Government Past Questions v26 (JAMB/WAEC/NECO)

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Government Past Questions v26 (JAMB/WAEC/NECO)

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#1. The function of government include all the following except the

A) maintenance of peace and oder

B) provision of social services

C) protection of citizens from maliclous attacks

D) provision of free medical service

E) maintencen of the countrys constitution

#2. Which of the following was not required of a Presidential candidate for the 1979 election In Nigeria? He must

A) Be a Nigerian citizen by birth

B) be an indigene of the northern states

C) be sponsored by a registered political party

D) have paid his income tax for three-years as and when due

E) be at least thirty-five (35) years of age

#3. The decision to separate Lagos from the Western Region and make it a neutral Federal territory was taken at the

A) 1950 generation conference

B) 1953 constitutional conference

C) 1954 constitutional conference

D) 1957 constitutional conference

E) 1963 All-party constitutional conference

#4. The 1954 Constitution of Nigeria made the country a true Federation because it provided for

A) The abolition of representation of the white officials

B) the election of all the members of parliament

C) a division of functions between the centre and the regions

D) the post of a Prime Minister at the center

E) the separation of Lagos from the Western Region

#5. One major achievement of the Richards Constitution of Nigeria was that it

A) United the North and South under a single legislature

B) introduced the elective principle

C) provided for official African members of the Executive Council

D) allowed the participation of traditional rulers in government

#6. Which of the following is a function of Electoral Commission ?

A) Arbitrating among political parties

B) Arranging and conducting elections

C) Organizing political parties

D) Supporting political parties

E) Taking part in an election

#7. Which of the following countries was not involved in the peace-keeping effort in Liberia ?

A) Ghana

B) Nigeria

C) Sierra Leone

D) Cameroun

E) Togo

#8. Which of the following was not an election issue in Nigeria during the Second Republic ?

A) Creation of more states

B) Creation of more local governments

C) Provision of free education

D) Provision of more houses

E) change of the colour of Naira

#9. The major policy of General Gowon’s administration immediately after the Nigerian civil war was

A) Restructuring ,Reoccurrence and Reconciliation

B) National Economic Restructuring

C) Reconstrution Reconciliation and Rehabilitation

D) Structural Adjustment Programme

E) Referendum, Recovery and Reoccurrence

#10. Which of the following is not true of a federal system of government? The

A) There are three legislative lists

B) Powers are not constitutionally shared

C) There are component units

D) The constitution is written and rigid

E) Both the Federal and religion governments are independent and co-ordinate

#11. Between 1960 and 1980 Nigeria experienced all the following system of government except

A) Unitary

B) federal

C) confederal

D) parliament ray

E) president

#12. All the following organs/agencies of the United Nations Organization have their headquarters situated in New York except the

A) United Nation Development Projects (UNDP)

B) World Health Organization (WHO)

C) International Court of Justice (ICJ)

D) United Nations Educational, Seientific and Cutural Organization (UNESCO)

E) International Labour Organization (ILO)

#13. One of the objective of the United Nations Organization (UNO) is to

A) develop the African States

B) maintain International peace and security

C) ensure that workers all over the world are paid handsome wages and salaries

D) provide ammunition for any warring states

E) ensure that meeting of the organization are held regularly

#14. Which of the following did not generate political crises in Nigeria? The

A) Motion for self government in 1956 by Enahoro

B) 1965 election in Western Region

C) head count of 1962

D) 1964 General Elections

E) adoption of Abuja as the new Federal Capital

#15. Nigeria’s foreign policy came into the limelight at independence because

A) Nigeria did not know any other country before then

B) Only at independence do states proclaim their foreign policy principles

C) Her internal policies were harsh

D) Nigeria was self-sufficient before independence

E) Nigeria dropped its isolationist policy

#16. The first military Head of State in Nigeria was General

A) Muhammadu Buhari

B) Olusegun Obasanjo

C) Aguiyi-lronsi

D) Yakubu Gowon

E) Murtala Mohammed

#17. The goal which a state aspires to achieve in its relation with other states may be referred to as

A) diplomatic interest

B) national policy

C) national interest

D) political independence

E) Economic independence

#18. The goal which a state aspires to achieve in its relation with other states may be referred to as

A) diplomatic interest

B) national policy

C) national interest

D) political independence

E) Economic independence

#19. Which of the following has the Organization of African Unity (OAU) failed to achieve?

