Government Past Questions v11 (JAMB/WAEC/NECO); These Government past questions are for students who are sitting for the following examinations:

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• WAEC
• NECO
• WAEC GCE
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Government Past Questions v11 (JAMB/WAEC/NECO)

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#1. The UNO charter aims at

A) Ensuring economic equality among nations

A) Ensuring economic equality among nations

B) protecting the right of refugees

B) protecting the right of refugees

C) ensuring world peace and security

C) ensuring world peace and security

D) ensuring fair treatment for prisoners of war

D) ensuring fair treatment for prisoners of war

#2. Which of the following countries belonged to the Casablanca Group?

A) Liberia

A) Liberia

B) Tunisia

B) Tunisia

C) Mali

C) Mali

D) Cote d' lvoire

D) Cote d' lvoire

#3. The Commonwealth of Nations is made up of

A) African and Asian states

A) African and Asian states

B) Britain and some of her former colonies

B) Britain and some of her former colonies

C) France and some of her former colonies

C) France and some of her former colonies

D) French and English speaking African countries

D) French and English speaking African countries

#4. Public corporations are set up to

A) make profit

A) make profit

B) compete with private sector

B) compete with private sector

C) cater for those businesses that cannot be left entirely to private enterprise

C) cater for those businesses that cannot be left entirely to private enterprise

D) enhance the prestige of government

D) enhance the prestige of government

#5. In Nigeria, the institution that preserves civil liberty is the

A) Public Complaints Commission

A) Public Complaints Commission

B) Law court

B) Law court

C) Civil Service Commission

C) Civil Service Commission

D) Police Commission

D) Police Commission

#6. The 1976 Local Government Reforms declared that traditional rulers should

A) perform executive functions

A) perform executive functions

B) preside over local government councils

B) preside over local government councils

C) perform advisory roles

C) perform advisory roles

D) enact laws

D) enact laws

#7. By laws are

A) enactments by the legislature

A) enactments by the legislature

B) regulations enacted by the local governments

B) regulations enacted by the local governments

C) fundamental judicial statements

C) fundamental judicial statements

D) private bills

D) private bills

#8. One of the objectives of the OAU is to ensure

A) mutual assistance of member states in suppressing domestic uprising

A) mutual assistance of member states in suppressing domestic uprising

B) non-interference in internal affairs of member states

B) non-interference in internal affairs of member states

C) constant readjustment of territorial boundaries of member states

C) constant readjustment of territorial boundaries of member states

D) unification of liberation movements in Southern Africa

D) unification of liberation movements in Southern Africa

#9. The administrative headquarters of ECOWAS is in

A) Lome

A) Lome

B) Cotonou

B) Cotonou

C) Dakar

C) Dakar

D) Lagos

D) Lagos

#10. The UNO was founded in 1945 to replace the

A) OAU

A) OAU

B) NATO

B) NATO

C) Commonwealth of Nations

C) Commonwealth of Nations

D) League of Nations

D) League of Nations

#11. Nigeria attained independence in 1960 through

A) negotiation between the British government and Nigerian nationalists

A) negotiation between the British government and Nigerian nationalists

B) armed struggle by Nigerian nationalists and traditional rulers

B) armed struggle by Nigerian nationalists and traditional rulers

C) negotiation between the British government and the United Nations

C) negotiation between the British government and the United Nations

D) negotiation between the British government and traditional rulers

D) negotiation between the British government and traditional rulers

#12. The Clifford Constitution was notable for

A) amalgamating the Northern and Southern Provinces

A) amalgamating the Northern and Southern Provinces

B) introducing indirect rule

B) introducing indirect rule

C) establishing the legislative council

C) establishing the legislative council

D) creating a Northern majority in the legislative council

D) creating a Northern majority in the legislative council

#13. Under the Macpherson Constitution members of the central legislature were

A) appointed by the governor general

A) appointed by the governor general

B) chosen from the regional legional legislature

B) chosen from the regional legional legislature

C) elected directly by the whole country

C) elected directly by the whole country

D) appointed by the regional Lt Governmors

D) appointed by the regional Lt Governmors

#14. The founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association was

A) Casely Hayford

A) Casely Hayford

B) Herbert Macaulay

B) Herbert Macaulay

C) Marcus Garvey

C) Marcus Garvey

D) W.E.B. Du Bois

D) W.E.B. Du Bois

#15. The foremost nationalist leaders in pre- independent Nigeria were

A) Herbert Macaulay, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo, and Shehu Shagari

A) Herbert Macaulay, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo, and Shehu Shagari

B) Herbert Macaulay, Nnamdi Azikiwe/ Obafemi Awolowo and Ahmadu Bello

B) Herbert Macaulay, Nnamdi Azikiwe/ Obafemi Awolowo and Ahmadu Bello

C) Herbert Macaulay, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo and Muhammadu Ribadu

C) Herbert Macaulay, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo and Muhammadu Ribadu

