Government Past Questions v12 (JAMB/WAEC/NECO); These Government past questions are for students who are sitting for the following examinations:

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Government Past Questions v12 (JAMB/WAEC/NECO)

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#1. Under what system of government does the states require ownership and control of the means of production for its use in benefiting the population?

A) Capitalism

A) Capitalism

B) Socialism

B) Socialism

C) Feudalism

C) Feudalism

D) Welfarism

D) Welfarism

E) Communalism

E) Communalism

#2. The question of Nigeria civil war was raised for the first time at the meeting of the OAU in September 1967 in

A) Kampala

A) Kampala

B) Addis Ababa

B) Addis Ababa

C) Lagos

C) Lagos

D) Kinshasa

D) Kinshasa

E) Nairobi

E) Nairobi

#3. Nigeria objected to the discussion of the civil war in the OAU summit on the grounds that

A) it amounts to interference in its internal affairs

A) it amounts to interference in its internal affairs

B) some African countries recongnized Biafra

B) some African countries recongnized Biafra

C) Tanzania and Ivory Coast recongnized Biafra

C) Tanzania and Ivory Coast recongnized Biafra

D) the resolution of the conflict was diffcult

D) the resolution of the conflict was diffcult

E) the OAU was not capable of resolving the conflict

E) the OAU was not capable of resolving the conflict

#4. All the following were front line fighters for Nigeria's independence except

A) Obafemi Awolowo

A) Obafemi Awolowo

B) Nnamdi Azikiwe

B) Nnamdi Azikiwe

C) Lateef Jakande

C) Lateef Jakande

D) Aminu Kano

D) Aminu Kano

E) Herbert Macaulay

E) Herbert Macaulay

#5. It is argued that most of the new states of Africa cannot remain faithful to the doctrines of non-alignment mainly because of

A) corruption

A) corruption

B) ethnic problems

B) ethnic problems

C) bad leadership

C) bad leadership

D) poor economy

D) poor economy

E) illiteracy

E) illiteracy

#6. The first political party in Nigeria was

A) National Council of Nigeria Citizens (NCNC)

A) National Council of Nigeria Citizens (NCNC)

B) Nigeria National Democratic Party (NNDP)

B) Nigeria National Democratic Party (NNDP)

C) Action Group (AP)

C) Action Group (AP)

D) Northern People's Congress (NPC)

D) Northern People's Congress (NPC)

E) Dynamic Party (DP)

E) Dynamic Party (DP)

#7. To which of these countries did Nigeria send peacekeeping force?

A) South Africa

A) South Africa

B) Angola

B) Angola

C) Chad

C) Chad

D) Namibia

D) Namibia

E) Ghana

E) Ghana

#8. In the federation, the purpose of enumerating the powers of the central government is to

A) ensure efficient administration

A) ensure efficient administration

B) ensure greaterunity

B) ensure greaterunity

C) reduce the financial burden of the units

C) reduce the financial burden of the units

D) limit its powers against those of the units

D) limit its powers against those of the units

E) reduce corruption in the government of the units

E) reduce corruption in the government of the units

#9. Which of the following is not an aim of the Organization of African Unity (OAU)?

