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 881:

  A system of government in which a single person or a group who governs has unlimited power in a

  Options:
  A) oligarchy
  B) republican
  C) aristocracy
  D) autocracy
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 882: Regional consciousness in Nigeria was introduced by the Options:
  A) Lyttleton Constitution
  B) Clifford Constitution
  C) Macpherson Constitution
  D) Richards Constitution
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 883: Before 1945, the component units of Nigeria were Options:
  A) states
  B) regions
  C) districts
  D) provinces
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 884: The development of a classless society is the goal of __________ Options:
  A) liberalism
  B) maxism
  C) conservatism
  D) feudalism
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 885: The Clifford Constitution was notable for Options:
  A) amalgamating the Northern and Southern Provinces
  B) introducing indirect rule
  C) establishing the legislative council
  D) creating a Northern majority in the legislative council
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 886: Ceremonial and executive powers are usually fused in a Options:
  A) unitary system of government
  B) Federal government
  C) democratic system of government
  D) presidential system of government
  E) parliamentary system of government
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 887: Under the 1979 Constitution, the function of the Civil Service Commission includes the Options:
  A) appointment of Civil Service Commissioners
  B) appointment, promotion and discipline of civil servants
  C) negotiating better conditions of service for civil servants
  D) negotiating worse conditions of service for civil servants
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 888:

  In a parliamentary system, the head of government is usually the

  Options:
  A) Chief Justice
  B) King or Queen
  C) President
  D) Prime minister
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 889:

  The major problem of the ECOWAS is lack of _______

  Options:
  A) Uniform ideology
  B) Commitment by members
  C) Common customs union
  D) Common currency
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 890: A major function of the warrant chiefs was to Options:
  A) prevent tribal wars
  B) supervise native courts and markets
  C) stop ritual killings
  D) take charge of local administration.
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  The correct answer is D .