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 641:

  In 1991, the African Economic Community Treaty was signed in

  Options:
  A) Addis Ababa
  B) Abuja
  C) Lome
  D) Tripoli
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 642: The Nigerian Council was created by Options:
  A) Hugh Clifford
  B) Arthur Richards
  C) Frederick Lugard
  D) Bernard Bourdillon
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 643: Under the 1963 Constitution, a bill could only become law if it was accented to by the Options:
  A) prime minister
  B) president
  C) queen
  D) governor - general
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 644: The dominant idea behind the establishment of the Organization of African Unity is Options:
  A) that Africa must unite
  B) to show the world that Africa can also do what Latin American and Asian countries have done
  C) to provide a framework and opportunities for co-operation on common African problems
  D) to promote economic development of Africa
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 645: The main function of the Legislative Council in British Colonial West Africa was to Options:
  A) advise the Governor on policy
  B) make the law
  C) execute the law
  D) interpret the law
  E) act as a disciplinary body for the civil servants
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 646:

  The constitutional amendment process in Nigeria requires the approval of

  Options:
  A) The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC)
  B) The National Assembly
  C) The President
  D) The Supreme Court
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 647: All members of the newly constituted local government councils in Nigeria were Options:
  A) Directly elected
  B) indirectly elected
  C) appointed by the State Governors
  D) appointed by the Head of State
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 648: The political party formed in 1923 by Herbert Macaulay was Options:
  A) Nigerian Youth Movement
  B) National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons
  C) United National Independent Party
  D) Nigerian National Democratic Party
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 649: The 1976 Reforms have been most beneficial to the Options:
  A) Nigerian police
  B) federal government
  C) local government
  D) civil service
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 650: Which of the following international organizations was in existence before the outbreak of the second world war? Options:
  A) the OAU
  B) the League of Nations
  C) the UNO
  D) The ECOWAS
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  The correct answer is B .