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 731: Proportional representation is a system of allocating seats in the legislature based on Options:
  A) gender participation in polities
  B) an area
  C) contribution to the national economy
  D) total votes in an election
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 732: The administrative headquarters of OAU is in Options:
  A) Addis Ababa
  B) Lagos
  C) Accra
  D) Nairobi
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 733:

  The newspaper established by Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe to project the interest of nationalists was__________

  Options:
  A) West African Pilot
  B) Lagos Weekly Record
  C) Daily Times
  D) The Comet
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 734:

  The Native Authority System was most effective and successful in .......

  Options:
  A) Mid-western Nigeria
  B) Western Nigeria
  C) Northern Nigeria
  D) Eastern Nigeria
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 735: The main function of the Code of Conduct Bureau is to Options:
  A) ensure accountability in government business
  B) give the judiciary more powers to discipline erring judges
  C) protect public officers from the press
  D) give the police more powers to make arrests
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 736: Judicial administrations in respect of National Code of Conduct lies with the Options:
  A) Pulic Complaints Commission
  B) Judicial Service Commission
  C) Code of Conduct Bureau
  D) Code of Conduct Tribunal
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 737: Residual powers in the 1979 Constitution of Nigeria were vested in the Options:
  A) local and state governments
  B) state government
  C) federal government
  D) local government
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 738: A major characteristic of a confederal state is that Options:
  A) there is supremacy of the constitution
  B) the citizens often owe allegiance to the centre
  C) political stability is usually low
  D) the centre overides the regions
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 739: Nigeria's first law-making body after the amalgamation was known as the Options:
  A) Nigerian Council
  B) National Assembly
  C) Nigeria National Assembly
  D) Legislative Council
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 740: The most distinguishing characteristic of the state is Options:
  A) government
  B) population
  C) territory
  D) sovereighty
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  The correct answer is D .