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 81:

  What is the term for a system of government in which power is held by a small group of people?

  Options:
  A) Oligarchy
  B) Monarchy
  C) Theocracy
  D) Democracy
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 82: Unicameralism refers to Options:
  A) a two-chamber legislature
  B) the process of secret voting in the legislature
  C) the lower chamber in a legislature
  D) a one-chamber legislature
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 83: A problem of public corporations in Nigeria is Options:
  A) emphasis on subsidies
  B) wastage of resources
  C) choice of leadership
  D) public control
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 84: Which of the following organs control the Civil Service? Options:
  A) parliament and the courts
  B) trade unions and the courts
  C) the police and parliament
  D) tribunals and interest groups
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 85: A virile foreign policy is one characterized by Options:
  A) a vibrant press,vibrant public opinion and a dynamic civil society
  B) propaganda, espionage and economic embargoes
  C) a stable polity, bouyant economy and visionary leadership
  D) the nature and dynamics of the international system
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 86: Which of the following principal officials was NOT a member of the state house of assembly? Options:
  A) the leader of the house
  B) the speaker
  C) the deputy speaker
  D) the clerk of the house
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 87: The Nigeria National Alliance of the First Republic was made up of Options:
  A) NCNC and NDP
  B) NPC an AG
  C) NPC and NNDP
  D) NCNC and AG
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 88: By laws are Options:
  A) enactments by the legislature
  B) regulations enacted by the local governments
  C) fundamental judicial statements
  D) private bills
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 89: Which of the following reasons best explains why Nigeria during the first republic, could not pursue an independent foreign policy? Options:
  A) the numerous differences among the ethnic groups
  B) lack of political ideology
  C) Nigeria was a non-aligned country
  D) Nigeria's economy was dependent on the Western countries
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 90: Which of the following is the main function of the civil service Options:
  A) implementing government policies
  B) supporting the party in power
  C) Allocating resources to the fedearting units
  D) Mobilizing grass root support for government
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  The correct answer is A .