Government Past Questions v29 (JAMB/WAEC/NECO)

Government Past Questions v29 (JAMB/WAEC/NECO); These Government past questions are for students who are sitting for the following examinations:

• JAMB
• Post-UTME / Post-JAMB
• WAEC
• NECO
• WAEC GCE
• NECO GCE
• NABTEB
• NABTEB GCE

Government Past Questions v29 (JAMB/WAEC/NECO)

Results

#1. An international organization which has former British colonies as its members is the

A) Organization of African Unity (OAU)

A) Organization of African Unity (OAU)

B) Economic Community west African States (ECOWAS)

B) Economic Community west African States (ECOWAS)

C) United Nations Organization (UNO)

C) United Nations Organization (UNO)

D) Commonwealth of Nations

D) Commonwealth of Nations

E) European Economic Community (EEC)

E) European Economic Community (EEC)

#2. An international organization which has mainly economic matters as its objectives is the

A) Commonwealth of Nations

A) Commonwealth of Nations

B) League of Nations

B) League of Nations

C) United Nations Organization

C) United Nations Organization

D) Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

D) Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

E) Organization of African Unity

E) Organization of African Unity

#3. Which of the following countries is a permanent member of the Security Council?

A) India

A) India

B) Canada

B) Canada

C) China

C) China

D) Korea

D) Korea

E) Italy

E) Italy

#4. Which of the following is not a process in the transition from military to civilian rule?

A) Drafting of new constitution

A) Drafting of new constitution

B) Appointment of ministers

B) Appointment of ministers

C) Setting up of a constituent assembly

C) Setting up of a constituent assembly

D) Arrangement for and conduct of elections

D) Arrangement for and conduct of elections

E) Swearing in of a president

E) Swearing in of a president

#5. One of the problems of military administrations in West Africa is that soldiers

A) are represntatives of the people

A) are represntatives of the people

B) lack of discipline

B) lack of discipline

C) are not well organized

C) are not well organized

D) are not trained for governance

D) are not trained for governance

E) are young but experienced

E) are young but experienced

#6. Nigeria relation with other countries are determined largely by the

A) national interest

A) national interest

B) political culture

B) political culture

C) traditional rulers

C) traditional rulers

D) opinions of exporters

D) opinions of exporters

E) trade unions

E) trade unions

#7. Nigeria belongs to all the following international organization except the

A) Organiztion of African Unity (OAU)

A) Organiztion of African Unity (OAU)

B) United Nation Organization (UNO)

B) United Nation Organization (UNO)

C) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

C) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

D) Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

D) Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

E) Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

E) Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

#8. Which of the following Heads of State initiated the formation of ECOWAS?

A) Yakubu Gowon and Gnasingbe Eyadema

A) Yakubu Gowon and Gnasingbe Eyadema

B) Dauda Jawara and Abdoul Diouf

B) Dauda Jawara and Abdoul Diouf

C) Sekou Toure and Joseph Momoh

C) Sekou Toure and Joseph Momoh

D) Thomas Sankara and Samuel Doe

D) Thomas Sankara and Samuel Doe

E) Ahmadu Ahidjo and Paul Biya

E) Ahmadu Ahidjo and Paul Biya

#9. Under a federal system of government , a citizen living in any part of the country is expected to obey laws made by the

A) Federal Government only

A) Federal Government only

B) Federal and Local Governments

B) Federal and Local Governments

C) Local Government only

C) Local Government only

D) Federal, State and Local Government

D) Federal, State and Local Government

E) Federal and State Government

E) Federal and State Government

#10. The principle for sharing the wealth of the nation among the different levels of government is called

A) delegated legislation

A) delegated legislation

B) revenue allocation

B) revenue allocation

C) bicameralism

C) bicameralism

D) checks and balances

D) checks and balances

E) taxation

E) taxation

#11. The first political party in Nigeria was formed by

A) Chief Obafemi Awolowo

A) Chief Obafemi Awolowo

B) Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe

B) Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe

C) Chief H.O. Davies

C) Chief H.O. Davies

D) Alhaji Aminu Kano

D) Alhaji Aminu Kano

E) Sir Herbert Macaulay

E) Sir Herbert Macaulay

#12. Which of the following is a pre-independence political party in Nigeria?

A) Nigerian Youth Movenment (NYM)

A) Nigerian Youth Movenment (NYM)

B) Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN)

B) Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN)

C) Northern Elements Progressive Union (NEPU)

C) Northern Elements Progressive Union (NEPU)

D) United Meddle Belt Congress (UMBC)

D) United Meddle Belt Congress (UMBC)

E) United Progressive Union (UPGA)

E) United Progressive Union (UPGA)

#13. The political parties that formed the Opposition in the House of Representatives during the First Republic in Nigeria were the

A) NCNC and UMBC

A) NCNC and UMBC

B) AG and UMBC

B) AG and UMBC

C) NCNC and NEPU

C) NCNC and NEPU

D) AG and NCNC

D) AG and NCNC

E) UMBC and NEPU

E) UMBC and NEPU

#14. Which of the following is a result of nationalist activities in French West Africa?

