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 781: The process of learning the norms and values associated with a political system is referred to as political Options:
  A) socialization
  B) indoctrination
  C) culture
  D) participation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 782: Power that is delegated is exercised Options:
  A) By devolution
  B) Directly
  C) By coercion
  D) Indirect
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 783: Bye- laws made by the Minister of Transport for funning the Nigerian Railway Corporation is an exercise of Options:
  A) delegated power
  B) parliamentary power
  C) statutory power
  D) residua power
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 784: The most important objective of political parties is to Options:
  A) elect their spokesmen
  B) lobby the government
  C) from effective national organizations
  D) control the government
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 785: The two parties which foremd the coalition government in 1959 were the Options:
  A) NCNC and the AG
  B) NPC and the NCNC
  C) NPC and the AG
  D) PRP and the UPA
  E) NPC and the NNA
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 786: An electoral process in which candidates are selected for elective offices by party members is Options:
  A) primary election
  B) electoral college
  C) bye election
  D) general election
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 787: Under what constitution did the supreme Court become the highest Court of Appeal in Nigeria? Options:
  A) Machpherson Constitution
  B) Clifford Constitution
  C) Richards Constitution
  D) The 1963 Constitution
  E) The 1979 Constitution
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 788: The policy of assimilation was the colonial policy of the Options:
  A) French
  B) British
  C) Portuguese
  D) German
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 789:

  The type of government operated in Nigeria between October 1st 1979 to December 3 1983 is called a __________

  Options:
  A) Collegial system of government
  B) Presidential system of government
  C) Unitary system of government
  D) Parliamentary system of government
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 790: The right that enables citizens to express their electoral preferences is Options:
  A) Franchise
  B) suffrage
  C) coat-tails
  D) referendum
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  The correct answer is A .