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: One of the principal objectives of the OPEC is to Options:
  A) determine oil prices in the international market
  B) harmonizes the oil policies of member countries
  C) discipline erring oil-producing countries
  D) assist non-oil producing developing states
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 592: A sovereign state is one Options:
  A) whose constitution can only be changed by a military government
  B) where its citizens can speak without fear or favour
  C) in which sovereignty is invested in the military
  D) whose citizens are free to evade responsibility
  E) whose government decisions are made independent of foreign interference
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 593: A major merit of privatization is that it increases Options:
  A) industrial harmony
  B) public fiscal resources
  C) activities on the stock exchange
  D) labour turnover
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 594:

  A condition for judicial independence is the appointment of judges by the __________

  Options:
  A) Civil Service
  B) Judicial Service Commission
  C) Law Review Commission
  D) Code of Conduct Bureau
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 595:

  The Commonwealth of Nations was initially known as

  Options:
  A) British Commonwealth
  B) Imperial Commonwealth
  C) Commonwealth Realm
  D) League of Nations
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 596: The foreign affairs minister who introduced economic diplomacy as a foreign policy initiative was Options:
  A) Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi
  B) Major - General Ike Nwachukwu
  C) Prof Ibrahim Gambari
  D) Major -General Joseph Garba
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 597: An electoral system which restricts voting rights to only male adults is termed Options:
  A) popular franchise
  B) male suffrage
  C) adult suffrage
  D) limited franchise
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 598: In a cabinet system, the legislature comprises of the Options:
  A) prime minister and members of the parliament
  B) prime minister and members of the jury
  C) prime minister and ministers
  D) president and ministers
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 599: A permanent structure that facilitates continuity and guarantees orderly conduct in governance is Options:
  A) Bureaucracy
  B) public corporation
  C) ombudsman
  D) political party
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 600: The unrestrained power of the state over its citizens is underlined by Options:
  A) sovereignty
  B) nationalism
  C) self-determination
  D) patriotism
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  The correct answer is A .