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 741: One major democratic innovation in local government administration introduced by the Babangida regime was the Options:
  A) appointment of protfolio councillors
  B) appointment of retired military officers as sole administrators
  C) selection of heads of personnel management departments from the councillors
  D) separation of powers between the executive and legislative arms of the councils
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 742: The headquarters of the OAU Liberation Committee is located in Options:
  A) Lagos
  B) Addis Ababa
  C) Dar es Salaam
  D) Harare
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 743: The body set up to review the revenue allocation formula in 1980 was the Options:
  A) Udoji Commission
  B) Okigbo Commission
  C) Dina Commission
  D) Adebo Commission
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 744: A hereditary system of government is Options:
  A) an oligarchy
  B) a gerontocracy
  C) an aristocracy
  D) a monarchy
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 745: The French idea of assimilation as applied in their colonies Options:
  A) was to make Frenchment out of African subjects
  B) would have been allowed to produce more Frenchmen in the colonies than in traditional African
  C) recognised real value in traditional African culture and was merely aimed at upgrading it
  D) produced nothing but African puppets in the colonies
  E) was abandoned within a couple of years of its operation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 746:

  The Indigenant Policy is attributable to the ___

  Options:
  A) French colonies
  B) British Crown colonies
  C) German colonies
  D) Portugese colonies
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 747: Which of the following is a process of military disengagement from Nigeria politics? Options:
  A) Increase in military budget
  B) conduct of free and fair elections
  C) Appointment of Army officers into political post
  D) strengthening the Army
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 748: Laws made by state governments are known as Options:
  A) bye laws
  B) decrees
  C) edicts
  D) acts
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 749: The Obasanjo administration nationlized the assets of the British Petroleum over the British government's policy in Options:
  A) Kenya
  B) Zimbabwe
  C) Angola
  D) Botswana
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 750: A human community that is usually cohesive and homogeneous is a Options:
  A) state
  B) kinship
  C) nation
  D) clan
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  The correct answer is C .