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 321: Federalism was adopted in Nigeria as a constitutional response to the problem of Options:
  A) educational imbalance
  B) national identity
  C) ethnic pluralism
  D) manpower and resources
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 322:

  Africans were first elected to the legislative council in British West Africa in _________

  Options:
  A) Ghana
  B) Sierra Leone
  C) The Gambia
  D) Nigeria
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 323: One feature of the federal system of government is that the centre is____________ Options:
  A) superior to the other components
  B) inferior to the other components
  C) equal to the other components
  D) of-unlimited jurisdiction
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 324: The fear of domination in the public service led to the Options:
  A) adoption of population as a formula for revenue allocation
  B) establishment of the Civil Service Commission
  C) introduction of rotational presidency
  D) establishment of the Federal Character Commission
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 325: The final stage in the process of enacting legislation is Options:
  A) final reading
  B) assent
  C) notification
  D) guillotine
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 326: The principle of checks and balances is found mainly in Options:
  A) parliamentary system
  B) presidential system
  C) monarchies
  D) oligarchies
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 327: A governmental system in which constitutional supremacy resides in the center is Options:
  A) federal
  B) confederal
  C) unitary
  D) parliamentary
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 328: A state is said to be fascist when Options:
  A) its leader is partriotic but the citizens are not
  B) all rights and liberties are subordinated to state interest
  C) its citizens are fanatically in love with their leader
  D) all fights and liberties are placed above state interests
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 329: In which order, did the various European groups penetrate into the interior of present day Nigeria ? Options:
  A) Explorers, missionaries, traders and imperialists
  B) Explorers , traders missionaries and imperialists
  C) Explorers traders, imperialists and missionaries
  D) Explorers, imperialists, traders and missionaries
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 330: The traditions of a people that shape their government and politics represent their Options:
  A) political culture
  B) political ideology
  C) political acculturation
  D) political socialization
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  The correct answer is A .