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 931: When sovereignty rest with component states in a political system the constitution is referred to as Options:
  A) flexible
  B) unitary
  C) confederal
  D) federal
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 932: A disadvantage of the one-party system is that it Options:
  A) emphasizes political differences
  B) makes accountability difficult
  C) negates freedom of association
  D) delays decision-making.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 933: A major achievement of the OAU was the Options:
  A) eradication of poverty
  B) establishment of democracy in Africa
  C) decolonization of Africa
  D) promotion of developement
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 934: When we talk about the constitution of any given country we mean Options:
  A) the general body of rules and principles controlling the distribution of governmental power
  B) a guide book containing the functions of trade union movernments
  C) a document embodying rules and principle regulating the exercise of government power
  D) a document defining the relations between the rulers and ruled
  E) A,C and D
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 935:

  One of the objectives of a multi party system is to

  Options:
  A) prevent rigging
  B) provide alternatives
  C) avoid ethnicity
  D) eliminate corruption
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 936: All members of the newly constituted local government councils in Nigeria were Options:
  A) Directly elected
  B) indirectly elected
  C) appointed by the State Governors
  D) appointed by the Head of State
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 937: A major feature of the system of government in the Sokoto Caliphate was that Options:
  A) it was based on customs and traditions
  B) it was theocratic
  C) it was democratic
  D) power was effectively decentralized
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 938: The exclusion of Africans from colonial administration is associated with Options:
  A) policy of assimilation
  B) indirect rule system
  C) policy of association
  D) indignant policy
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 939: ECOWAS main achievement in recent years has been in the area of Options:
  A) infrastructural development
  B) cultural integration
  C) security and defence
  D) political unity
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 940: Local government in Nigeria receive the bulk of their finiacial resources from Options:
  A) the state government
  B) the federal government
  C) rates and taxes
  D) local investment projects
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  The correct answer is B .