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 921: A tax law originates from Options:
  A) a private member's bill
  B) an education tax bill
  C) a judicial bill
  D) a public bill
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 922: The primary function of the judiciary is to Options:
  A) make laws
  B) protect the citizens
  C) interpret laws
  D) execute laws
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 923: Coalition government arises when Options:
  A) one of the parties has a majority in parliament
  B) no party has a majority in parliament
  C) two or more parties co - operate to pass a bill in parliament
  D) the ruling party is defeated in parliament
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 924: Under the 1963 Republican Constitution,the President exercised Options:
  A) nominal powers
  B) judicial powers
  C) concurrent powers
  D) executice powers
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 925: The headquarters of the OAU Liberation Committee is located in Options:
  A) Lagos
  B) Addis Ababa
  C) Dar es Salaam
  D) Harare
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 926: A major characteristic of a confederal state is that Options:
  A) there is supremacy of the constitution
  B) the citizens often owe allegiance to the centre
  C) political stability is usually low
  D) the centre overides the regions
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 927: In Nigeria, appellate cases from Courts of Appeal go to Options:
  A) the Supreme Military Council
  B) the Privy Council
  C) the Supreme Court
  D) the Judiciary Advisory Council
  E) the House of Lords
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 928: The main objective of the Public Service Review Commission headed by Chief Jerome Udoji was to make the Nigerian public service Options:
  A) less corrupt
  B) more attractive financially
  C) more efficient and result oriented
  D) superior to the private sector
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 929:

  Which of the following is a right associated with citizenship?

  Options:
  A) Right to education
  B) Right to vote
  C) Right to privacy
  D) Right to property
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 930: 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 .