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 721: Nigeria became a federation of thirty-six state during the era of Options:
  A) Abdulsalami Abubakar
  B) Yakubu Gowon
  C) Ibrahim Babangida
  D) Sani Abacha
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 722: The principle by which both the governors and the governed are bound by the laws is called Options:
  A) constitutionalism
  B) constitutional supremacy
  C) rule by decree
  D) rule of law
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 723: As a political ideology, communism seeks to Options:
  A) concentrate national wealth in the hands of a few
  B) abolish collective ownership of property
  C) provide adequate opportunities for citizens to make profits
  D) eliminate all forms of socio-economic inequality
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 724: The foreign policy of Nigeria is centred on Africa because of her Options:
  A) membership of OAU
  B) membership of ECOWAS
  C) concern for and attention to African, problems
  D) commitment to end colonization in Africa
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 725: When a government sincerely strives to make justice and fair treatment the foundations of law and order in its society we say that the government observes Options:
  A) the rule of Gerontocracy
  B) the rule of Bureaucracy
  C) the rule of Law
  D) the rule of Oligarchy
  E) the rule of Popular Sovereignty
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 726:

  Pressure groups primarily aim to

  Options:
  A) promote social equality and justice
  B) gain political power and control
  C) influence public opinion through media campaigns
  D) disrupt the functioning of the government
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 727: The Clifford Constitution was notable for Options:
  A) amalgamating the Northern and Southern Provinces
  B) introducing indirect rule
  C) establishing the legislative council
  D) creating a Northern majority in the legislative council
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 728: The power of the courts to declare legislative enactments as unconstitutional is known as judicial Options:
  A) ruling
  B) review
  C) interpretation
  D) edict
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 729: The Minorities Commission appointed in 1957 in Nigeria was headed by Options:
  A) justice Udo Udoma
  B) Sir Henry Willink
  C) Sir Allan Lennox Boyd
  D) Justice Darnley Alexander
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 730:

  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 .