A) Promotion of unity and solidarity among African states

A) Promotion of unity and solidarity among African states

B) Co-operation of efforts to achieve a better life for African states

B) Co-operation of efforts to achieve a better life for African states

C) Defiance of the sovereignty and independence of African states

C) Defiance of the sovereignty and independence of African states

D) Eradication of all forms of colonialism and foreign exploitation in African

D) Eradication of all forms of colonialism and foreign exploitation in African

E) Enthronement of democratic governments in African

E) Enthronement of democratic governments in African

#10. The French policy of Assimilation

A) Was a device to transfer technology to Africa

A) Was a device to transfer technology to Africa

B) was the same in theory as the British policy of indirect Rule

B) was the same in theory as the British policy of indirect Rule

C) was aimed at converting Africans to Frenchmen

C) was aimed at converting Africans to Frenchmen

D) enabled the French to stay in Africa

D) enabled the French to stay in Africa

E) produced well educate Africans who opposed the policy

E) produced well educate Africans who opposed the policy

#11. Military governors were members of the Supreme Military Council under the

A) Murtala Mohammed Regime

A) Murtala Mohammed Regime

B) Yakubu Gowon Regime

B) Yakubu Gowon Regime

C) lbrahim Babangida Regime

C) lbrahim Babangida Regime

D) Olusegun Obasanjo Regime

D) Olusegun Obasanjo Regime

E) Muhammadu Buhari Regime

E) Muhammadu Buhari Regime

#12. The use of forced labour was one of the features of

A) British colonial policy

A) British colonial policy

B) French colonial policy

B) French colonial policy

C) American coloial policy

C) American coloial policy

D) Japanese colonial policy

D) Japanese colonial policy

E) divide and Rule policy

E) divide and Rule policy

#13. The controversy over the 1979 Presidential election result was

A) over the dispute on the conduct of the election

A) over the dispute on the conduct of the election

B) because educated Nigeria did not approve who received the number of votes

B) because educated Nigeria did not approve who received the number of votes

C) due to the interpretation of 1/4 of the vote cast in 1/2 of all the states in the Federation

C) due to the interpretation of 1/4 of the vote cast in 1/2 of all the states in the Federation

D) because the winning candidate did not pay his taxes as and when in the past three years E) because one of the candidates was declared elected when the result for one of the state hd not been received

D) because the winning candidate did not pay his taxes as and when in the past three years E) because one of the candidates was declared elected when the result for one of the state hd not been received

#14. Flexible constitution is advantageous because it

A) guarantees political stability

A) guarantees political stability

B) prevents the passing of hasty bills by the legislature

B) prevents the passing of hasty bills by the legislature

C) can cope with emergency periods

C) can cope with emergency periods

D) allows for continuity

D) allows for continuity

E) prevents dictatorship

E) prevents dictatorship

#15. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is

A) an economic association

A) an economic association

B) a political association

B) a political association

C) cultural association

C) cultural association

D) a social association

D) a social association

E) an inter-ethnic association

E) an inter-ethnic association

#16. Which of the following concepts is out of place?

A) Fascism

A) Fascism

B) Welfarism

B) Welfarism

C) Totalitarianism

C) Totalitarianism

D) Authoritarianism

D) Authoritarianism

E) Dictatorship

E) Dictatorship

#17. The primary objective of all political parties is to

A) Promote the general interest of members of the public

A) Promote the general interest of members of the public

B) eradicate Compton in public life

B) eradicate Compton in public life

C) control the government

C) control the government

D) campaign for vote

D) campaign for vote

E) educate the electorate

E) educate the electorate

#18. It is the duty of a government to perform all the following functions except

A) Preventing internal disorder

A) Preventing internal disorder

B) ensuring security of life and property

B) ensuring security of life and property

C) providing basic welfare services

C) providing basic welfare services

D) providing all the needs of its citizens

D) providing all the needs of its citizens

E) promoting industrial and commercial development

E) promoting industrial and commercial development

#19. Residual powers under the Nigerian Independence Constitution were the powers exercised by

A) the Federal Government

A) the Federal Government

B) the Regional Governments

B) the Regional Governments

C) the Local Governments

C) the Local Governments

D) both the Federal and Regional Governments

D) both the Federal and Regional Governments

E) both the Local and regional Govenments

E) both the Local and regional Govenments

#20. The highest court of appeal under the Republican Constitution of Nigeria was the

A) Federal High Court

A) Federal High Court

B) Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

B) Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

C) Regional Court of Appeal

C) Regional Court of Appeal

D) Supreme Court

D) Supreme Court

E) Federal Court of Appeal

E) Federal Court of Appeal

#21. Nigeria became a federation of 19 state in

A) 1875

A) 1875

B) 1976

B) 1976

C) 1967

C) 1967

D) 1978

D) 1978

E) 1979

E) 1979

#22. A popular form of proportional representation is

A) communal representation

A) communal representation

B) single transferable vote

B) single transferable vote

C) the alternative

C) the alternative

D) the second ballot

D) the second ballot

E) electoral college

E) electoral college

#23. A political concept that is composed of the attitudes beliefs, emotions and values of a society is called political

A) culture

A) culture

B) single transferable vote

B) single transferable vote

C) authority

C) authority

D) socialization

D) socialization

E) power

E) power

#24. Which of the following is not a function of a party secretariat?

