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 821:

  Popular political participation means________

  Options:
  A) having majority of the people partaking in politics
  B) having a good number of voters in the electoral process
  C) the aggregate efforts of more than half of the citizens to partake in public debate and politics
  D) the sum total of all activities exerted by the majority with enthusiasm actively involving in all aspects of their political sphere
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 822: In which of the following institutions does the 1979 Constitution of Nigerian provide for the representation of traditional rulers? Options:
  A) The Senate
  B) National House of Chiefs
  C) The Population Bureau
  D) Council of States
  E) National Economic Council
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 823: Delegated legislation is justified by the Options:
  A) Superior knowledge of issues by the executive
  B) fear that public debates in parliaments would endanger national security
  C) slow and unwieldy process of decision making in legislative houses
  D) constitutional superiority of the executive over the legislative branch of government
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 824: All of the following term is different from the others? Options:
  A) totalitarianism
  B) fascism
  C) dictatorship
  D) authoritarianism
  E) constitutionalism
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 825: A characteristic of a fascist state is the existence of a Options:
  A) zero-party system
  B) two-party system
  C) one-party system
  D) multi-party system
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 826: A thorny issue during the 1957/58 Nigerian constitutional conferences was the Options:
  A) leadership of the first post-independence government
  B) problem of ethnic minorities
  C) control of the mid - west by the western region
  D) status of Lagos
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 827: Under colonial administration, what was the status of the inhabitants of the Lagos Crown Colony Options:
  A) British servants
  B) British settlers
  C) British subjects
  D) British citizens
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 828: One basic characteristic of parliamentary system of government is that the Options:
  A) upper and lower houses of the legislature have equal powers
  B) cabinet is part of the legislature
  C) prime minister is usually a member of the upper house
  D) opposition party members are also included in the cabinet
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 829:

  The independent National Electoral Commission has the power to prepare and maintain the register of.____

  Options:
  A) Electoral candidates
  B) Constituencies
  C) Political parties
  D) Voters
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 830: Nigeria's interest in teaming up with other developing countries in the world is predicated on Options:
  A) her desire to consume more manufactured goods
  B) her desire to produce more raw materials
  C) preserving her independence and promoting development
  D) getting a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council
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  The correct answer is C .