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 591: The franchise is Options:
  A) the receipt given to tax payer
  B) an order of the court
  C) the paperwhich a voter casts at elections
  D) the right to vote
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 592: The private ownership of the means of production is a feature of Options:
  A) capitalism
  B) socialism
  C) communalism
  D) communism
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 593: Which of the following organs control the Civil Service? Options:
  A) parliament and the courts
  B) trade unions and the courts
  C) the police and parliament
  D) tribunals and interest groups
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 594: The inalienable rights of the citizen are best protected through Options:
  A) an elected government
  B) a human head of state
  C) a constitution
  D) a fearless judiciary
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 595:

  Jus Sanguinis is a principle that grants citizenship based on

  Options:
  A) parental citizenship
  B) place of birth
  C) ethnic background
  D) length of residency
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 596: A constitution is a document Options:
  A) drafted by the Constituent Assembly
  B) which states in written form the basic laws governing a country
  C) which spells out how the president is to elected
  D) which forms the basic upon which a government rules a given state
  E) which states that the central government is superior to state governments
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 597: A popular principle of colonial administration in British West Africa was Options:
  A) Association
  B) Indirect rule
  C) Paternalism
  D) Westernization
  E) Assimilation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 598: The administration of the capital of the emirate under the pre-colonial Hausa Fulani political system was entrusted to the Options:
  A) galadima
  B) waziri
  C) saekin fada
  D) sarkin pawa
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 599: The most important challenge facing the Fourth Republic is Options:
  A) the need to develop Nigeria culturally
  B) the successful conduct of the 2003 election
  C) how to develop Nigeria's social institutions
  D) how to deal with the military
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 600: A constitution is classified as unwritten when it Options:
  A) does not emanate from the legislature
  B) provides for separation of powers
  C) originates from Britain
  D) is not contained in any single document
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  The correct answer is D .