political autonomy
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 23:

  The arm of government responsible for the approval of war is the_____

  Options:
  A) judiciary
  B) executive
  C) legislature
  D) none
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 24: The power of a head of state to dissolve the legislature and order a general election is usually associated with the Options:
  A) presidential system of government
  B) monarchical system of government
  C) parliamentary system of government
  D) unitary system of government
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 25: The military administration that attempted to tackle the problem of inefficiency in the public sector by mass retirement of public officers was the Options:
  A) Gowon administration
  B) Murtala administration
  C) Obasanjo administration
  D) Buhari administration
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 26: The idea of making the civil service permanent, neutral and anonymous is to Options:
  A) enhance efficiency in administration
  B) ensure loyalty and support
  C) prevent opposition to government
  D) make civil servants a founctional elite.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 27: The totality of Nigeria's participation in the international system is known as ______? Options:
  A) International policy
  B) foreign policy
  C) economic policy
  D) social policy
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 28: Nigeria established a trust fund for other African countries with the Options:
  A) international Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  B) Nigerian industrial Development Bank
  C) African Development Bank
  D) Economic Commission for Africa
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 29: The primary aim of pressure groups is to Options:
  A) Attract people's attention
  B) protects the interest of members
  C) captured political power
  D) fight corrupt officials
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 30: A political entity that possesses independence is a Options:
  A) community
  B) nation
  C) society
  D) state
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  The correct answer is D .