Government Past Questions v2 (JAMB/WAEC/NECO)

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#1. Which of the leaders rejected charles de Gaulle's Constitutional proposals in 1958? Options

A) Senghor

B) sekou Toure

C) Houphouet Boigny

D) Olympio

E) Diori

#2. The first country in West Africa to become independent was Options

A) Nigeria

B) Guinea Bissau

C) Ghana

D) Benin

E) Republic of Guinea

#3. In their deliberations on the Sharia issue, the Constituent Assembly in Nigeria Options

A) threw out the entire issue from the proposed constition

B) accepted the recommendationsof the constitution Drafting Committee (CDC)

C) United the country over the issue of sharia

D) accepted the principle of sharia law and justice but modified the provision in the Draft Constitution

E) through its debate clearly educated the majority of the people of Nigeria on the principles of Sharia law and Justice

#4. Which of the following countries in West Africa has not experienced military intervention in politics? Options

A) Upper Volta

B) Sierra Leone

C) Mali

D) lvory Coast

E) Togo

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

A) Tributary Chiefs

B) Baales

C) Obas

D) Ogboni

E) Oyomesi

#6. Colonialism was successfully imposed on West Africa because Options

A) the colonial people thought colonialism was divinely inspired and therefore readily welcomed the imperial power with open arms

B) the colonial people believed the witeman to be superior to the blaceman and they were in Africa on a civilizing mission

C) the colonial people believed they were being liberated from the autocratic rule of the indigenous ruling elite

D) all of the above

E) the colonial people could not withstand the technologyical superiority of the colonial power

#7. In the history of Nigeria 1914 was the Options

A) year of British established their rule over Nigeria

B) beginning of the First World War

C) year Lugard effected the amalgamation of Nigeria

D) year of the first election into the legislative council

E) year the railway system was completed

#8. Which is the supreme organ of the OAU? Options

A) the council of ministers

B) the adminstrative secretary general

C) the assembly of the heads of state and government

D) none of the above

E) all of the above

#9. Which UN organ has primary responsibility for the maintenance of World peace and security? Options

A) the general assembly

B) the secretariat

C) the international court of justice

D) the economic and social council

E) the security council

#10. Sir Henry Willinck of Britain was the chairman of a commission which investigated one of the following problems of Nigeria in 1958. Options

A) commercial banking problems

B) minority problems and fears

C) problems of political parties

D) problems of public corporations

E) problems of higher education

#11. The OAU has its headquarters in Options

A) Freetown

B) Dar es Salaam

C) Nairobi

D) Addis Ababa

E) Khartoum

#12. The colonial administration in Nigeria was Options

A) authoritarian

B) Democratic

C) Development oriented

D) dominated by Nigerians

E) none of the above

#13. The system of Indirect Rule failed in the former Eastern Nigeria Primary because Options

A) of the fragmented political structure

B) the Chiefs refused to co-operate with colonial officers

C) of the high incidence of taxation

D) the colonial officers imposed warrant chiefs on the people

E) of the forced labour

#14. The three largest political parties in Nigeria between 1951 and 1966 were Options

A) Northern People's Congress (NPC), Action Group (AG), Northern Elements Progressive Union (NEPU)

B) United National Independent Party (UNIP),National Council of Nigerian Citizens(NCNC) and NPC

C) NCNC, NPC, and AG

D) Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), AG NEPU

E) United Middle Belt Congress (UMBC), NPC and NCNC

#15. Which of the following people was one of the founding members of the National Congress of British West Africa? Options

A) Bode Thomas

B) Osita Agwnda Savage

C) Nwafor Orizu

D) Dr Akiwande Savage

E) Aminu Kano

#16. The Mid- Western Region was created in Nigeria in Options

A) 1961

B) 1962

C) 1963

D) 1964

E) 1965

#17. The French pattern of colonial administration in West Africa Options

A) was basically the same as the British

B) had as its primary objective, the development of colonial territories

C) was based on the principle of assimilation

D) included the policy of indriect rule

E) involved the settlement of a very large number of French people in West Africa

#18. Which of the following did not take part in the early nationalist movement of Nigeria? Options

A) the Lagos weekly record

B) macaulay's National democratic party

C) the Nigerian youth movement

D) the Democatic party of Nigeria and the Camerouns

E) the west African pilot

#19. In the pre-colonial Igbo political system, which of the following was the most democratic organ of government ? Options