A) Electing the leader of the the party

A) Electing the leader of the the party

B) Organizing party conferences

B) Organizing party conferences

C) Publishing the party's manifesto

C) Publishing the party's manifesto

D) Planning party strtegy to win election

D) Planning party strtegy to win election

E) Handling publicity for the party

E) Handling publicity for the party

#25. The first Military President of Nigeria is

A) Lt General Olusegun Obasanjo

A) Lt General Olusegun Obasanjo

B) Major General J.T.U Aguiyi-Ironsi

B) Major General J.T.U Aguiyi-Ironsi

C) Major General Ibrahim Babangida

C) Major General Ibrahim Babangida

D) General Murtala Mohammed

D) General Murtala Mohammed

E) General Yabbuku Gowon

E) General Yabbuku Gowon

#26. The following factors favoured the introduction of a indirect Rule in Nigeria except the

A) shortage of manpower

A) shortage of manpower

B) shortage of funds

B) shortage of funds

C) existence of a system of taxation

C) existence of a system of taxation

D) existence of educated elites

D) existence of educated elites

E) existence of organized traditional systems

E) existence of organized traditional systems

#27. The psychological support a regime gets from its citizens if they believe the regime is right and ought to be obeyed, is known as

A) sovereignty

A) sovereignty

B) power

B) power

C) authority

C) authority

D) influence

D) influence

E) legitimacy

E) legitimacy

#28. The voluntary activities of members of a society in the selection of rulers is known as

A) political participation

A) political participation

B) political socialisation

B) political socialisation

C) political decision

C) political decision

D) political culture

D) political culture

E) political authority

E) political authority

#29. The declaration of state of emergency in Western Nigeria was protected by the constitution of

A) 1954

A) 1954

B) 1951

B) 1951

C) 1960

C) 1960

D) 1963

D) 1963

E) 1948

E) 1948

#30. The primary purpose of the state is to

A) establish a system of law and order

A) establish a system of law and order

B) train people to becaome good citizens

B) train people to becaome good citizens

C) Cater for all the needs of the citizens

C) Cater for all the needs of the citizens

D) ensure the self sufficiency of its people

D) ensure the self sufficiency of its people

E) ensure that its people enjoy absolute freedom

E) ensure that its people enjoy absolute freedom

#31. The Armed Forces Ruling Council came into existence under the

A) Buhari Administration

A) Buhari Administration

B) Gowon Administration

B) Gowon Administration

C) Ironsi Administration

C) Ironsi Administration

D) Obasanjo Administration

D) Obasanjo Administration

E) Babangida Administration

E) Babangida Administration

#32. Which of the following is not a specialized agency of the United Nations Organization?

A) World Health Organization

A) World Health Organization

B) The Food and Agriculture Organization

B) The Food and Agriculture Organization

C) The International Labour Organization

C) The International Labour Organization

D) The General Assembly

D) The General Assembly

E) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

E) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

#33. The creation of the office of the Prime Minister in Nigeria was accomplished in

A) 1951

A) 1951

B) 1954

B) 1954

C) 1957

C) 1957

D) 1959

D) 1959

E) 1960

E) 1960

#34. The following are key factors which influenced Nigeria's foreign relations except

A) peaceful co-existence

A) peaceful co-existence

B) economic dependence

B) economic dependence

C) non-interference

C) non-interference

D) respect for territorial integrity

D) respect for territorial integrity

E) international co-operation

E) international co-operation

#35. The following independence of Nigeria was in 1945 with the coming to power in British of

A) Conservative Party

A) Conservative Party

B) Tory Party

B) Tory Party

C) Liberal Party

C) Liberal Party

D) Labour Party

D) Labour Party

E) Democratic Party

E) Democratic Party

#36. Which of the following is not an accepted way of resolving international conflict?

