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 651: NEPAD was adopted during the OAU summit held in Options:
  A) Tunis
  B) Lusaka
  C) Cairo
  D) Abuja
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 652:

  The economic basis of feudalism is __________

  Options:
  A) agriculture
  B) capital
  C) trade
  D) slavery
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 653: An economic system in which the major means of production are owned and controlled by a few individuals is called Options:
  A) socialism
  B) communism
  C) communalism
  D) capitalism
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 654: A major feature of the system of government in the Sokoto Caliphate was that Options:
  A) it was based on customs and traditions
  B) it was theocratic
  C) it was democratic
  D) power was effectively decentralized
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 655: An attribute that makes a state to be recognized as independent is Options:
  A) government
  B) population
  C) sovereignty
  D) territory
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 656: Which of the following approves the annual budget of the UN? Options:
  A) The General Assembly
  B) The Secretariat
  C) The Security Council
  D) Trusteeship Council
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 657: The primary function of the judiciary is to Options:
  A) make laws
  B) protect the citizens
  C) interpret laws
  D) execute laws
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 658: Which of the following was not established under the 1979 Nigerian constitution? Options:
  A) National Economic Council
  B) National Security Council
  C) National Council on Education
  D) National Defence Council
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 659:

  While pressure groups aim at influencing government decisions, the primary aim of political parties is to ______

  Options:
  A) promote the welfare of their members
  B) execute particular programmes
  C) influence legislation in order to benefit their members
  D) control political power
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 660: The commission established to handle the electoral activities in the Second Republic of Nigeria was Options:
  A) FEDECO
  B) NEC
  C) INEC
  D) NECON
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  The correct answer is A .