A) the Umuada

B) Eze

C) Izu

D) Oha-na Eze

E) Otu-Ebiri

#20. When was the emirate system of government introduced in Nigeria? Options

A) Nineteenth Century

B) Twentieth Century

C) Eighteenth Century

D) Seventeenth Century

E) Sixteenth Century

#21. In the organization of British colonial rule in West Africa, which of these was the lowest level of government and administration? Options

A) The District Commissioner

B) the Lieutenant Governor

C) Chief Secretary

D) the Provincial Commissioner

E) the Governor

#22. The Legislature is Options

A) the body which adminsters the law

B) the body which makes law

C) a body of local governemt council

D) the body which interprets the law

E) none of the above

#23. The cabinet system of government embody the principle of separation of powers because Options

A) it does not encourage the appointment of a president

B) the executive is not separate from the legislature

C) it gives less powers to a prime minister than a president

D) the executive is not directly appointed by the electorate

E) the speaker controls the activities of the house

#24. When we talk about adult male suffrage we mean Options

A) all adults can vote

B) all adult males can vote

C) all men who pay tax can vote

D) all adult males who pay tax can vote

E) all men can vote

#25. Islam was introduced in Northern Nigeria Options

A) before the 13th century

B) in the 17th century

C) after the Jihad of Uthman Dan Fodio

D) by the British in the early 20th century

E) none of the above

#26. Indirect Rules was introduced into Nigeria by Options

A) Dame Margery Perham

B) Sir Donald Cameron

C) Sir Federick Lugard

D) Sir Arthur Richards

E) the Sultan of Sokoto

#27. All Federal systems of government have Options

A) flexible constitutions

B) industrialized economic

C) written constitutions

D) four layers of government

E) heads of states who are also heads of government

#28. The independence of the judiciary can be best safeguarded by Options

A) the Public Service Commission

B) a charismatic leadership

C) a liberal government

D) a well informed public

E) a system of checks and balances

#29. Which of the following governs a state in between meetings of the legislature? Options

A) The Legislative Organ

B) The Upper House

C) The Lower House

D) The Executive

E) The Judiciary

#30. When a government sincerely strives to make justice and fair treatment the foundations of law and order in its society we say that the government observes Options

A) the rule of Gerontocracy

B) the rule of Bureaucracy

C) the rule of Law

D) the rule of Oligarchy

E) the rule of Popular Sovereignty

#31. A Congressional bill can become a law without presidential assent when Options

A) the president is careless enough to forget to sign the bill into law within a certain number of days

B) a bill was, in the first instance passed by both Houses of Congress with a two thirds majority

C) each of the two Houses voting with a two-thirds majority passes a bill which has been vetoed by the president

D) the country is at war

#32. Another name for delegated legislation is Options

A) Administrative legislation

B) Executive legislation

C) Subordinate legislation

D) all of the above

#33. Persons legally qualified to vote for parliamentary candidates from Options

A) public opinion

B) political parties

C) the electorate

D) the upper house

E) the executive

#34. Separation of power is primarily a Options

A) means of ensuring parliamentary supremacy

B) Restriction on the powers of the executive

C) device to limit the powers of the executive to enhance individual freedom

D) means of guaranteeing the independence of the judiciary

E) means of institutionalizing opposition

#35. The distinction between a flexible and a rigid constitution is based on Options

A) entrenched clauses

B) distribution of powers

C) amendment procedure

D) written and unwritten aspects

E) whether it is unitary or federal

#36. The main function of the legislature is Options

A) to implement law

B) to enforce law

C) to make law

D) to interpret law

E) to unllify law

#37. The franchise is Options

A) the receipt given to tax payer

B) an order of the court

C) the paper which a voter casts at elections

D) the right to vote

E) none of the above

#38. A good example of a country with a largely unwritten constitution is Options

A) the United States of America

B) the Soviet Union

C) Nigeria

D) the United Kingdom

E) Sierra Leone

#39. The Queen can do no wrong means Options

A) the Queen is above the law

B) the Queen acts on the advice of her minister on matters of policy

C) the Queen is the effective centre of power in the United Kingdom

D) the Queen has the loyalty of a vast number of the British population

E) the Queen is intelligent and therefore can distinguish between right and wrong

