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 571: OPEC has strong influence with the Options:
  A) EU
  B) ADB
  C) AU
  D) IMF
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 572: Which of the following reasons best explains why Nigeria during the first republic, could not pursue an independent foreign policy? Options:
  A) the numerous differences among the ethnic groups
  B) lack of political ideology
  C) Nigeria was a non-aligned country
  D) Nigeria's economy was dependent on the Western countries
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 573: The foremost British trading company company on the West African coast was Options:
  A) Royal Niger Company
  B) Lever Brothers
  C) United African Company
  D) John Holt and Sons
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 574: Which of the following is NOT necessarily a characteristic of a nation state? Options:
  A) Definite boundary
  B) sovereignty
  C) independence
  D) common language
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 575: Who among the following served as chairmen of NEC under General Babangida? Options:
  A) Chief Ani and Justice Ovie - Whiskey
  B) Prof Awa and Prof. Nwosu
  C) Prof. Uya and Alh Kurfi
  D) Col Wase and Chief Esua
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 576: Constitutions have been classified as rigid or as flexible according to Options:
  A) whether they were written or unwritten
  B) whether they were popular or unpopular
  C) the relative ease or difficulty of the writing process
  D) the relative ease or difficlty of the amending process
  E) all of the above
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 577: The immediate cause of the 1966 military coup de'etat in Nigeria was Options:
  A) nepotism
  B) political instability
  C) military ambition
  D) corruption
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 578: In Nigeria,military regimes returned power to civilians through Options:
  A) transition programmes
  B) constitutional conferences
  C) impositions
  D) negotiations
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 579: The Executive is Options:
  A) a committee of the legislature
  B) the body that makes laws
  C) the body that executes the policies of government
  D) the highest organ of government
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 580:

  Twelve States creation is a reknown achievement of the ... regime

  Options:
  A) Abdulsalam Abubakar's
  B) Ibrahim Babaginda's
  C) Yakubu Gowon's
  D) Murtala Mohammed's
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  The correct answer is C .