Government Past Questions v22 (JAMB/WAEC/NECO); These Government past questions are for students who are sitting for the following examinations:

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Government Past Questions v22 (JAMB/WAEC/NECO)

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#1. The U.N.O's estimate of the world's population by the year 2000 is

A) 2,500,000.000

A) 2,500,000.000

B) 3,000,000,000

B) 3,000,000,000

C) 4,200,000,000

C) 4,200,000,000

D) 6,500,000,000

D) 6,500,000,000

E) 100,000,000,000

E) 100,000,000,000

#2. Which of the following is not an organ of the UNO?The

A) Security Council

A) Security Council

B) World Health Organization

B) World Health Organization

C) Economic and Social Council

C) Economic and Social Council

D) Secretariat

D) Secretariat

E) International Court of Justice

E) International Court of Justice

#3. The moving force behind the formation of OAU was

A) William Tubman

A) William Tubman

B) Abubakar Tafawa Balewa

B) Abubakar Tafawa Balewa

C) Jomo Kenyatta

C) Jomo Kenyatta

D) Kwame Nkrumah

D) Kwame Nkrumah

E) Julius Nyerere

E) Julius Nyerere

#4. All the following are organs of OAU except

A) Assembly of Heads of State and Government

A) Assembly of Heads of State and Government

B) Economic Commission fo Africa

B) Economic Commission fo Africa

C) General Secretariat

C) General Secretariat

D) Council of Ministers

D) Council of Ministers

E) Commission for Mediation Conciliation and Arbitration

E) Commission for Mediation Conciliation and Arbitration

#5. The ECOWAS Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) was organized to maintain peace in

A) Cote d'lvoire

A) Cote d'lvoire

B) Benin Republic

B) Benin Republic

C) Liberia

C) Liberia

D) Chad

D) Chad

E) Guinea

E) Guinea

#6. The veto given the five permanent members of the Security Council of the United Nations is necessary because it

A) makes them respect the UNO and help her achieve her objectives

A) makes them respect the UNO and help her achieve her objectives

B) gives due respect to whom honour is due

B) gives due respect to whom honour is due

C) makes apartheld South Africa to fear the UNO

C) makes apartheld South Africa to fear the UNO

D) bringing the big powers into agreement on important world issues

D) bringing the big powers into agreement on important world issues

E) ensure the operation of the principle of collective responsibility

E) ensure the operation of the principle of collective responsibility

#7. The '' Uniting for Peace'' resolution of the UNO was adopted in

A) 1945

A) 1945

B) 1947

B) 1947

C) 1950

C) 1950

D) 1960

D) 1960

E) 1966

E) 1966

#8. Which of the following is not true of military regime? it

A) rules by decree

A) rules by decree

B) is undemocratic

B) is undemocratic

C) is autocratic

C) is autocratic

D) is transitory

D) is transitory

E) is benevolent

E) is benevolent

#9. Katsina and Akwa Ibom stste were created in

A) 1967

A) 1967

B) 1976

B) 1976

C) 1986

C) 1986

D) 1987

D) 1987

E) 1988

E) 1988

#10. Behind the principle of '' African as the centerpiece of Nigeria's foreign policy'' is the understanding that

A) for Nigeria to be great her neigbours must become great as well

A) for Nigeria to be great her neigbours must become great as well

B) Nigerian is the gaint of Africa

B) Nigerian is the gaint of Africa

C) Nigeria must use her encormous oil wealth to control her neighbours

C) Nigeria must use her encormous oil wealth to control her neighbours

D) Nigeria should be the mouthpiece of Africa in the UNO

D) Nigeria should be the mouthpiece of Africa in the UNO

E) Nigeria must give aids to poor African nations

E) Nigeria must give aids to poor African nations

#11. All the following are aims and objectives of ECOWAS except to

A) maintain closer relations among member ststes

A) maintain closer relations among member ststes

B) encourage customs union and common market

B) encourage customs union and common market

C) raise the political consciousness of the people

C) raise the political consciousness of the people

D) raise the people's standard of living

D) raise the people's standard of living

E) foster political peace and unity in West Africa

E) foster political peace and unity in West Africa

#12. Which of the following is not a serious problems of ECOWAS?