#40. The term rule of law means Options

A) nobody is above the law

B) everybody is equal before the law

C) we are being governed by lawyers

D) A and B

E) none of the above

#41. Pressure groups are really Options

A) Nuisances which most governments would like to ignore

B) people with sinister motives who pretend to serve the public interest

C) Greedy citizens who pursue purely selfish interests

D) organized bodies which try to influence legislation or government decisions in their favour

E) organized bodies that are vulnerable to giant companies who use them to promote their interests

#42. The major role of national legislature is to Options

A) scrutinize and criticize the executive branch

B) step into political vacum created by weak executives

C) Expose and supervise the government

D) make laws for the general welfare of citizens

E) find ways and means to get money for governments

#43. A constitution of any country is basically Options

A) a mere piece of paper

B) a guide to how the country should be governed

C) a document stating what the leaders should do

D) a document stating how to acquire power

E) C and D

#44. In general constitutions are designed to provide Options

A) legal remedies for all political problems

B) Clea alternative to military take-overs of elected governments

C) general arrangement rules and national objectives within which political activities are conducted

D) codes of ethic for politicians and punishment for those who break the laws of the land

E) rigid ideological frameworks for nations that operate the constitutions

#45. Which of the following is not a fundamental human right? Options

A) Freedom of speech

B) Freedom of religion

C) Freedom of the press

D) Freedom of association

E) None of the above

#46. Which of the following are pressure groups? Options

A) the Nigeria Chamber of Commerce

B) the Nigeria Union of Teacher

C) the National Union of Nigerian Students

D) all of the above

E) A and C

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Government Past Questions v2 (JAMB/WAEC/NECO)

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#1. Which of the leaders rejected charles de Gaulle's Constitutional proposals in 1958? Options

#2. The first country in West Africa to become independent was Options

#3. In their deliberations on the Sharia issue, the Constituent Assembly in Nigeria Options

#4. Which of the following countries in West Africa has not experienced military intervention in politics? Options

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

#6. Colonialism was successfully imposed on West Africa because Options

#7. In the history of Nigeria 1914 was the Options

#8. Which is the supreme organ of the OAU? Options

#9. Which UN organ has primary responsibility for the maintenance of World peace and security? Options

#10. Sir Henry Willinck of Britain was the chairman of a commission which investigated one of the following problems of Nigeria in 1958. Options

#11. The OAU has its headquarters in Options

#12. The colonial administration in Nigeria was Options

#13. The system of Indirect Rule failed in the former Eastern Nigeria Primary because Options

#14. The three largest political parties in Nigeria between 1951 and 1966 were Options

#15. Which of the following people was one of the founding members of the National Congress of British West Africa? Options

#16. The Mid- Western Region was created in Nigeria in Options

#17. The French pattern of colonial administration in West Africa Options

#18. Which of the following did not take part in the early nationalist movement of Nigeria? Options

#19. In the pre-colonial Igbo political system, which of the following was the most democratic organ of government ? Options

#20. When was the emirate system of government introduced in Nigeria? Options

#21. In the organization of British colonial rule in West Africa, which of these was the lowest level of government and administration? Options

#22. The Legislature is Options

#23. The cabinet system of government embody the principle of separation of powers because Options

#24. When we talk about adult male suffrage we mean Options

#25. Islam was introduced in Northern Nigeria Options

#26. Indirect Rules was introduced into Nigeria by Options

#27. All Federal systems of government have Options

#28. The independence of the judiciary can be best safeguarded by Options

#29. Which of the following governs a state in between meetings of the legislature? Options

#30. When a government sincerely strives to make justice and fair treatment the foundations of law and order in its society we say that the government observes Options

#31. A Congressional bill can become a law without presidential assent when Options

#32. Another name for delegated legislation is Options

#33. Persons legally qualified to vote for parliamentary candidates from Options

#34. Separation of power is primarily a Options

#35. The distinction between a flexible and a rigid constitution is based on Options

#36. The main function of the legislature is Options

#37. The franchise is Options

#38. A good example of a country with a largely unwritten constitution is Options

#39. The Queen can do no wrong means Options

#40. The term rule of law means Options

#41. Pressure groups are really Options

#42. The major role of national legislature is to Options

#43. A constitution of any country is basically Options

#44. In general constitutions are designed to provide Options

#45. Which of the following is not a fundamental human right? Options

#46. Which of the following are pressure groups? Options

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