Government Past Questions v18 (JAMB/WAEC/NECO)

Government Past Questions v18 (JAMB/WAEC/NECO); These Government past questions are for students who are sitting for the following examinations:

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Government Past Questions v18 (JAMB/WAEC/NECO)

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#1. Which of the following best describes public opinion?

A) Opinion of the elites

B) Opinion of the ruling party

C) Political views of important groups

D) important political views of large segment of the population

E) important political views of members of the opposition party

#2. The Public Complaints Commission helps to promote all the following except

A) Democracy

B) the rule of law

C) military dictatorship

D) justice

E) fundamental human rights

#3. A quesi-federal constitution will produce

A) A strong central government

B) strong component government

C) a strong unitary government

D) a strong confederal government

E) strong local government

#4. The political arrangement which emphasizes community feeling and togetherness is called

A) Socialism

B) communalism

C) constitutionalism

D) communism

E) nationalism

#5. Who among the following was not a founding father of the Nigerian Youth Movement?

A) A.J.C. Vaughan

B) Samuel Akinsanya

C) Nnamdi Azikiwe

D) Ernest Ikoli

E) H.O Davies

#6. The lack of interest in the politics by many citizens in the country is referred to as

A) Mass apathy

B) political unrest

C) disenfranchisement

D) civil disobedience

E) mass protest

#7. When a pressure group is made up of people of the same profession, it is called

A) A promotional group

B) an occupational group

C) an interest group

D) a religious group

E) an associational group

#8. Which of the following does not affect delimitation of constituencies?

A) Population density

B) Geographical expanse

C) Accessibility

D) Availability of officials

E) Gerrymandering

#9. One can identify a rigid constitution by its

A) Amendment procedure

B) length

C) nature and scope

D) salient provisions

E) sources

#10. Parliamentary government is different from presidential government because

A) It has a flexible constitution

B) it is based on a unitary constitution

C) of the existence of Head of Government

D) of the supremacy of the constitution

E) of the existence of a ceremonial Head of State

#11. The transfer of political power to local authorities by the central government is known as

A) Devolution of power

B) devolution of political posts

C) deconcentration of legislative powers

D) decentralization of government business

E) decentralization

#12. An elected politician represents all the following except

A) His constituency

B) the electoral

C) the government

D) his political party

E) his community

#13. The term government refers to all the following except

A) An academic field of study

B) a process or art of governing

C) a process of making and enforcing laws in a state

D) an institution of the state for achieving the will of the state

E) an institution made up of persons with common interest

#14. Which of the following ideals has not been violated by any member of OAU?

A) Non-interference in the internal affairs of states

B) Respect for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of each member state

C) Peaceful settlement of disputes by negotiation, conciliation or arbitration

D) Unreserved condemnation in all forms of political assassination and subversive activities on the part of neighbouring states

E) dedication to the total emancipation of the African territories which are still under political subjugation

#15. Who was the Nigerian diplomat elected president of United Nations General Assembly?

A) Professor Ibrahim Gambari

B) Professor Adebayo Adedeji

C) Alhaji Maitama Sule

D) General Joseph Garba

E) Chief Simeon Adebo

#16. During the early colonial period in Nigeria, the governor ruled the protectorate by

A) Crown Colony Orders

B) Proclamation

C) Decree

D) Order-in-Council

E) The Act of Parliament

#17. The power of a state government to make policies, issue orders and spend public funds is an attribute of its

A) Administrative authority

B) political authority

C) charismatic authority

D) traditional authority

E) judiciary authority

#18. The highest court of any state judiciary in Nigeria under the 1979 constitution is the

A) Supreme Court

B) Sharia Court of Appeal

C) High Court

D) Magistrate Court

E) Customary Court of Appeal

#19. Which of the following best describe the system of government in Nigeria between 1922 and 1953?

A) Confederal

B) Federal

C) Republican

D) Militray

E) Unitary

#20. Centralization of power is a basic feature of a

A) unitary government

B) presidential government

C) parliamentary government

D) federal government

E) confederal government

#21. Which of the following actions is not a from of political participation?

A) voting at an election

B) contesting an election

C) joining a political party

D) bribing an electoral officer

E) payment of income tax

#22. Which of the following is not common to both political parties and pressure groups in post-independence Nigeria?

