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 481: The most important aspect of the 1976 Local Government Reforms was the Options:
  A) introduction of a uniform system of local government
  B) introduction of party politics at the local levels
  C) sbordination of local governments to the federal and state governments
  D) recognition of local government as autonomus and sovereign government
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 482: The Yoruba traditional system of government was Options:
  A) monarchical
  B) egalitarian
  C) republican
  D) democratic
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 483:

  The highest body which performed legislative functions under Babangida Regime was

  Options:
  A) the National Council of State
  B) the Council of Minister
  C) Armed Forces Ruling Council
  D) the Council of ministers
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 484: The private ownership of the means of production is a feature of Options:
  A) capitalism
  B) socialism
  C) communalism
  D) communism
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 485:

  Which of the following countries operate a direct democracy?

  Options:
  A) Russia
  B) United Kingdom
  C) United States of America
  D) Switzerland
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 486: A true democracy in the modern sense exists where the Options:
  A) elite rules
  B) elected representatives rule
  C) majority of the people vote
  D) majority of the people rule
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 487: What is the major distinguishing characteristic between flexible and rigid constitutions? Options:
  A) manner of documentation
  B) one is unwritten
  C) amendment procedure
  D) degree of legality
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 488:

  Conservatism is an ideology that emphasizes

  Options:
  A) individual freedom and limited government intervention
  B) radical social change and progress
  C) equal distribution of wealth
  D) traditional values and institutions
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 489: One of the greatest advocates of socialism was Options:
  A) Baron de Montesquieu
  B) A.V. Dicey
  C) Karl Marx
  D) Adam Smith
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 490: The change in the role of traditional rulers in local government administration in Nigeria can be attributed to the Options:
  A) 1976 local government reforms
  B) involvement of the military in politics
  C) lack of support for the traditional rulers by the citizens
  D) 1988 civil service reforms
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  The correct answer is A .