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 791:

  The lbadan Conference of 1950 was convened to discuss the provisions of the ....

  Options:
  A) Richards Constitution
  B) Macpherson Constitution
  C) Clifford Constitution
  D) Lyttleton Constitution
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 792: With the admission of Asian and African countries to the Commonwealth,the Queen of England became the Options:
  A) patron of the Commonwealth
  B) head of state of these countries
  C) chairperson of the Commonwealth
  D) head of government of these countries
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 793: Which of the following is NOT necessarily a characteristic of a nation state? Options:
  A) Definite boundary
  B) sovereignty
  C) independence
  D) common language
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 794: One of the agreements of the 1957 constitutional conference was that Options:
  A) Southern cameroons should constitute a separate region
  B) a house of Chiefs was to be created in the Western Region
  C) the office of the speaker of the house of representatives was to be created
  D) the police was to be regionalized
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 795: A Security Council resolution requires the concurrence of Options:
  A) 1 of the 5 permanent members
  B) all of the 5 permanent members
  C) 9 of the 15 council members
  D) 3 of the 5 permanent members
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 796: The Eastern and Western regions of Nigeria achieved the status of self-government is Options:
  A) 1959
  B) 1957
  C) 1950
  D) 1955
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 797: The public agency now mandated to register births and deaths in Nigeria is the Options:
  A) national civil registration commission
  B) civil service commission
  C) ministry of Health
  D) national population commission
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 798: One major determinant of Nigeria's foreign policy is Options:
  A) external influences
  B) commitment to world peace
  C) cooperation among African States
  D) non-alignmenty in world affairs
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 799: Which of the following traditional Nigerian societies practiced the system of checks and balances? Options:
  A) Tiv
  B) Yoruba
  C) Hausa
  D) Igbo
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 800: The deliberate tampering with the delimitation of constituencies in order to win more seats is called Options:
  A) gerontocracy
  B) gerrymandering
  C) delimitation
  D) bureaucracy
  E) devolution
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  The correct answer is B .