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 541: Which of the following was not established under the 1979 Nigerian constitution? Options:
  A) National Economic Council
  B) National Security Council
  C) National Council on Education
  D) National Defence Council
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 542: The Nigeria Police is an agency of the Options:
  A) judicial arm of government
  B) Ministry of Defence
  C) executive arm of government
  D) Ministry of Interior
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 543: A systematic effort to manipulate the beliefs, attitudes and actions of the public through the mass media and other means is called Options:
  A) political education
  B) public opinion
  C) propaganda
  D) brainstorming
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 544: The identifiable spheres of control which the central government exercise over local government is known as ____? Options:
  A) Supervisory Control
  B) Judicial Control
  C) Audit Control
  D) Appointment Control
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 545: The three great Nigerian nationalists between 1950 and 1966 were Options:
  A) Herbert Macaulay, Nnamdi Azikiwe, and Obafemi Awolowo,
  B) Ahmadu Bello , Nnamdi Azikwe and Theophilus Danjuma
  C) Obafemi Awolowo , Herbert Macaulay and Ahmadu Belio
  D) Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo and Ahmadu Belio
  E) K.O. Mbadiwe, S.L Akintola and Herbert Macaulay
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 546: In a presidential system of government, ministers are Options:
  A) individually responsible to the president
  B) individually responsible to the senate
  C) collectively responsible to the president
  D) collectively responsible to the electorate
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 547:

  Which constitution established the Public Service Commission?

  Options:
  A) The 1963 constitution
  B) The 1979 constitution
  C) The 1999 constitution
  D) The 1989 constitution
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 548: The governor - general of Nigeria at the time of political independence was Options:
  A) Lord Frederick Lugard
  B) Sir John Macpherson
  C) Sir. Arthur Richards
  D) Sir James Robertson
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 549: The law of law is a cardinal principle associated with Options:
  A) democratic systems
  B) federal systems
  C) communist systems
  D) feudal systems
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 550: In which of the following states was governor impeached during the second republic? Options:
  A) Borno
  B) Bendel
  C) Kaduna
  D) Anambra
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  The correct answer is C .