D) Alvan Ikoku, Samuel Akintola, Herber Macaulay and Ahmadu Bello

D) Alvan Ikoku, Samuel Akintola, Herber Macaulay and Ahmadu Bello

#16. Herbert Macaulay was architect of the president of

A) NCNC

A) NCNC

B) AG

B) AG

C) UMBC

C) UMBC

D) NEPU

D) NEPU

#17. The Nigerian Youth Movement was formed to

A) fight for greater participation of Nigerians in colonial politics

A) fight for greater participation of Nigerians in colonial politics

B) enable the educated elite seize power from the chiefs

B) enable the educated elite seize power from the chiefs

C) establish more schools throughout the country

C) establish more schools throughout the country

D) fight for the free movement of youths

D) fight for the free movement of youths

#18. Under the indirect rule system

A) chiefs were allowed to govern their people

A) chiefs were allowed to govern their people

B) colonial administrators shared power equally with traditional rulers

B) colonial administrators shared power equally with traditional rulers

C) traditional rulers were encouraged to adopt the British system of government

C) traditional rulers were encouraged to adopt the British system of government

D) colonial administrators increased the powers of traditional rulers

D) colonial administrators increased the powers of traditional rulers

#19. The fundamental objectives and directive principles of state policy in the 1979 Constitution do NOT include

A) democratic and social justice

A) democratic and social justice

B) federal character and inequality

B) federal character and inequality

C) concentration of wealth and provision of maximum welfare

C) concentration of wealth and provision of maximum welfare

D) national integration and ethnic loyalty

D) national integration and ethnic loyalty

#20. Nigerian federalism before 1966 was be devilled by

A) amendment clauses of the constitution

A) amendment clauses of the constitution

B) large number of the local government areas

B) large number of the local government areas

C) lack of uniformity of the civil service

C) lack of uniformity of the civil service

D) uneven sizes of the constituent regions

D) uneven sizes of the constituent regions

#21. Which of the following is a function of the local government in Nigeria?

A) Collection of radio and television licence fees

A) Collection of radio and television licence fees

B) Collection of company tax

B) Collection of company tax

C) Appointment of customary court judges

C) Appointment of customary court judges

D) Appointment of traditional rulers

D) Appointment of traditional rulers

#22. An important factor that brought about the introduction of federalism in Nigeria was the

A) existence of three regions

A) existence of three regions

B) division of powers between the fedral and state governments

B) division of powers between the fedral and state governments

C) diversity and complexity in social and cultural patterns

C) diversity and complexity in social and cultural patterns

D) existence of culturl bicameral legislature

D) existence of culturl bicameral legislature

#23. When did Nigeria adopt the nineteen state structure?

A) 1960

A) 1960

B) 1966

B) 1966

C) 1976

C) 1976

D) 1979

D) 1979

#24. Who was the architect of the British rule in Nigeria?

A) George Tubman Goldie

A) George Tubman Goldie

B) Frederick Lugard

B) Frederick Lugard

C) Hugh Clifford

C) Hugh Clifford

D) Arthur Richards

D) Arthur Richards

#25. The head of the first military government in Nigeria was

A) General Murtala Muhammed

A) General Murtala Muhammed

B) General Yakubu Gowon

B) General Yakubu Gowon

C) General Johnson Aguiyi- Ironsi

C) General Johnson Aguiyi- Ironsi

D) General Olusegun Obasnjo

D) General Olusegun Obasnjo

#26. In liberal democracies, elections help to

A) determine the acceptability of the government

A) determine the acceptability of the government

B) unite the country against outside groups

B) unite the country against outside groups

C) create goodwill throughout the nation

C) create goodwill throughout the nation

D) identify the richest groups in the country

D) identify the richest groups in the country

#27. A major feature of the presidential system of government is that the

A) President is not responsible for his ministers mistakes

A) President is not responsible for his ministers mistakes

B) ministers are not collectively responsible to the president

B) ministers are not collectively responsible to the president

C) president doe not need the legislature to pass laws

C) president doe not need the legislature to pass laws

D) president is not a member of the legislature

D) president is not a member of the legislature

#28. The termination of a session of a legislature by proclamation issued by the head of state is called

A) prorogation

A) prorogation

B) dissolution

B) dissolution

C) plebiscite

C) plebiscite

D) summons

D) summons

#29. The forceful domination of one country by another is called

A) Nationlism

A) Nationlism

B) Totalitarianism

B) Totalitarianism

C) Dictatorship

C) Dictatorship

D) Colonization

D) Colonization

#30. Which of the following traditional political system was republican?

A) lgbo

A) lgbo

B) Yoruba

B) Yoruba

C) Fulani

C) Fulani

D) Bini

D) Bini

#31. Which of the following is NOT necessarily a characteristic feature of a state?

