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 871: The inalienable rights of the citizens are best protected through Options:
  A) mass participation in political processes
  B) an independent and fearless judiciary
  C) a cabinet system of government
  D) a good head of state
  E) a written constitution
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 872: The head of the first military government in Nigeria was Options:
  A) General Murtala Muhammed
  B) General Yakubu Gowon
  C) General Johnson Aguiyi- Ironsi
  D) General Olusegun Obasnjo
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 873: During the second republic in Nigeria, the branch of the legislature responsible for ratifying presidential nominees for appointments was the Options:
  A) Senate
  B) Council of states
  C) House of Representatives
  D) public service commission
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 874:

  ____________was the method used by the British to facilitate the administration of Southern Nigeria.

  Options:
  A) Trade association
  B) Divide and rule
  C) Dialogue
  D) Persuasion
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 875: Citizenship in a modern state expresses the status of a person who possesses Options:
  A) full political rights
  B) some religious rights
  C) social right only
  D) exclusive economic rights
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 876: Rules adjudication is a primary function of the Options:
  A) Judiciary
  B) Executive
  C) Government
  D) Legislature
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 877:

  In a federal system of government, legislative items constitutionally reserved for only the central government fall under the _________ list.

  Options:
  A) concurrent
  B) executive
  C) residual
  D) exclusive
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 878: In a democracy,sovereign authority is exercised by the Options:
  A) legislature
  B) people
  C) executive
  D) electorate
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 879:

  A party can be said to have national outlook if________

  Options:
  A) it is ethnic based but has branches all over the state
  B) its membership cut across ethnic boundaries
  C) it is registered by the electoral commission as a national party
  D) it is headed by individuals who are famous within and without the country
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 880: In federal state, powers are shared Options:
  A) between the central government and local governments
  B) between the centre and other co-ordinate units of the state
  C) among the major regions of the country
  D) among the federal ministers
  E) equally among the ethnic groups in the country
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  The correct answer is B .