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: The order used by the court against unnecessary detention is Options:
  A) interlocutory injunction
  B) habeas corpus
  C) that of extradition
  D) mandamus
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 32: Universal Suffrage means Options:
  A) Adult participation in politics
  B) giving voting right to wemen above the age of 21
  C) property ownership
  D) citizens who understand why they vote
  E) the right of qualified adults to vote
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 33: The second military coup d'etat in Nigeria took place on Options:
  A) January 15,1966
  B) october 1, 1966
  C) July 29,1966
  D) July 29, 1975
  E) February 13, 1976
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 34: In 1947, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe led a delegation to the British Colonial Office in London to protest against the Options:
  A) provisions of the Richards Constitution
  B) appointment of Bernard Bourdillon as Governor - General
  C) appointment of Oliver Lyttelton as colonial secretary
  D) provision of the Macpherson Constitution
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 35:

  The delineation of constituencies is a major duty of the __________

  Options:
  A) electoral commission
  B) boundary commission
  C) national assemblies
  D) political parties
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 36: The foreign policy of Nigeria is centred on Africa because of her Options:
  A) membership of OAU
  B) membership of ECOWAS
  C) concern for and attention to African, problems
  D) commitment to end colonization in Africa
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 37: The Code of Conduct Bureau was established essentially to Options:
  A) ensure the independence of the public service
  B) enhance probity and accountability in public service
  C) protect the rights of public servants
  D) reduce corruption in public life
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 38: The Convention People's party was a popular political party in Options:
  A) Sierra Leone
  B) Senegal
  C) Ivory Coast
  D) Ghana
  E) Nigeria
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 39: The Inspector General of Police is appointed by the executive on the advice of the Options:
  A) Nigerian Police Council
  B) Police Service Commission
  C) House of Representatives
  D) Senate of the Federal Republic
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 40: Persons legally qualified to vote for parliamentary candidates from Options:
  A) public opinion
  B) political parties
  C) the electorate
  D) the upper house
  E) the executive
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  The correct answer is C .