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 301: Which of the following is a unitary state? Options:
  A) Nigeria
  B) India
  C) United States of America
  D) Ghana
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 302:

  Which of the following was a significant trade commodity in the pre-colonial Kingdom of Benin?

  Options:
  A) Ivory
  B) Gold
  C) Rubber
  D) Salt
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 303: Rhodesia was the former name of Options:
  A) Zimbabwe
  B) Swaziland
  C) Zambia
  D) Namibia
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 304: 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 305:

  Pressure groups primarily aim to

  Options:
  A) promote social equality and justice
  B) gain political power and control
  C) influence public opinion through media campaigns
  D) disrupt the functioning of the government
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 306: The Nigeria Independence Constitution was modified by the Options:
  A) 1989 constitution
  B) 1979 constitution
  C) 1963 constitution
  D) 1999 constitution
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 307: A system of government which emphasizes co-ordinate status of component units is referred to as Options:
  A) unitary
  B) federal
  C) confederal
  D) communal
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 308: In the 1963 Constitution, there was separation of powers between the Options:
  A) president and the commander in chief of the armed forces
  B) executive and the legislature
  C) head of state and the president
  D) head of government and the head of state
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 309: An economic system in which the major means of production are owned and controlled by a few individuals is called Options:
  A) socialism
  B) communism
  C) communalism
  D) capitalism
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 310: The Minorities Commission appointed in Nigeria in 1957 recommended that Options:
  A) more States should be created in the Federation
  B) no more States should be created before independence
  C) Nigeria should revert to a unitary structure of government
  D) the Federal Legislature should legislate for the minority areas
  E) all the minority areas should constitute one state
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  The correct answer is B .