A) The economies of member states are not complementary

A) The economies of member states are not complementary

B) Member states are primary producers

B) Member states are primary producers

C) Members states have dependent economies

C) Members states have dependent economies

D) The monetary policies of member states differ

D) The monetary policies of member states differ

E) Member states speak different languages

E) Member states speak different languages

#13. Under the independence constitution of Nigeria the Head of State was

A) the Queen of England

A) the Queen of England

B) the British Prime Minister

B) the British Prime Minister

C) Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa Balewa

C) Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa Balewa

D) Sir James Robertson

D) Sir James Robertson

E) Oliver Lyttleton

E) Oliver Lyttleton

#14. Which of the following is the feature performed until recently, by local government in Nigeria?

A) Imposition and collection of company tax

A) Imposition and collection of company tax

B) Administration of museums

B) Administration of museums

C) Regulation of political parties

C) Regulation of political parties

D) collection of import duties

D) collection of import duties

E) Registration of births

E) Registration of births

#15. Which of the following does not belong to the civil service?

A) The cabinet office

A) The cabinet office

B) Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority

B) Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority

C) The Governor's office

C) The Governor's office

D) The Establishment Department

D) The Establishment Department

E) Ministry of information

E) Ministry of information

#16. Which of the following is the duty of Civil Servant ?

A) loyalty to the governmnet

A) loyalty to the governmnet

B) public association with a political party

B) public association with a political party

C) Advising on policy formulation

C) Advising on policy formulation

D) supporting the party in power

D) supporting the party in power

E) not being partisan

E) not being partisan

#17. One of the ways to keep the military out of politics is to

A) imprison coup plotters

A) imprison coup plotters

B) execute coup plotters

B) execute coup plotters

C) crush military regime

C) crush military regime

D) stop election rigging

D) stop election rigging

E) arm the police well as a counterpoise

E) arm the police well as a counterpoise

#18. One major weakness of 1946 Richard Constitution was its

A) cumbersome constitutional provision

A) cumbersome constitutional provision

B) limited application of the elective principle

B) limited application of the elective principle

C) imprecision in legal clarification

C) imprecision in legal clarification

D) disregard for the views of traditional rulers

D) disregard for the views of traditional rulers

E) provision for an official majority in the legislative assembly

E) provision for an official majority in the legislative assembly

#19. Which is true of French colonial policy of assimilation? It

A) was similar in essence to the British colonial policy of Indirect Rule

A) was similar in essence to the British colonial policy of Indirect Rule

B) enabled Frence to transfer technology to its colonies

B) enabled Frence to transfer technology to its colonies

C) enabled Frence to transfer capital to its colonies

C) enabled Frence to transfer capital to its colonies

D) was used to turn Frenchmen to Africans

D) was used to turn Frenchmen to Africans

E) sought to integrate French colonies with France administratively, politically and culturally

E) sought to integrate French colonies with France administratively, politically and culturally

#20. In a presidential system of government, ministers are

A) collctively responsible to the senate

A) collctively responsible to the senate

B) collectively responsible to the president

B) collectively responsible to the president

C) individually responsible to the president

C) individually responsible to the president

D) individually responsible to no one

D) individually responsible to no one

E) individually and collectively responsible to the electorate

E) individually and collectively responsible to the electorate

#21. One of the problem encountered by Nigerian Nationalists in their struggle for constitution change was the

A) opposition from traditional rulers

A) opposition from traditional rulers

B) superior fireams of the colonial masters

B) superior fireams of the colonial masters

C) opposition from the Queen of England

C) opposition from the Queen of England

D) refusal of the Secretary of State to visit the colonies

D) refusal of the Secretary of State to visit the colonies

E) corruption and high- handedness of the British officials

E) corruption and high- handedness of the British officials

#22. The highest court of appeal under the Nigerian independence constitution was

A) Federal Court of Appeal

A) Federal Court of Appeal

B) Sharia Court of Appeal

B) Sharia Court of Appeal

C) Superme Court

C) Superme Court

D) Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

D) Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

E) Federal High Court

E) Federal High Court

#23. Nigeria became a federation of four regions in

A) 1954

A) 1954

B) 1960

B) 1960

C) 1963

C) 1963

D) 1967

D) 1967

E) 1975

E) 1975

#24. LEGITIMACY means the

A) seizure of power by force

A) seizure of power by force

B) separation of the organs of government

B) separation of the organs of government

C) sovereignty of parliament

C) sovereignty of parliament

D) supremacy of the electorate

D) supremacy of the electorate

E) acceptance of the right to rule

E) acceptance of the right to rule

#25. Nigerian elite agitated against colonial rule

A) by engaging in guerilla warfare

A) by engaging in guerilla warfare

B) by fighting civil war

B) by fighting civil war

C) through lobbying

C) through lobbying

D) through newspapers

D) through newspapers

E) by bribing colonial governors

E) by bribing colonial governors

#26. Which of the following is not true of Herbert Macaulay? He was the

A) co-founder of the National Council of Nigeria and the Camerouns (NCNC)

