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 61: The Coussey Commission Report laid the ground-work for the eventual independence of Options:
  A) Gambia
  B) Gold Coast (Ghana)
  C) Sierra Leone
  D) Liberia
  E) Nigeria
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 62: 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 63: The state legislatures of the second republic in NIGERIA had the following EXCEPT Options:
  A) speaker
  B) senate leader
  C) deputy speaker
  D) clerk of the house
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 64: An agency of the United Nations which specializes in the welfare of children is the Options:
  A) WHO
  B) UNESCO
  C) UNICEF
  D) UNDP
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 65: The rights of a citizen can be withdrawn by the state if the person Options:
  A) leaves the country
  B) is convicted by a court
  C) oppses the government
  D) is pronounced dead
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 66: The structure of government implies the Options:
  A) law making process of government
  B) law enforcement process of government
  C) organization of powers and functions of government
  D) method of revenue allocation by government
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 67: The Economic Commission for Africa is an agency of Options:
  A) the OAU
  B) the Commonwealth
  C) the United Nations
  D) the OCAM
  E) the African Development Bank
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 68: Which of the following is NOT a civic obligation of every Nigerian citizen? Options:
  A) Freedom of conscience and religion
  B) Obedience to laws
  C) Payment to taxes
  D) Voting by adults
  E) Respect for the national flag and anthem
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 69:

  One of the constitutional requirements for the registration of political parties in Nigeria is ______

  Options:
  A) provision for review of party manifesto
  B) ofices in at least 12 states
  C) menbership from at least 12 states
  D) national presence in the federal capital territory
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 70: The principle of checks and balances empowers the judiciary to Options:
  A) invalidate the actions of the other arms
  B) administer the criminal justice system
  C) abrogate the law
  D) apply the law
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  The correct answer is A .