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 561: The number of permanent members of the UN Security council is Options:
  A) six
  B) seven
  C) eight
  D) five
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 562: An important feature of the federal system of government is the existence of a Options:
  A) strong national legislature
  B) president with veto power
  C) court system with impartial judges
  D) multiple tiers of government
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 563:

  A major event in Nigerian history that led to the suspension of Nigeria's constitution and the declaration of a state of emergency by the colonial authorities in 1953 was the ________.

  Options:
  A) Aba women's riot
  B) Zikist movement
  C) Kano riots
  D) Action group crisis
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 564:

  Which constitutional amendment introduced the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria?

  Options:
  A) Sixth Amendment
  B) Fourth Amendment
  C) Fifth Amendment
  D) none of the above
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 565: Which of the following groups advocated political union of African states? Options:
  A) the congo group
  B) the brazzaville group
  C) the casablanca group
  D) the monrovia group
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 566: The concept of Indirect Rule in Nigeria is usually associated with Options:
  A) Sir George T. Goldie
  B) Sir Donald Cameron
  C) Major Claude Macdonald
  D) Lord Lugard
  E) Sir Arthur Richards
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 567: The constitution that introduced restricted franchise into Nigerian politics was the Options:
  A) Independence Constitution
  B) Lyttelton Constitution
  C) Richards Constitution
  D) Clifford Constitution
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 568: The ECOWAS treaty was signed in 1975 in Options:
  A) Accra
  B) Banjul
  C) Freetown
  D) Abidjan
  E) Lome
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 569: The idea of democracy as a system of government was inherited from Options:
  A) the USA
  B) Italy
  C) England
  D) Greece
  E) China
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 570: The principle of collective responsibility implies that Options:
  A) the prime minister can dissolve the entire parliament
  B) the head of state can dismiss the prime minister
  C) each offending minister can be reassigned
  D) the cabinet stands or falls together
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  The correct answer is D .