Government Past Questions v20 (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
• NECO GCE
• NABTEB
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Government Past Questions v20 (JAMB/WAEC/NECO)

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#1. The Untied Nations's Day is celebrated on

A) March 14

A) March 14

B) May 5

B) May 5

C) August 11

C) August 11

D) September 17

D) September 17

E) October 24

E) October 24

#2. The Secretary-General who succeeded Dag Hammarskjoild was

A) Trygve Lie

A) Trygve Lie

B) U. Thant

B) U. Thant

C) Kurt Waldheim

C) Kurt Waldheim

D) Perez DeCuellar

D) Perez DeCuellar

E) Arnold Smith

E) Arnold Smith

#3. The immediate cause of the 1953 Kano riot was the

A) existence of regionally-based political parties

A) existence of regionally-based political parties

B) weakness of 1946 Richards constitution

B) weakness of 1946 Richards constitution

C) failure of Macapherson's constitution to provide for the post of prime minister

C) failure of Macapherson's constitution to provide for the post of prime minister

D) humiliation of northern legislators in Lagos

D) humiliation of northern legislators in Lagos

E) ambition of some politicians to secure independence from British by force

E) ambition of some politicians to secure independence from British by force

#4. Political parties are formed by the following reasons except to

A) From a government

A) From a government

B) educate the electorate

B) educate the electorate

C) organize elections

C) organize elections

D) contest elections

D) contest elections

E) canvass for votes

E) canvass for votes

#5. The coup d’etat of July 29 1966 in Nigeria ousted from government

A) Major Nzeogwu

A) Major Nzeogwu

B) Major General Aguiyi lronisi

B) Major General Aguiyi lronisi

C) General yakubu Gowon

C) General yakubu Gowon

D) General Murtala Mohammed

D) General Murtala Mohammed

E) General Olusegun Obasanjo

E) General Olusegun Obasanjo

#6. Nigeria's diplomatic representative in British is known as

A) High Commissioner

A) High Commissioner

B) Ambassador Plenipotentiary

B) Ambassador Plenipotentiary

C) Charge d'Affairs

C) Charge d'Affairs

D) Ambassador

D) Ambassador

E) Permanent Representative

E) Permanent Representative

#7. The first Secretary-General of the Commonwealth was

A) Joseph Lindsay

A) Joseph Lindsay

B) Lan Smith

B) Lan Smith

C) Arnold Smith

C) Arnold Smith

D) Clement Atlee

D) Clement Atlee

E) Winston Churchill

E) Winston Churchill

#8. Africa is the centerpiece of Nigeria's foreign policy because

A) of Nigeria's leadership role in Africa

A) of Nigeria's leadership role in Africa

B) it is in line with United Nations charter

B) it is in line with United Nations charter

C) Nigerians wish it to be so

C) Nigerians wish it to be so

D) it is a mandate from the colonialist

D) it is a mandate from the colonialist

E) it is a mandate from African leaders

E) it is a mandate from African leaders

#9. To which of the following groups did Nigeria belong during the formative stage of Oau?

A) Brazzaville

A) Brazzaville

B) Cassablanca

B) Cassablanca

C) Monrovia

C) Monrovia

D) Malagasy

D) Malagasy

E) Moderates

E) Moderates

#10. The chairman of the UN Conciliation Commission on the 1960 Congo crisis was

A) Dag Hammarskjold

A) Dag Hammarskjold

B) Kwame Nkrumah

B) Kwame Nkrumah

C) Jaja Nwachukwu

C) Jaja Nwachukwu

D) Tubman of Liberia

D) Tubman of Liberia

E) Sylvanus Olympio

E) Sylvanus Olympio

#11. One of the defects of the 1951 Macpherson constitution of Nigeria was the

A) registration of political parties by FEDECO

A) registration of political parties by FEDECO

B) direct funding of local government by federal government

B) direct funding of local government by federal government

C) abolition of Judicial service Commission

C) abolition of Judicial service Commission

D) establishment of the Public Complaints Commission

D) establishment of the Public Complaints Commission

E) provision for bicameral legislature at the centre

E) provision for bicameral legislature at the centre

#12. The 1976 local government reform was innovative because it

A) provided for indirect election

A) provided for indirect election

B) gave traditional ruler political power

B) gave traditional ruler political power

C) gave wide powers to councilors

C) gave wide powers to councilors

D) empowered chairmen to appoint their secretaries

D) empowered chairmen to appoint their secretaries

E) harmonized local government structure in Nigeria

E) harmonized local government structure in Nigeria

#13. Which of the following was provided for in the 1979 constitution of Nigeria?