A) A territory

A) A territory

B) An army

B) An army

C) A government

C) A government

D) A system of laws

D) A system of laws

#32. In a federal system of government

A) the central government shares powers equally with the state governments

A) the central government shares powers equally with the state governments

B) all the state s of the federation are equal in size and population

B) all the state s of the federation are equal in size and population

C) state courts control federal courts

C) state courts control federal courts

D) the central government has exclusive power over defence and foreign affairs

D) the central government has exclusive power over defence and foreign affairs

#33. Bicameral legislature exists

A) where cameramen are allowed to cover the proceedings of the legislature

A) where cameramen are allowed to cover the proceedings of the legislature

B) to prevent the concentration of power in one legislative house

B) to prevent the concentration of power in one legislative house

C) to provide jobs for more politicians

C) to provide jobs for more politicians

D) to ensure that just laws are passed

D) to ensure that just laws are passed

#34. Socialism is associated with

A) Kari Marx

A) Kari Marx

B) Nicolo Machiavelli

B) Nicolo Machiavelli

C) Aristotle

C) Aristotle

D) Plato

D) Plato

#35. The body that selects the head of government following a general election is the

A) Senate

A) Senate

B) electoral college

B) electoral college

C) electoral committee

C) electoral committee

D) supreme court

D) supreme court

#36. A special election organised to decide on a political issue is

A) plebiscite

A) plebiscite

B) by-election

B) by-election

C) general election

C) general election

D) primary election

D) primary election

#37. The electorate means

A) elected members of the Assembly

A) elected members of the Assembly

B) candidates for election

B) candidates for election

C) electoral officers

C) electoral officers

D) citizens qualified to vote

D) citizens qualified to vote

#38. The term 'Rule of Law' refers to situations is which

A) Lawyers are the rulers

A) Lawyers are the rulers

B) laws are supreme

B) laws are supreme

C) the judiciary is independent

C) the judiciary is independent

D) parliament makes laws

D) parliament makes laws

#39. Which of the following is NOT a unique feature of federal constitution?

A) Division of powers

A) Division of powers

B) at least two levels of government

B) at least two levels of government

C) Supremacy of the constitution

C) Supremacy of the constitution

D) Independence of the constitution

D) Independence of the constitution

#40. An important principle of the Civil Service is

A) authoritariansim

A) authoritariansim

B) Anonymity

B) Anonymity

C) Nepotism

C) Nepotism

D) Partisanship

D) Partisanship

#41. The main objective of pressure groups is to

A) win political power

A) win political power

B) conduct free and fair elections

B) conduct free and fair elections

C) mobilize support on behalf of the government

C) mobilize support on behalf of the government

D) protect the interests of its members

D) protect the interests of its members

#42. Franchise means

A) resident aliens can vote

A) resident aliens can vote

B) french people can vote

B) french people can vote

C) right to vote

C) right to vote

D) executive order

D) executive order

#43. A parliamentary system of government is characterized by

A) separation of powers

A) separation of powers

B) fusion of power

B) fusion of power

C) delegated legislation

C) delegated legislation

D) legislative supremacy

D) legislative supremacy

#44. Under proportional representation, elections are won on the basis of

A) simple majority of votes

A) simple majority of votes

B) absolute majority of votes cast

B) absolute majority of votes cast

C) Two-thirds majority of voters cast

C) Two-thirds majority of voters cast

D) votes received relative to those of other parties

D) votes received relative to those of other parties

#45. The organs of government which are normally fused in a military regime are the

A) Civil Service and Parastatals

A) Civil Service and Parastatals

B) Legislature and the Executive

B) Legislature and the Executive

C) Excutive and the Judiciary

C) Excutive and the Judiciary

D) Judiciary and the Legislature

D) Judiciary and the Legislature

#46. In a monarchical form of government sovereignty resides with

A) the council of ministers

A) the council of ministers

B) royalty

B) royalty

C) peasantry

C) peasantry

D) the entire citizenry

D) the entire citizenry

#47. A Constitution is rigid if it

A) cannot be amended

A) cannot be amended

B) is found only in one written document

B) is found only in one written document

C) requires special procedures for amendment

C) requires special procedures for amendment

D) is changed only by judicial interpretation

D) is changed only by judicial interpretation

#48. In a unitary state, power is concentrated in the

A) local governments

A) local governments

B) constituent units of the state

B) constituent units of the state

C) major ethnic groups

C) major ethnic groups

D) national government

D) national government

#49. Fundamental rights are best guaranteed by

A) independent judiciary

A) independent judiciary

B) good leadership

B) good leadership

C) effective legislature

C) effective legislature

D) efficient civil service

D) efficient civil service

#50. A confederal system of government means

A) strong regional governments and a weak central authority

A) strong regional governments and a weak central authority

B) a strong central authority and weak regional governments

B) a strong central authority and weak regional governments

C) a strong central authority and strong regional governments

C) a strong central authority and strong regional governments

D) a weak central authority and weak regional governments

D) a weak central authority and weak regional governments

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