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 Queen can do no wrong means Options:
  A) the Queen is above the law
  B) the Queen acts on the advice of her minister on matters of policy
  C) the Queen is the effective centre of power in the United Kingdom
  D) the Queen has the loyalty of a vast number of the British population
  E) the Queen is intelligent and therefore can distinguish between right and wrong
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 832: The power of the courts to declare legislative enactments as unconstitutional is known as judicial Options:
  A) ruling
  B) review
  C) interpretation
  D) edict
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 833: The main objective of pressure groups is to Options:
  A) protect the interest of the country against foreigners
  B) serve as opposition to the government
  C) promote the interest of political parties
  D) influence legislation for the benefit of their members
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 834: The main function of the judiciary is to Options:
  A) serve as the watch-dog of the executive
  B) enact laws
  C) execute the laws of the land
  D) interpret the laws
  E) protect the interest of accused persons
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 835: A proclamation by the Federal Republic of Nigeria Options:
  A) promotes unity in diversity
  B) allows for thye dominance of the minority ethnic groups
  C) concentrates governmental power at one level of government
  D) advances the interest of the rich
  E) ensures the dominance of one political party
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 836:

  Under the 1999 constitution, the Chief Law Officer and the Supreme Court Judge respectively are the_______ 

  Options:
  A) Chief Justice, Chief Judge
  B) Minister of Justice, Chief Judge
  C) Attorney-General, Chief Justice
  D) Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Chief Justice
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 837: The inalienable rights of the citizen are best protected through Options:
  A) an elected government
  B) a human head of state
  C) a constitution
  D) a fearless judiciary
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 838: A fascist regime is both Options:
  A) Fair and legitmate
  B) responsive and responsible
  C) representative and accountable
  D) democratic and constitutional
  E) authoritarian and totalitarian
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 839: The head of the Nigerian judiciary is the Options:
  A) Solicitor-Genral of the Federation
  B) President of the Court of Appeal
  C) Chief Justice of the Federation
  D) Attorney-General and Minister of Justice
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 840:

  Whom is the current chairperson of ECOWAS?

  Options:
  A) Bola Ahmed Tinubu
  B) Alassane Ouattara
  C) Macky Sall
  D) Nana-Akufo Ado
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  The correct answer is A .