A) Setting up an African High Command

B) Setting border disputes in Africa

C) Giving assiatance to liberation movernmnets in African

D) Contributing to the economic and social development of member states

E) Providing a forum for the discssion of common problems

#20. ECOWAS was set up purely for

A) political advantages

B) social adavantages

C) geographical advantages

D) historical advantages

E) economic adavantages

#21. The resolutions and programmes of the OAU are executed by the

A) Secretariat

B) Commission of Mediation Councilation and Arbitration

C) Secretary General

D) Council of Ministers

E) Head of Governmnet of each member state

#22. Which of the following was the first political party in Nigeria? The

A) Action Group (AG)

B) Northern People's congress (NPC)

C) national Council for Nigeria and the Camerouns (NCNC)

D) Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP)

E) Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN)

#23. The main criticism against pre-independence political parties in Nigeria was that they

A) were not national in outlook

B) had no manifestos

C) did not contribute to political development

D) did not educate the electorate

E) did not establish constituency party offices

#24. One of the problem facing local government in Nigeria is the

A) withdrawal of grants by the central governmnent

B) interference from the central government

C) inclusion of traditional rulers in the local government council

D) lack of personnel

E) lack of good programmes

#25. Local government are essential because they

A) encouage division in the country

B) check abuse of office by governmnet functionaries

C) implement governmnet policies at all levels

D) make laws for the nation

E) train local people in the art of governance

#26. An election in which people vote for issues of public policy rather than candidates is known as a

A) mini election

B) general election

C) bye-election

D) party primary

E) referendum

#27. Where no absolute majority is obtained in the first round of elections the most viable option is the

A) simple majority

B) proportional representation

C) second ballot

D) bye- election

E) second ballot withdrawal

#28. The indirect Rule system succeeded in Hausa/Fulani society because the

A) society had only one religion

B) people recevied quranic education

C) people were peaceful

D) existing administration farvoured the system

E) people were descendants of Uthman Dan Fodio

#29. The Chicks Commission in Nigeria was up to look into the issue of

A) revenue allocation

B) minority groups

C) state creation

D) constitutional amendment

E) police brutality

#30. The first Head of State and Head of Government in Nigeria was

A) Lord Frederich Lugard

B) Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa Balawa

C) Major Kaduna Nzeogwu

D) Gen. J.T.U. Aguiyi-Ironsi

E) Alhaji Shehu Shagari

#31. The function of the age-group in the Igbo pre-colonial society was to

A) enforce laws and punish erring members

B) make laws for the people when an Ofo died

C) give judgement on land tenure matters

D) make sure that the religion of the people was observed

E) install a new Ofo

#32. An important feature of the traditional government in West Africa was the Council of

A) rmers

B) Family Heads

C) Elders

D) Ministers

E) Tax Collectors

#33. A political party is mainly interested in

A) contesting elections to gain power

B) opposing the governmnet in power

C) educating the public

D) formulating governmnet policies

E) solicting for patronage

#34. The most important merit of a multi-system is that it

A) guarantees the viability of many parties

B) disallows smaller political parties from gaining political power

C) reduces oppression within the various parties

D) gives representation to the widest shades of opinion and interest

E) is an option most popular in Africa

#35. A pressure group can be defined as a

A) large group interested in seizing polical power

B) political party interested in governmnet

C) small group interested in sharing governmnetal power

D) sophisticated group interested in balkanization

E) group organized around an interest for governmnetal action

#36. A representative government can be established through

A) a general election

B) a military coup

C) an imposition

D) espionage

E) apartheid

#37. A necessary companion of the Rule of Law is

A) a special military tribunai

B) the constant harassment of perssmen

C) the supermacy of the ordinary law

D) the trial of suspects in camera

E) a corrupt judicary

#38. An appropriation bill is

A) state boundary adjustment bill

B) a state creation bill

C) private member's bill

D) a monetary bill

E) an impeachment bill

#39. A coalition government can be described as one which

A) is made up of more than one political party

B) is formed by the political party that won the election

C) can effectively defend the nation

D) operates in a presidential system of government

E) can enforce the law enacted by the legislature

#40. One of the modern principles of government found in the traditional political system of Yoruba is that of

A) the constitution

B) checks and balances

C) bicameralism

D) multi-partism

E) the rule of law

#41. Which of the following is not an agent of political socialization?

