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 951: The Commonwealth of Nations is made up of Options:
  A) African and Asian states
  B) Britain and some of her former colonies
  C) France and some of her former colonies
  D) French and English speaking African countries
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 952:

  Which of the following is the basic unit of a local government in Nigeria?

  Options:
  A) State assembly
  B) Ward
  C) Local Council Development Area(LCDA)
  D) Ministry of Local government
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 953: The option A4 model was used in the conduct of the Options:
  A) 1993 elections
  B) 1999 elections
  C) 2007 elections
  D) 1988 elections
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 954: An electoral district is a Options:
  A) polling booth
  B) constituency
  C) ward
  D) local government area
  E) subdivision of the state
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 955: An important function of a constitution is that it Options:
  A) provide a framework for the study of government
  B) facilities cross-fertilization of ideas of governance
  C) serves as the fountian head of authority for the execise of power
  D) promotes citizen participation in government and administration.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 956: The main function of the National Assembly is to Options:
  A) fix salaries for all the the state governors
  B) make laws for the country
  C) pass motions on the welfare of the legislators
  D) direct public attention to the excesses of public officials
  E) condemn the south african government for its policy of apartheid
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 957: Between 1966 and 1975, the highest legislative body in Nigeria was the Options:
  A) Armed Force Revolutionary Council
  B) Supreme Military Council
  C) Armed Forces Ruling Council
  D) Provisional Ruling Council
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 958: The ECOWAS Treaty was reviewed in 1991 to Options:
  A) accomodate the interest of France
  B) make it responsive to new challenges
  C) accomodate extra sub-regional interests
  D) mobilize ECOMOG
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 959: Members of a parliament are required to report the proceedings of the house to their Options:
  A) constituencies
  B) local government chairmen
  C) traditional rulers
  D) political parties
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 960: The 1946 constitutions in Nigeria and the Gold Coast (Ghana were the results of Options:
  A) pressures from nationalists within the colonies
  B) pressures by united states of America
  C) pressures from the British government
  D) pressures from within and from outside these colonies
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is D .