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 291: A system of voting in which the voters are asked a yes' or 'no' question on a major issue is called Options:
  A) first past the post
  B) a referendum
  C) an absolute majority
  D) an indirect election
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 292: Separation of powers is a principle which enables each arm of government to Options:
  A) probe one another
  B) overlap the functions of the other
  C) carry out its constitutional functions
  D) moderate the scope of the constitution
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 293: In Nigeria the office of Prime Minister was first created in Options:
  A) 1954
  B) 1957
  C) 1958
  D) 1959
  E) 1960
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 294: Fascism emphasises Options:
  A) individualism
  B) equality
  C) nationalism
  D) collectivism
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 295: Which of the following is NOT necessarily a characteristic feature of a state? Options:
  A) A territory
  B) An army
  C) A government
  D) A system of laws
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 296: The Nigerian federalism is a Options:
  A) four-tier system
  B) three-tier system
  C) two-tier system
  D) one-tier system
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 297: A typical form of delegated legislation is Options:
  A) an act
  B) a bill
  C) a decree
  D) a bye-law
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 298:

  Which of the following African leaders played a significant role in the formation of NEPAD?

  Options:
  A) Julius Nyerere
  B) Nelson Mandela
  C) Muammar Gaddafi
  D) Robert Mugabe
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 299:

  One of the major defects of the Nigerian council which necessitated its replacement was that....

  Options:
  A) the meetings of the council were poorly attended
  B) the council could only make law for the southern protectorate
  C) the executive council was powerful than it
  D) the council was unrepresentative
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 300: All Federal systems of government have Options:
  A) flexible constitutions
  B) industrialized economic
  C) written constitutions
  D) four layers of government
  E) heads of states who are also heads of government
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  The correct answer is C .