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 831: The independent African countries that signed the OAU Charter on May 25th 1963 were Options:
  A) Togo and Sierra Leone
  B) Morocco and Angola
  C) Togo and Morocco
  D) Chad and Gambia
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 832:

  Some pre-colonial Nigerian societies are described as stateless because ......

  Options:
  A) They had no formal governmental institutions
  B) They were not independent
  C) They had no definite political boundaries
  D) Their population was too small
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 833: Public opinion is important because it Options:
  A) tells government what action it must take
  B) let government know what the people want
  C) allows the police to determine trouble makers
  D) protects minorities
  E) guarantees a free press
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 834: The UNO was founded in 1945 to replace the Options:
  A) OAU
  B) NATO
  C) Commonwealth of Nations
  D) League of Nations
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 835: The study of government essentially facilitates the understanding of the Options:
  A) functioning of the entire social formation
  B) organization of the executive arm of government
  C) governance of human societies
  D) observance of fundamental human rights
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 836: Constitutionalism means Options:
  A) the Constitution is largely made up of conventions
  B) the Constitution is not easy to amend
  C) the provisions of the Constitution are strictly adhered to
  D) there is a Constitutional Head of State
  E) there is parliamentary supremacy
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 837: The 1946 Constitution is characterized by Options:
  A) official majority in the legislative council
  B) non-official majority in the legislative council
  C) non-official majority in the executive council
  D) federal system of government
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 838: The Yoruba traditional system of government was Options:
  A) monarchical
  B) egalitarian
  C) republican
  D) democratic
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 839: Which of these is an attribute of government? Options:
  A) Political Power
  B) Sovereignty
  C) Constitution
  D) Definite territory
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 840:

  Which of the following is a perverted form of democracy?

  Options:
  A) Feudalism
  B) Republicanism
  C) Monarchy
  D) Oligarchy
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  The correct answer is B .