A) Council of National Awareness

A) Council of National Awareness

B) National Security Council

B) National Security Council

C) Cocoa Research Council

C) Cocoa Research Council

D) Military Arbitration Panel

D) Military Arbitration Panel

E) Council of National Commissioners

E) Council of National Commissioners

#14. Nigeria is a member of ECOWAS because she

A) is a member of OAU

A) is a member of OAU

B) was a former British West African territory

B) was a former British West African territory

C) is a pioneer member of the community

C) is a pioneer member of the community

D) believes in the aims and objctives of ECOWAS

D) believes in the aims and objctives of ECOWAS

E) is the prime mover of ECOWAS

E) is the prime mover of ECOWAS

#15. Nigeria contributed to the South African Liberation Fund because

A) a Nigerian was made the chairman of the OAU liberation Committee

A) a Nigerian was made the chairman of the OAU liberation Committee

B) African is the centrepiece of Nigeria's foreign policy

B) African is the centrepiece of Nigeria's foreign policy

C) of her desire to eradicate racial discrimination in Africa

C) of her desire to eradicate racial discrimination in Africa

D) she is the richest African country

D) she is the richest African country

E) she hates South Africa

E) she hates South Africa

#16. The nationalist were not impressed with the constitutional development in Nigeria between 1919 and 1946 because

A) the elective principle was limited in many respect

A) the elective principle was limited in many respect

B) Lugard was high-handed

B) Lugard was high-handed

C) the legislative council was dominated by the chiefs

C) the legislative council was dominated by the chiefs

D) Governor Clifford was not given a free hand

D) Governor Clifford was not given a free hand

E) the Governor maltreated the chiefs

E) the Governor maltreated the chiefs

#17. One of the merits of indirect Rule system was that it

A) did not tax the people much

A) did not tax the people much

B) allowed educated Africans to participate in government

B) allowed educated Africans to participate in government

C) further trained traditional rulers in native administration

C) further trained traditional rulers in native administration

D) encouraged democratic principles

D) encouraged democratic principles

E) brought about even development

E) brought about even development

#18. One of the criticisms against the policy of assimilation was that it

A) recongnizeed the traditional rulers

A) recongnizeed the traditional rulers

B) ignored the educated elite

B) ignored the educated elite

C) did not recongnize African culture as good enough

C) did not recongnize African culture as good enough

D) recongnized all thecommunties in French West Africa

D) recongnized all thecommunties in French West Africa

E) granted French citizenship to all the people in Senegal

E) granted French citizenship to all the people in Senegal

#19. Which of the following was not a feature of the 1922 elective principle in Nigeria ?

A) it restricted suffrage to men

A) it restricted suffrage to men

B) it confined elections to Lagos and Calabar

B) it confined elections to Lagos and Calabar

C) it required a property qualification worth Ƹ100.00

C) it required a property qualification worth Ƹ100.00

D) only four members were elected into the legislative Council

D) only four members were elected into the legislative Council

E) British citizens were allowed to vote

E) British citizens were allowed to vote

#20. One of the features of the 1946 Richards constitution in Nigeria was

A) unofficial majority in the Legislative Council

A) unofficial majority in the Legislative Council

B) African majority in the Exective Council

B) African majority in the Exective Council

C) Ministerial responsibility

C) Ministerial responsibility

D) universal adult suffrage

D) universal adult suffrage

E) appointment of premiers for the regions

E) appointment of premiers for the regions

#21. The Public Complaints Commission is empowered to investigate complaints and to

A) prosecute false complaints

A) prosecute false complaints

B) report findings to appropriate authorities

B) report findings to appropriate authorities

C) refers complaints to state government

C) refers complaints to state government

D) reprimand authorities against whom complaints are made

D) reprimand authorities against whom complaints are made

E) refercomplaints to traditional rulers

E) refercomplaints to traditional rulers

#22. Which of the following nationalist was associated with the formation of the National Congress of British west Africa?