A) Diplomacy

A) Diplomacy

B) Propaganda

B) Propaganda

C) Non-militray use of force

C) Non-militray use of force

D) Militray force (war)

D) Militray force (war)

E) Nuclear war

E) Nuclear war

#37. The membership of the state in Nigeria is made up of

A) Federal Ministers

A) Federal Ministers

B) State commissioners

B) State commissioners

C) State governors

C) State governors

D) the leader of state and the traditional chiefs

D) the leader of state and the traditional chiefs

E) the state governors and the head of state

E) the state governors and the head of state

#38. In the Oyo traditional political system the Alaafin of Oyo was elected or chosen by a group known as the

A) Bales

A) Bales

B) Obas

B) Obas

C) Ogboni

C) Ogboni

D) Bashorun

D) Bashorun

E) Oyomesi

E) Oyomesi

#39. A Nigeria citizen can only be deprived of his citizenship if he is

A) condemned to death

A) condemned to death

B) convicted by a court of law

B) convicted by a court of law

C) married to a foreigner

C) married to a foreigner

D) holding a dual citizenship

D) holding a dual citizenship

E) an armed robber

E) an armed robber

#40. In the process of governing, OUTPUT refers to

A) the influence of pressure group

A) the influence of pressure group

B) demand of the political system

B) demand of the political system

C) the decision of the government

C) the decision of the government

D) the opinion of the electorate

D) the opinion of the electorate

E) the influence of political parties

E) the influence of political parties

#41. Another word for red-tapism is

A) democracy

A) democracy

B) authocracy

B) authocracy

C) idiosyncrasy

C) idiosyncrasy

D) bureaucracy

D) bureaucracy

E) theocracy

E) theocracy

#42. Rule adjudication is the main function of the

A) Executive

A) Executive

B) President

B) President

C) Legistature

C) Legistature

D) Judiciary

D) Judiciary

E) National Assembly

E) National Assembly

#43. The major problem that arose from the 1979 election centred around the

A) inability of many voters to find their names on the voters register

A) inability of many voters to find their names on the voters register

B) cancellation of election results in many constituencies because of alleged irregularities

B) cancellation of election results in many constituencies because of alleged irregularities

C) inability of some dissatisfied candidates to seek redress in the court of law

C) inability of some dissatisfied candidates to seek redress in the court of law

D) controversy over the presidential election result

D) controversy over the presidential election result

E) widespread complaint that too many elections were scheduled too close together

E) widespread complaint that too many elections were scheduled too close together

#44. Nigeria broke diplomatic relations with Israel in 1973 because of Israeli

A) recongnition of Biafra

A) recongnition of Biafra

B) occupation of Egyptian territory

B) occupation of Egyptian territory

C) refusal to give aid to Nigeria

C) refusal to give aid to Nigeria

D) economic relations with South Africa

D) economic relations with South Africa

E) raid on Entebbe airport in Uganda

E) raid on Entebbe airport in Uganda

#45. The United Nations organization (UNO)has its headquarters in

A) Britain

A) Britain

B) USSR

B) USSR

C) USA

C) USA

D) China

D) China

E) France

E) France

#46. The state is different from the government because

A) the State unlike the Government is permanent

A) the State unlike the Government is permanent

B) the Government is made up of powerful people

B) the Government is made up of powerful people

C) members of the Government are elected

C) members of the Government are elected

D) the state is created by God

D) the state is created by God

E) The state can exercise absolute power

E) The state can exercise absolute power

#47. A state is a special from of human association because it

A) has a legitimate monoploy of life and death penalties over its citizens

A) has a legitimate monoploy of life and death penalties over its citizens

B) is the richest association in society

B) is the richest association in society

C) has a constitution approved by the citizens

C) has a constitution approved by the citizens

D) can punish law breakers

D) can punish law breakers

E) has a government

E) has a government

#48. Which of the following is not relevant to communism?

A) Democracy

A) Democracy

B) Violent reolution

B) Violent reolution

C) Friedrich Engels

C) Friedrich Engels

D) Class war

D) Class war

E) Private Enterprise

E) Private Enterprise

#49. A flexible constitution can only be amended by

A) two-third (2/3) majorityvote in the legistrature

A) two-third (2/3) majorityvote in the legistrature

B) referendum

B) referendum

C) three-quarters (3/4) majority vote in the legistrature

C) three-quarters (3/4) majority vote in the legistrature

D) plebiscite

D) plebiscite

E) simple majority vote in the legistrature

E) simple majority vote in the legistrature

#50. Which one of the following countries has an unwritten constitution?

A) Great Britain

A) Great Britain

B) France

B) France

C) United State of American

C) United State of American

D) Federal Republic of Germany

D) Federal Republic of Germany

E) Germany Democratic Republic

E) Germany Democratic Republic

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