A) Tourism

B) Mass media

C) Peer froup

D) University

E) Family

#42. Political sovereignty belongs to

A) the people

B) students

C) soldiers

D) the parliament

E) the proletariat

#43. An alien who has lived in Nigeria for twenty years may acquire citizenship by

A) nationlization

B) naturalization

C) registration

D) marriage

E) migration

#44. In a republican parliamentary system of government, the ceremonial Head of State is the

A) Chief Justice

B) Prime Minister

C) President

D) Party Leader

E) Queen

#45. Which of the following is not a feature of capitalism?

A) Free enterprise

B) Private ownership of capital

C) Minimal government intervention

D) Profit maximization

E) Dictatorship of the proletariat

#46. The independence of the Judiciary can be enhance in all the following cases except where

A) judges are granted special immunity

B) judges are paid handsome remuneration

C) judges are politically neutral

D) the salaries of judges are drawn from a Consolidated Fund

E) the President is also the Chief judge

#47. There is no separation of power in a Cabinet system because

A) members of the executive are also members of the Judiciary

B) the president is also members of the parliament

C) the prime minister and his cabinet ministers are also members of the of parliament

D) some eleted parliamentarians are also judges

E) ministers are also members of the judiciary

#48. In democracies, political participation could be restricted on the basis of

A) religion

B) class

C) race

D) sex

E) age

#49. Disenfranchisement refers to the

A) qualification of voters in an election

B) disqualification of fraudulent persidential aspirants

C) denial of right to vote in an election

D) right to vote in all elections

E) right to vote and be voted for

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Government Past Questions v26 (JAMB/WAEC/NECO)

Government Past Questions v26 (JAMB/WAEC/NECO)

Results

#1. The function of government include all the following except the

#2. Which of the following was not required of a Presidential candidate for the 1979 election In Nigeria? He must

#3. The decision to separate Lagos from the Western Region and make it a neutral Federal territory was taken at the

#4. The 1954 Constitution of Nigeria made the country a true Federation because it provided for

#5. One major achievement of the Richards Constitution of Nigeria was that it

#6. Which of the following is a function of Electoral Commission ?

#7. Which of the following countries was not involved in the peace-keeping effort in Liberia ?

#8. Which of the following was not an election issue in Nigeria during the Second Republic ?

#9. The major policy of General Gowon’s administration immediately after the Nigerian civil war was

#10. Which of the following is not true of a federal system of government? The

#11. Between 1960 and 1980 Nigeria experienced all the following system of government except

#12. All the following organs/agencies of the United Nations Organization have their headquarters situated in New York except the

#13. One of the objective of the United Nations Organization (UNO) is to

#14. Which of the following did not generate political crises in Nigeria? The

#15. Nigeria’s foreign policy came into the limelight at independence because

#16. The first military Head of State in Nigeria was General

#17. The goal which a state aspires to achieve in its relation with other states may be referred to as

#18. The goal which a state aspires to achieve in its relation with other states may be referred to as

#19. Which of the following has the Organization of African Unity (OAU) failed to achieve?

#20. ECOWAS was set up purely for

#21. The resolutions and programmes of the OAU are executed by the

#22. Which of the following was the first political party in Nigeria? The

#23. The main criticism against pre-independence political parties in Nigeria was that they

#24. One of the problem facing local government in Nigeria is the

#25. Local government are essential because they

#26. An election in which people vote for issues of public policy rather than candidates is known as a

#27. Where no absolute majority is obtained in the first round of elections the most viable option is the

#28. The indirect Rule system succeeded in Hausa/Fulani society because the

#29. The Chicks Commission in Nigeria was up to look into the issue of

#30. The first Head of State and Head of Government in Nigeria was

#31. The function of the age-group in the Igbo pre-colonial society was to

#32. An important feature of the traditional government in West Africa was the Council of

#33. A political party is mainly interested in

#34. The most important merit of a multi-system is that it

#35. A pressure group can be defined as a

#36. A representative government can be established through

#37. A necessary companion of the Rule of Law is

#38. An appropriation bill is

#39. A coalition government can be described as one which

#40. One of the modern principles of government found in the traditional political system of Yoruba is that of

#41. Which of the following is not an agent of political socialization?

#42. Political sovereignty belongs to

#43. An alien who has lived in Nigeria for twenty years may acquire citizenship by

#44. In a republican parliamentary system of government, the ceremonial Head of State is the

#45. Which of the following is not a feature of capitalism?

#46. The independence of the Judiciary can be enhance in all the following cases except where

#47. There is no separation of power in a Cabinet system because

#48. In democracies, political participation could be restricted on the basis of

#49. Disenfranchisement refers to the

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