A) William Du Bios

A) William Du Bios

B) Marcus Garvey

B) Marcus Garvey

C) Caseley Heyford

C) Caseley Heyford

D) Nnadi Azikiwe

D) Nnadi Azikiwe

E) Kwame Nkrumah

E) Kwame Nkrumah

#23. Indirect Rule means

A) a system of local administration that makes use of Chiefs

A) a system of local administration that makes use of Chiefs

B) rule by traditional rulers in council

B) rule by traditional rulers in council

C) rule by government officials

C) rule by government officials

D) a system of government by a few people

D) a system of government by a few people

E) a system of government common to all West African colonies

E) a system of government common to all West African colonies

#24. A major feature of the constitutions in the British West African colonies in the 1920s was the

A) introduction of the elective principle

A) introduction of the elective principle

B) removeal of colonial governors by the legislative councils

B) removeal of colonial governors by the legislative councils

C) introduction of Universal Adult Suffrage

C) introduction of Universal Adult Suffrage

D) abolition of local government

D) abolition of local government

E) introduction of Council of Chiefs

E) introduction of Council of Chiefs

#25. Whose resignation led to the disintegration of Nigeria Youth Movement in 1941?

A) Ernest Okoli

A) Ernest Okoli

B) Samuel Akinsanya

B) Samuel Akinsanya

C) Herbert Macaculary

C) Herbert Macaculary

D) Nnadi Azikiwe

D) Nnadi Azikiwe

E) Adeyemo Alakija

E) Adeyemo Alakija

#26. In the parliamentary system of government, the ceremonial head of state is the

A) Chief Justice

A) Chief Justice

B) Prime Minister

B) Prime Minister

C) Speaker

C) Speaker

D) Party leader

D) Party leader

E) President

E) President

#27. A tax law emanates from

A) he speaker's bill

A) he speaker's bill

B) a public bill

B) a public bill

C) a judiciary bill

C) a judiciary bill

D) private bill

D) private bill

E) executive

E) executive

#28. Popular sovereignty belongs to the

A) government

A) government

B) military

B) military

C) lectorate

C) lectorate

D) legislature

D) legislature

E) executive

E) executive

#29. Bye-laws are made by

A) the police

A) the police

B) parliament

B) parliament

C) civil servant

C) civil servant

D) the senate

D) the senate

E) local authority

E) local authority

#30. The Nigerian nationalists movement was greatly assisted by the

A) trade unions

A) trade unions

B) traditional rulers

B) traditional rulers

C) Council for National Awareness

C) Council for National Awareness

D) Manufactures Association of Nigeria

D) Manufactures Association of Nigeria

E) Nigeria Medical Council

E) Nigeria Medical Council

#31. Which of the following describes the term Collective Responsibility?

