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: Which of the following bodies in Nigeria performs the function of an Ombudsman? Options:
  A) the Public Service Commission
  B) the National Economic Planning Commission
  C) the National Security Organisation
  D) the Public Complaints Commission
  E) the Civil Serivce Commission
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 72: Which of the following is NOT an an acceptable means of achieving democracy? Options:
  A) referendum
  B) recall
  C) initiative
  D) riots
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 73: Legislative control of public corporation in Nigeria is effected through Options:
  A) the dissolution of their management
  B) the reorganization of their boards
  C) acts of the National Assembly
  D) bye-laws
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 74: Constitutions have been classified as rigid or as flexible according to Options:
  A) whether they were written or unwritten
  B) whether they were popular or unpopular
  C) the relative ease or difficulty of the writing process
  D) the relative ease or difficlty of the amending process
  E) all of the above
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 75: The following are members of the Commonwealth EXCEPT Options:
  A) Lesotho
  B) Jamaica
  C) Kenya
  D) Gabon
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 76: A state is said to be fascist when Options:
  A) its leader is partriotic but the citizens are not
  B) all rights and liberties are subordinated to state interest
  C) its citizens are fanatically in love with their leader
  D) all fights and liberties are placed above state interests
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 77: Ethics and accountability in government can be guaranteed through Options:
  A) legislative cooperation
  B) executive and judicial immunity
  C) due process and transparency
  D) administrative reforms
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 78: In a Federal System (such as Nigeria) the Local Governments are directly responsible Options:
  A) to the Federal or Central Government
  B) to the State Government
  C) to the Federal and State Government
  D) to no other level of government
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 79: Which of the following idealogies emphasizes the abolition of government and law?` Options:
  A) totalitiansim
  B) communism
  C) anarchism
  D) socialism
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 80: Under the presidential system Options:
  A) the party with the majority of seats forms the Executive
  B) there is the principle of collective responsibility
  C) the president may come from any of the parties
  D) the constitution must be unwritten
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  The correct answer is C .