A) co-founder of the National Council of Nigeria and the Camerouns (NCNC)

B) founder of the Logas Daily News

B) founder of the Logas Daily News

C) founder of the national congress of British West Africa

C) founder of the national congress of British West Africa

D) founder of the Nigeria National Democratic Party (NNDP)

D) founder of the Nigeria National Democratic Party (NNDP)

E) first Nigerian to found the a political party

E) first Nigerian to found the a political party

#27. A historic feature of the legislative council of Nigeria that met in 1923 was that for the first time, it

A) included elected African members

A) included elected African members

B) legislated for the whole country

B) legislated for the whole country

C) acted in a deliberative capacity

C) acted in a deliberative capacity

D) included British officials

D) included British officials

E) included official members who were Nigerians

E) included official members who were Nigerians

#28. The number of the elected member of the 1988 constituent assembly was

A) 201

A) 201

B) 280

B) 280

C) 360

C) 360

D) 450

D) 450

E) 560

E) 560

#29. The amalgamation of Northern and Southern Nigeria in 1941 by Lord Lugard was to

A) check Protuguese encroachment from Cameroun

A) check Protuguese encroachment from Cameroun

B) make for administrative convenience

B) make for administrative convenience

C) check French encroachment

C) check French encroachment

D) ensure that indirect Rule Succeeded

D) ensure that indirect Rule Succeeded

E) complete the colonization process

E) complete the colonization process

#30. The last olonial Governor for Nigeria was

A) Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe

A) Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe

B) Oliver Lyttleton

B) Oliver Lyttleton

C) Benard Bourdillion

C) Benard Bourdillion

D) Arthur Richards

D) Arthur Richards

E) James Robertson

E) James Robertson

#31. The NCNC sent delegation to London in 1947 to protest against the

A) Clifford Constitution

A) Clifford Constitution

B) Republican Constitution

B) Republican Constitution

C) Richard Constitution

C) Richard Constitution

D) Lyttleton Constitution

D) Lyttleton Constitution

E) Macpherson Constitution

E) Macpherson Constitution

#32. Which of the following is true of the nationalist during the colonial days?The

A) used propaganda and blackmail to achieve their arm

A) used propaganda and blackmail to achieve their arm

B) preferred dealing with the Secretary of State to dealing with the Governor

B) preferred dealing with the Secretary of State to dealing with the Governor

C) esterblished universities in Ghana and Sierra Leone

C) esterblished universities in Ghana and Sierra Leone

D) took the Governor to court to press for the review of obnxious policies

D) took the Governor to court to press for the review of obnxious policies

E) preferred working in the local administration to working in the central government

E) preferred working in the local administration to working in the central government

#33. Which of the following is not a hindrance to political participation?

A) Ignorance

A) Ignorance

B) Lack of interest

B) Lack of interest

C) Fear

C) Fear

D) Party system

D) Party system

E) Intimidation

E) Intimidation

#34. Freedom of association is important because

A) it allows for the formation of interest groups and organizations

A) it allows for the formation of interest groups and organizations

B) it is the same thing as freedom of movement

B) it is the same thing as freedom of movement

C) membership is compulsory

C) membership is compulsory

D) association are free from the government intervention

D) association are free from the government intervention

E) association aid the government

E) association aid the government

#35. An election district for a local government election is a

A) senatorial district

A) senatorial district

B) ward

B) ward

C) polling booth

C) polling booth

D) constituency

D) constituency

E) village

E) village

#36. The electoral success of political party depends on its ability to

A) rig election successfully

A) rig election successfully

B) campaign till election day

B) campaign till election day

C) distribute sufficient funds to voters

C) distribute sufficient funds to voters

D) engage in mudslinging other political parties

D) engage in mudslinging other political parties

E) present a good and acceptable mainfesto

E) present a good and acceptable mainfesto

#37. In the Hausa/Fulani traditional political system jangali was

A) one of the sources of revenue to cattle owners

A) one of the sources of revenue to cattle owners

B) a property tax paid to land owners

B) a property tax paid to land owners

C) paid by exporters of cattle

C) paid by exporters of cattle

D) imposed on the people by the colonial masters

D) imposed on the people by the colonial masters

E) a type of flat rate tax

E) a type of flat rate tax

#38. The concept of social justice implies

A) fairness to all citizens

A) fairness to all citizens

B) freedom for every citizen

B) freedom for every citizen

C) equality of citizens

C) equality of citizens

D) security for all citizens

D) security for all citizens

E) to every one according to his needs

E) to every one according to his needs

#39. Who among the following is associated with fascism?

