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 41:

  Pressure groups primarily aim to

  Options:
  A) promote social equality and justice
  B) gain political power and control
  C) influence public opinion through media campaigns
  D) disrupt the functioning of the government
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 42:

  Pressure groups primarily aim to

  Options:
  A) promote social equality and justice
  B) gain political power and control
  C) influence public opinion through media campaigns
  D) disrupt the functioning of the government
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 43: Which of the following pairs are members of ECOWAS? Options:
  A) Nigeria and Cameroon
  B) Liberia and Congo
  C) Senegal and Zaire
  D) Cape Verde and Burkina Faso
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 44: In the history of Nigeria 1914 was the Options:
  A) year of British established their rule over Nigeria
  B) beginning of the First World War
  C) year Lugard effected the amalgamation of Nigeria
  D) year of the first election into the legislative council
  E) year the railway system was completed
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 45: The most remarkable thing about post-independence political development in the Gambia is Options:
  A) that the country has been swallowed up by the much bigger country of Senegal
  B) the relatively untarnished reputation of sir Dauda Jawara
  C) that without reliance on overwhelming force, the government has remained in power and tolerated opposition
  D) the uniquely robust economy which the government has succeeded in establishing for the country and distributed fairly among its people
  E) the existence of opposition parties
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 46: 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 47: In the Westminster system of government formal legislation can take the following forms EXCEPT Options:
  A) royal proclamations
  B) orders in council
  C) act of parliament
  D) ministerial pronouncement
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 48: In local government administration ,Chief and Council implies that Options:
  A) the council operates independently of the chief authority
  B) members of the local council appoints the chief to the office
  C) all members of the local council are appointed and controlled by the chief
  D) the chief is a member of the local council but he does not exercise veto power
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 49: The organ of the United Nations responsible for the approval of its annual budget is the Options:
  A) Secretariate
  B) Security Council
  C) General Assembly
  D) Economic and Social Council
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 50: Nigeria's non-aligned policy was criticized because of the Options:
  A) ECOWAS Treaty
  B) Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
  C) Anglo-Nigerian Defence Pact
  D) Non-proliferation Treaty
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  The correct answer is C .