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: A Constitution is rigid if it Options:
  A) cannot be amended
  B) is found only in one written document
  C) requires special procedures for amendment
  D) is changed only by judicial interpretation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 42: 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 43: Local governments in Nigeria are created in order to Options:
  A) create more civil service jobs
  B) encourage competition and rivalry among groups
  C) bring the government nearer to the people
  D) prevent the creation of more states
  E) levy import duties
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 44:

  One of the objectives of a multi party system is to

  Options:
  A) prevent rigging
  B) provide alternatives
  C) avoid ethnicity
  D) eliminate corruption
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 45:

  ____ is noted for having said "man by nature is a political animal"

  Options:
  A) Thomas Hobbes
  B) Aristotle
  C) Plato
  D) J.J Rosseau
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 46: The final interpretation pf the provisions of a federal constitution is vested in the Options:
  A) head of state
  B) council of state
  C) highest legislative body
  D) highest court of the land
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 47: During the struggle for Angolan independence Nigeria supported Options:
  A) UNITA
  B) MPLA
  C) FNLA
  D) SWAPO
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 48: 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 49: One major merit of the Unitary system of government is that_______? Options:
  A) is most democratic
  B) is cheaper to operate
  C) eradicates co-operation
  D) eliminate tyranny
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 50:

  A political system builtaround land ownership iscalled

  Options:
  A) monarchy
  B) fascism
  C) feudalism
  D) communalism
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  The correct answer is C .