A) constitutional provisions

B) threat of proscriptions by the government

C) arrest and detention of members

D) election/selection of leaders

E) harassment by the military government

#23. The election officer charged with the responsibility of announcing election results is the

A) Resident Electoral Commissioner

B) Returning Officer

C) Supervisory Presiding Office

D) Supervisory Presiding Officer

E) Accounting Officer

#24. A country that has experienced incessant military interregnum is said to have fallen into the

A) military trap

B) coup d'etat trap

C) praetorian trap

D) palace-coup trap

E) Armed Forces trap

#25. The successor of Margaret Thatcher as the British Prime Minister is

A) Geoffrey Howe

B) John Major

C) lan Smith

D) Prince Charles

E) Qeen Elizabeth

#26. Military government usually lacks political

A) Authority

B) Power

C) Legitimacy

D) Sovereignty

E) Representation

#27. On which of the following was the Hausa/Fulani political system based before the introduction of indirect Rule?

A) Communism

B) Fascism

C) Totalitarianism

D) feudalism

E) Anarchism

#28. Political participation in Nigeria is limited by all the following except

A) decree

B) voter's register

C) religion

D) residence

E) age

#29. The three basic fundamental rights of citizens are

A) salvation, property and freedom of thought

B) life, liberty and property

C) free movement, free education and free health care

D) freedom of movement speech and religion

E) right to employment, education and property

#30. The three basic fundamental rights of citizens are

A) salvation, property and freedom of thought

B) life, liberty and property

C) free movement, free education and free health care

D) freedom of movement speech and religion

E) right to employment, education and property

#31. Under a presidential system of government, the chief executive is accountable to the

A) Legislature

B) Executive

C) Judiciary

D) Senate

E) Electorate

#32. Which of the following is not a function of the police?

A) Enacting laws

B) Controlling traffic

C) Protecting public places

D) Arresting criminals

E) Prosecuting criminals in law court

#33. The origin of democracy is associated with the

A) Romans

B) Greeks

C) Babylonians

D) Egyptians

E) Persians

#34. Which of the following does not belong to the exclusive legislature introduced into the Northern Region of Nigeria?

A) 1922 constitution

B) 1946 constitution

C) 1951 constitution

D) 1954 constitution

E) 1960 constitution

#35. Military disengagement from politics involves all the following except

A) drafting a new constitution

B) drafting the ban on politics

C) conduct of a census

D) conduct of elections

E) official handing over to an elected government

#36. The background work for the 1979 constitution started with the

A) establisment of the constitution Drafting Commitee in 1975

B) institution of a 49-member committee in 1976

C) pulication of the report on the constitution in 1976 by Rotimi Williams

D) appointment of 230 constituent assembly members in 1976

E) promulgation of the constitution in 1979

#37. In a one-party state

A) only one party is recongnized offically and there is no legal opposition

B) only one political party wins elections all the time

C) two or more parties join together after a general election

D) the government has power to disband other political parties

E) only one party meets the required conditions of election

#38. All the following are sources of revenue to local government except

A) rate

B) motor park and market fees

C) duties on exportation of local products

D) court fines and fees

E) grants

#39. By the 1979 constitution, the president has all the following powers except

A) signing of bills into law

B) control of the civil service

C) preparation and presentation of annual budget

D) swearing in of a new president

E) proclamation of a state of emergency

#40. Parliamentary supremacy implies all the following except that

A) there is no legal Limitation to the authority of parliament

B) the sole right of law making belongs to parliament

C) parliament can extend its own life

D) only parliment can legislate on public funds

E) the power of parliamnet is over and above all other powers even that of the people

#41. One of the pioneering figures in the pan-African movement was

A) Dr. W.E.B. Du-Bois

B) Dr Kwame Nkrumah

C) Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe

D) Siaka Stevens

E) Herbert Macaulay

#42. Nigeria was formally divided into three regions under the constitution of

A) 1922

B) 1946

C) 1951

D) 1954

E) 1960

#43. The problem of the minority groups in Nigeria was first raised in the

A) 1953/54 constitutional conferences

B) 1957/58 constitutional conference

C) 1960 constitution

D) 1979 constitution

E) 1963 constitution

#44. In the pre-colonial political system of the Yoroba, the traditional ruler had

A) legislative and executive powers

B) legislative and judicial powers

C) executive power only

D) legislative, executive and judicial powers

E) law making powers only

#45. The equivalent of the modern-day prime minister under the Hausa-Fulani pre-colonial system was the

A) Alkali

B) Waziri

C) Dogari

D) Galadima

E) Madawaki

#46. The pre-colonial political organization described as acephalous was the

A) Hausa-Fulani emirate system

B) Igbo political organization

C) Yoruba political organisation

D) pre-colonial Bini system

E) pre-colonial Ashanti system

#47. The Aba riot of 1929 was a direct consequence of the

A) attempt to introduce taxation

B) introduction of Wstern education

C) attempt to mak women pay taxes

D) British religious intolerance

E) imposition of warrant chiefs on the Aba people

#48. Which of the following is not a problem of civil service?

