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: The officer responsible, for announcing the result of an election is known as Options:
  A) returning officer
  B) electoral officer
  C) ballot officer
  D) presiding officer
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 932: The Lagos Colony and Protectorate was amalgamated with The Protectorate of Southern Nigeria in Options:
  A) 1886
  B) 1893
  C) 1906
  D) 1922
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 933: Capitalism is an economic system which emphasizes Options:
  A) communalism
  B) collectivism
  C) individualism
  D) internationalism
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 934: The Commonwealth is an organization Options:
  A) of all states formerly in the British Empire
  B) of most of the states in the defunct British Empire
  C) of all English-speaking countries of the world
  D) of only Asian and African countries
  E) which effectively coordinates the policies of its members
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 935: In a presidential system of government, the president checks the legislature through Options:
  A) executive review
  B) executive order
  C) legislative order
  D) exercise of veto
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 936: An indication that Africa is still the center-peice of Nigeria's foreign policy was the creation of the Options:
  A) Ministry of Integration and Cooperation in Africa
  B) National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies
  C) Ministry of Foriegn Affairs
  D) Nigerian Institute of International Affairs
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 937: The first Nigerian constitution to provide for the fundamental objectives and directive principles of state policy was the Options:
  A) 1979 Constitution
  B) 1989 Constitution
  C) 1999 Constitution
  D) 1960 Constitution
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 938: One of the achievements of ECOWAS is the Options:
  A) eradication of colonialism
  B) adoption of vehicle insurance scheme
  C) settlement of Liberian refugees
  D) respect for human rights
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 939: Adjudication of conflict between the federal and regional governments in the First Republic was reserved for Options:
  A) National Industrial Court
  B) Supreme Court
  C) Federal Court of Appeal
  D) Federal High Court
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 940: The institutions which constitute the main organs of the government of a nation are the ___________ Options:
  A) trustee and the presidium
  B) judiciary and the civil service
  C) legislature, the executive and the judiciary
  D) civil service and the senate
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  The correct answer is C .