A) Joseph Stalin

A) Joseph Stalin

B) John Locke

B) John Locke

C) Adolf Hitler

C) Adolf Hitler

D) Benito Mussolini

D) Benito Mussolini

E) Karl Marx

E) Karl Marx

#40. Which of the following is a characteristic of democracy

A) There is absolute freedomof movement

A) There is absolute freedomof movement

B) Courts can sue and be sued

B) Courts can sue and be sued

C) the majority have their way

C) the majority have their way

D) all citizens vote and voted for

D) all citizens vote and voted for

E) the police can arrest only with a warrant

E) the police can arrest only with a warrant

#41. When a high court declares and action of the executive ultra-vires, it means that

A) the executive has to reconsider the action

A) the executive has to reconsider the action

B) such an action should never be brought up again

B) such an action should never be brought up again

C) only the legislature can deal with such an action

C) only the legislature can deal with such an action

D) the action is illegal and of no effect

D) the action is illegal and of no effect

E) a vote of no confidemnce has been passed on the executive by the judiciary

E) a vote of no confidemnce has been passed on the executive by the judiciary

#42. The act of influencing voters throng material gifts is known as

A) favouritism

A) favouritism

B) rigging

B) rigging

C) propaganda

C) propaganda

D) gerrymandering

D) gerrymandering

E) electoral malpractice

E) electoral malpractice

#43. Who among the following is not eligible to vote?

A) Civil servant

A) Civil servant

B) Retired soldier

B) Retired soldier

C) Certified bankrupt

C) Certified bankrupt

D) Chief magistrate

D) Chief magistrate

E) Reverend father

E) Reverend father

#44. Which of the following is a disadvantage of collective responsibility in a cabinet system of government?

A) Ministers are removed indiscriminately

A) Ministers are removed indiscriminately

B) it kills individual minister's initiatives

B) it kills individual minister's initiatives

C) The system is difficult to operate

C) The system is difficult to operate

D) The Prime Minister is blameless

D) The Prime Minister is blameless

E) The system is old fashioned

E) The system is old fashioned

#45. One of the criticism against delegated legislation is that it

A) gives too much power to all organs of government

A) gives too much power to all organs of government

B) enchance separation of powers

B) enchance separation of powers

C) encroaches on parliamentary power

C) encroaches on parliamentary power

D) is not practised in advanced countries

D) is not practised in advanced countries

E) is only practised in large countries

E) is only practised in large countries

#46. In a unitary system of government

A) here is always order and discipline

A) here is always order and discipline

B) there is no constitution

B) there is no constitution

C) there is no constitutional division of power among the different levels of government

C) there is no constitutional division of power among the different levels of government

D) there is always order and discipline

D) there is always order and discipline

E) two party system is the most suitable for an equitable distribution of power

E) two party system is the most suitable for an equitable distribution of power

#47. Equality before the law implies that

A) the law does not respect the people

A) the law does not respect the people

B) are dirctly represented likes

B) are dirctly represented likes

C) no one citizens can sue the other

C) no one citizens can sue the other

D) there is inequality between the executive and citizens

D) there is inequality between the executive and citizens

E) the executive cannot be controlled by the legislature

E) the executive cannot be controlled by the legislature

#48. The judiciary can only be independent when

A) law and order are mantained

A) law and order are mantained

B) people obey laws

B) people obey laws

C) the executive arm perforems its duties

C) the executive arm perforems its duties

D) there is security of tenure of office for judges

D) there is security of tenure of office for judges

E) it is headed by an independent citizen

E) it is headed by an independent citizen

#49. The supreme power of a state to make and enforce laws within its jurisdiction is called

A) enfranchisemnet

A) enfranchisemnet

B) sovereignty

B) sovereignty

C) decolonization

C) decolonization

D) independence

D) independence

E) nationalism

E) nationalism

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

A) Gunea

A) Gunea

B) United State of American

B) United State of American

C) Great Britain

C) Great Britain

D) China

D) China

E) Nigeria

E) Nigeria

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