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 31: According to Marxist theory, those who live by selling their labour are referred to as the Options:
  A) bourgeoisie
  B) proletariats
  C) Feudal lords
  D) Slaves
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 32: The two parties which foremd the coalition government in 1959 were the Options:
  A) NCNC and the AG
  B) NPC and the NCNC
  C) NPC and the AG
  D) PRP and the UPA
  E) NPC and the NNA
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 33: One major achievement of the Clifford constitution was _________ Options:
  A) creating a Northern majority in the legislative council
  B) introducing indirect rule
  C) amalgamating the Northern and Southern provinces
  D) establishing the legislative council
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 34: One major democratic innovation in local government administration introduced by the Babangida regime was the Options:
  A) appointment of protfolio councillors
  B) appointment of retired military officers as sole administrators
  C) selection of heads of personnel management departments from the councillors
  D) separation of powers between the executive and legislative arms of the councils
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 35: Bicameral legislature are a common feature of Options:
  A) monarchical systems
  B) confederal systems
  C) federal systems
  D) unitary systems
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 36: The 1976 Local government reforms was embarked upon by the central government under the leadership of ______? Options:
  A) General Olusegun Obasanjo
  B) General Sanni Abacha
  C) General Mohammed Buhari
  D) Goodluck Jonathan
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 37: In the Igbo political system,the most senior member of the council of elders is the Options:
  A) Okpara
  B) Obi
  C) Eze
  D) Ofo
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 38: A constitution of any country is basically Options:
  A) a mere piece of paper
  B) a guide to how the country should be governed
  C) a document stating what the leaders should do
  D) a document stating how to acquire power
  E) C and D
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 39: 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 40: Which of the following made the earliest contact with the Nigerian society? Options:
  A) The Portuguese
  B) The Germans
  C) The British
  D) The French
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  The correct answer is A .