A) Red-tapism

B) Over-devotion to precedence

C) improper keeping of records

D) Poor attitude to government work

E) Advising political leaders

#49. Which of the following organs of the OAU approves the organization's annual budget? The

A) Secretariat

B) Council of Ministers

C) Assembly of Heads of State and Govrnment

D) Economic and Social Commission

E) Liberation Committee

#50. The ten non-permanent members of the Un Security are elected by

A) a two- third majority of the General Assembly for a period of two years

B) a simple majority of the General Assmby for a period of two years

C) a two-third majority of the General Assembly for a period of one year

D) a simple majority of the General Assembly for a period of one year

E) the Security Council and the General Assembly

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Government Past Questions v18 (JAMB/WAEC/NECO)

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#1. Which of the following best describes public opinion?

#2. The Public Complaints Commission helps to promote all the following except

#3. A quesi-federal constitution will produce

#4. The political arrangement which emphasizes community feeling and togetherness is called

#5. Who among the following was not a founding father of the Nigerian Youth Movement?

#6. The lack of interest in the politics by many citizens in the country is referred to as

#7. When a pressure group is made up of people of the same profession, it is called

#8. Which of the following does not affect delimitation of constituencies?

#9. One can identify a rigid constitution by its

#10. Parliamentary government is different from presidential government because

#11. The transfer of political power to local authorities by the central government is known as

#12. An elected politician represents all the following except

#13. The term government refers to all the following except

#14. Which of the following ideals has not been violated by any member of OAU?

#15. Who was the Nigerian diplomat elected president of United Nations General Assembly?

#16. During the early colonial period in Nigeria, the governor ruled the protectorate by

#17. The power of a state government to make policies, issue orders and spend public funds is an attribute of its

#18. The highest court of any state judiciary in Nigeria under the 1979 constitution is the

#19. Which of the following best describe the system of government in Nigeria between 1922 and 1953?

#20. Centralization of power is a basic feature of a

#21. Which of the following actions is not a from of political participation?

#22. Which of the following is not common to both political parties and pressure groups in post-independence Nigeria?

#23. The election officer charged with the responsibility of announcing election results is the

#24. A country that has experienced incessant military interregnum is said to have fallen into the

#25. The successor of Margaret Thatcher as the British Prime Minister is

#26. Military government usually lacks political

#27. On which of the following was the Hausa/Fulani political system based before the introduction of indirect Rule?

#28. Political participation in Nigeria is limited by all the following except

#29. The three basic fundamental rights of citizens are

#30. The three basic fundamental rights of citizens are

#31. Under a presidential system of government, the chief executive is accountable to the

#32. Which of the following is not a function of the police?

#33. The origin of democracy is associated with the

#34. Which of the following does not belong to the exclusive legislature introduced into the Northern Region of Nigeria?

#35. Military disengagement from politics involves all the following except

#36. The background work for the 1979 constitution started with the

#37. In a one-party state

#38. All the following are sources of revenue to local government except

#39. By the 1979 constitution, the president has all the following powers except

#40. Parliamentary supremacy implies all the following except that

#41. One of the pioneering figures in the pan-African movement was

#42. Nigeria was formally divided into three regions under the constitution of

#43. The problem of the minority groups in Nigeria was first raised in the

#44. In the pre-colonial political system of the Yoroba, the traditional ruler had

#45. The equivalent of the modern-day prime minister under the Hausa-Fulani pre-colonial system was the

#46. The pre-colonial political organization described as acephalous was the

#47. The Aba riot of 1929 was a direct consequence of the

#48. Which of the following is not a problem of civil service?

#49. Which of the following organs of the OAU approves the organization's annual budget? The

#50. The ten non-permanent members of the Un Security are elected by

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