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 411: A law passed by the legislature and assented by the executive is Options:
  A) an act
  B) a presidential proclamation
  C) a decree
  D) a legislative order
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 412: Which of the following best describes the role of the civil service? Options:
  A) promoting the interest of civil servants
  B) advising government and implementig its policies
  C) keeping records for government
  D) providing information on government and its agencies
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 413: An electoral district for a local government election is a Options:
  A) Constituency
  B) Local government area
  C) polling booth
  D) Ward
  E) Market
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 414: Which of the following is a feature of democracy? Options:
  A) interdependence of states
  B) state responsibilities to society
  C) power vested in minority parties
  D) popular consultation
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 415: One of the demerits of the privatization of public corporations in Nigeria is ? Options:
  A) scarcity of goods and services
  B) higher cost of goods and services
  C) creation of unemployment
  D) inefficient service delivery
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 416: The empowerment of the police service commission to make rules for the appointment, promotion and dismissal of its personnel, is an example of Options:
  A) a decree
  B) a penal law
  C) a delegated legislature
  D) an executive order
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 417: The development of a classless society is the goal of __________ Options:
  A) liberalism
  B) maxism
  C) conservatism
  D) feudalism
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 418: An election in which citizens are called upon to vote for or against a specified issue is called a Options:
  A) mandate
  B) referendium
  C) by election
  D) run off election
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 419: The first Pan-African Conference took place in Options:
  A) 1920
  B) 1945
  C) 1958
  D) 1960
  E) 1963
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 420: Some pre-colonial Nigerian societies are described as stateless because Options:
  A) they had no formal governmental institutions
  B) they had no definite political boundaries
  C) their population was too small
  D) they were not independent.
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  The correct answer is A .