A) Ministers are responsible to parliament

A) Ministers are responsible to parliament

B) The Prime Minister is reponsible to parliament

B) The Prime Minister is reponsible to parliament

C) The prime Minister is accountable to the Cabinet

C) The prime Minister is accountable to the Cabinet

D) Cabinet Ministers jointly share prasies and blames

D) Cabinet Ministers jointly share prasies and blames

E) Permanent Secretaries are reponsible to parliament

E) Permanent Secretaries are reponsible to parliament

#32. One of the importance of federalism is that

A) any component part can secede at any time

A) any component part can secede at any time

B) each state can develop at its own pace

B) each state can develop at its own pace

C) citizens cannot be txed by both state and federal governmnet

C) citizens cannot be txed by both state and federal governmnet

D) each state can spend money allocated to it by the centre

D) each state can spend money allocated to it by the centre

E) citizens can only be loyal to the state governmnet

E) citizens can only be loyal to the state governmnet

#33. All the following are features of a representative government except

A) military rule

A) military rule

B) equality of rights

B) equality of rights

C) legitimacy of governmnet

C) legitimacy of governmnet

D) periodic election

D) periodic election

E) secession

E) secession

#34. The operation of multi-party system often leads to the formation of a

A) very strong executive

A) very strong executive

B) confrontational government

B) confrontational government

C) multi-governmnetal system

C) multi-governmnetal system

D) dictatorial governmnet

D) dictatorial governmnet

E) coalition government

E) coalition government

#35. To make elections hitch-free electoral commission must be

A) able to punish electoral offenders

A) able to punish electoral offenders

B) given a spacious office accommodation

B) given a spacious office accommodation

C) ready to help the government

C) ready to help the government

D) independence of the executive

D) independence of the executive

E) headed by the judge or a professor

E) headed by the judge or a professor

#36. One major disadvantage of a two two-party system is that it

A) does not allow citizens to participate in politics

A) does not allow citizens to participate in politics

B) divides the country into factions

B) divides the country into factions

C) creates two countries

C) creates two countries

D) stifies public opinion

D) stifies public opinion

E) eliminates pressure group

E) eliminates pressure group

#37. '' Egbe Omo Oduduwa'' was

A) the first political party in Western state

A) the first political party in Western state

B) a political association that fought the British

B) a political association that fought the British

C) the first name of Action Group

C) the first name of Action Group

D) an association that teamed up with the NYM to fight the NCNC

D) an association that teamed up with the NYM to fight the NCNC

E) a cultural association that sought the unity of the Yorubas

E) a cultural association that sought the unity of the Yorubas

#38. The National Council of Nigeria and the Cemeroun (NCNC) was formed in

A) 1923

A) 1923

B) 1925

B) 1925

C) 1936

C) 1936

D) 1944

D) 1944

E) 1951

E) 1951

#39. One of the measures contained in Nigeria's independence constitution to ensure the independence of the judiciary was the establishment of the

A) Privy Council

A) Privy Council

B) Judicial Service Commission

B) Judicial Service Commission

C) Public Complaints Commission

C) Public Complaints Commission

D) Judicial Review Commission

D) Judicial Review Commission

E) West African Court of Appeal

E) West African Court of Appeal

#40. Which of the following was the feature of the British colonial administration in West African between 1919 and 1946?

A) Assimilation

A) Assimilation

B) Association

B) Association

C) Direct rule

C) Direct rule

D) appointment of an African chief justice

D) appointment of an African chief justice

E) Appointment of the secretary of the state for the colonies

E) Appointment of the secretary of the state for the colonies

#41. Which of the following is not a prerequisite for the adoption of the federal system of the government?

A) size

A) size

B) population

B) population

C) diversity

C) diversity

D) unity

D) unity

E) homogeneity

E) homogeneity

#42. One of the disadvantages of an unwritten constitution is that it

A) is handy but not readily available for all citizens

A) is handy but not readily available for all citizens

B) is usually hidden and not common

B) is usually hidden and not common

C) is outdated, obnoxious and difficult to understand

C) is outdated, obnoxious and difficult to understand

D) can lead to abuse and victimization

D) can lead to abuse and victimization

E) can be made to serve the interest of the rich only

E) can be made to serve the interest of the rich only

#43. Which of the following hinders the expression of public opinion?

A) Absence of universities

A) Absence of universities

B) Uniformed citizenry

B) Uniformed citizenry

C) Labour unions

C) Labour unions

D) Presence of pressure groups

D) Presence of pressure groups

E) Well-equipped Police force

E) Well-equipped Police force

#44. The act of influencing legislation by persuading legislators is known as

A) Electioneering

A) Electioneering

B) Lobbying

B) Lobbying

C) Gerrymandering

C) Gerrymandering

D) Socialization

D) Socialization

E) Indoctrination

E) Indoctrination

#45. Which of the following principal officials of the house is not an elected parliamentarian? The

A) Leader

A) Leader

B) Speaker

B) Speaker

C) Deputy Seaker

C) Deputy Seaker

D) Clerk

D) Clerk

E) Chief Whip

E) Chief Whip

#46. Freedom of the press helps it to

A) be above board

A) be above board

B) escape libel charges

B) escape libel charges

C) play a watchdog role

C) play a watchdog role

D) educated the masses on politics

D) educated the masses on politics

E) be loyal to the governmnet

E) be loyal to the governmnet

#47. The doctrine of separation of powers is associated with

A) Locke

A) Locke

B) Max

B) Max

C) Montesquie

C) Montesquie

D) Hobbes

D) Hobbes

E) Webber

E) Webber

#48. In a confederation, more powers reside in the

A) component units

A) component units

B) prsident

B) prsident

C) central governmnet

C) central governmnet

D) prime minister

D) prime minister

E) constituent assembly

E) constituent assembly

#49. Citizenship may be changed by

A) renuciation

A) renuciation

B) bith

B) bith

C) divorce

C) divorce

D) conviction

D) conviction

E) employment

E) employment

#50. Judiciary independence means that

A) judges are above the law

A) judges are above the law

B) judgescan do no wrong

B) judgescan do no wrong

C) the judiciary is responsible to the people

C) the judiciary is responsible to the people

D) judges are not influenced in the discharge of their duties

D) judges are not influenced in the discharge of their duties

E) judiciary is the supreme organs of the state

E) judiciary is the supreme organs of the state

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