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 71: 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 72: The Richards Constitution Options:
  A) abolished the elective principle in choosing members of the Legislative Council
  B) amalgamated the northern and southern groups of provinces
  C) established a central legislative council
  D) abolished regional assemlies
  E) abolished the system of Indirect Rule
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 73: A major characteristic of the socialist system is its provision for Options:
  A) limited privacy
  B) public ownership
  C) unlimited privacy
  D) private ownership
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 74: A typical form of delegated legislation is Options:
  A) acts of parliament
  B) decree
  C) bye - law
  D) gazette
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 75:

  The Green Revolution programme was the effected manifesto of the ........ in 1979

  Options:
  A) UPN
  B) NPN
  C) NPP
  D) GNPP
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 76: Following the reform of the Native Authority system in Northern Nigeria ,traditional rulers became Options:
  A) Council
  B) Chief-and-Council
  C) Prefects
  D) Chief-in-Council
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 77: A crucial requirement for the successful conduct of elections is Options:
  A) an independent electoral commission
  B) the existence of organized political parties
  C) a highly mobilized electorate
  D) the adequate funding of political parties
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 78: The main attributes of a state are Options:
  A) Population, territory, government and soverignty
  B) the press, the legislature, the executive and the judicary
  C) federal, state and loca\l governments
  D) government, the police and the armed forces
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 79: Nigeria's relation with black political communities outside Africa is built on Options:
  A) shared political aspirations
  B) expectations of political support from them
  C) economic considerations
  D) percieved cultural affinities
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 80: The British prime minister who opposed the cancellation of Nigeria's debt was Options:
  A) Margaret Thatcher
  B) Edward Heath
  C) John Major
  D) Hardold Wilson
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  The correct answer is A .