A) Indigenat

A) Indigenat

B) Free Trade

B) Free Trade

C) Negritude

C) Negritude

D) Direct Rule

D) Direct Rule

E) The Loi Cadre

E) The Loi Cadre

#15. Regionalism was fully operated in NIgeria by the

A) Clifford Constitution

A) Clifford Constitution

B) Macpherson Constitution

B) Macpherson Constitution

C) Richard Constitution

C) Richard Constitution

D) Republican Constitution

D) Republican Constitution

E) Independence Constitution

E) Independence Constitution

#16. The General Conference of 1950 on Nigeria was held in

A) Ibadan

A) Ibadan

B) London

B) London

C) Enugu

C) Enugu

D) New York

D) New York

E) Jos

E) Jos

#17. One defect of the Macpherson Constitution was that

A) franchise was still limited to Logas and Calabar

A) franchise was still limited to Logas and Calabar

B) Nigeria were not given representation in the Parliament

B) Nigeria were not given representation in the Parliament

C) Nigeria ministers were not charged withfull ministrial responsibility

C) Nigeria ministers were not charged withfull ministrial responsibility

D) Nigerians were not consulted before introducing the constitution

D) Nigerians were not consulted before introducing the constitution

E) Nigerians could not discuss their own affairs in the regional assemblies

E) Nigerians could not discuss their own affairs in the regional assemblies

#18. The rationalization of the Civil Service in Nigeria could be traced to the

A) Nigerian Council of 1914

A) Nigerian Council of 1914

B) Clifford Constitution of 1922

B) Clifford Constitution of 1922

C) Richard Constitution of 1946

C) Richard Constitution of 1946

D) General Conference of 1950

D) General Conference of 1950

E) Lyttleton Constitution of 1954

E) Lyttleton Constitution of 1954

#19. Government control of public corporations in Nigeria is mainly to

A) ensure public accountability

A) ensure public accountability

B) allow freedom of each on the part of the corporations

B) allow freedom of each on the part of the corporations

C) guarantee profit maximization of the corporations

C) guarantee profit maximization of the corporations

D) protect the appointment of foreigners in the corporations

D) protect the appointment of foreigners in the corporations

E) encourage ethnic domination in the corporations

E) encourage ethnic domination in the corporations

#20. Who among the following could pass death sentence on an accused person in the pre-colonial Yoruba Kingdom? The

A) Paramount Ruler

A) Paramount Ruler

B) provincial Heads

B) provincial Heads

C) Queen Mother

C) Queen Mother

D) Cults

D) Cults

E) Family Heads

E) Family Heads

#21. The French policy of Assimilation attempted to

A) use chiefs as intermediaries between the government and the citizens

A) use chiefs as intermediaries between the government and the citizens

B) Africanize the civil service

B) Africanize the civil service

C) make the Africans think and behave like French citizens

C) make the Africans think and behave like French citizens

D) allow Africans develop on their own

D) allow Africans develop on their own

E) establish legislative councils for the Africans

E) establish legislative councils for the Africans

#22. Where was Indirect Rule successfully practised before it was introduced to Africa?

A) Latin America

A) Latin America

B) India

B) India

C) Britain

C) Britain

D) Japan

D) Japan

E) USA

E) USA

#23. One of effects of the agitations by the National Congress of British West Africa in the 1920s was the

A) establishment to Town Councils in th Protectorate

A) establishment to Town Councils in th Protectorate

B) abolition of racial discrimination in the Civil Service

B) abolition of racial discrimination in the Civil Service

C) deposition of traditional rulers by Africans

C) deposition of traditional rulers by Africans

D) election of Africans into the Legislative Councils

D) election of Africans into the Legislative Councils

E) permission of African lawyers to parctise in court

E) permission of African lawyers to parctise in court

#24. Which of the following was a requirement for suffrage under the first elections in Nigeria in 1923?

A) A minimum income of ƹ100 per annum

A) A minimum income of ƹ100 per annum

B) 12-month residence in Europe

B) 12-month residence in Europe

C) 24-month residence in the capital city

C) 24-month residence in the capital city

D) Being a male adult and legally married

D) Being a male adult and legally married

E) Status of a British citizen

E) Status of a British citizen

#25. Who among the following is a civil servant in Nigeria?

A) The managing director of a bank

A) The managing director of a bank

B) A director in the Ministry of Defence

B) A director in the Ministry of Defence

C) A major in the Army

C) A major in the Army

D) A Commissioner of Police

D) A Commissioner of Police

E) A Pilot with the Nigerian Airways

E) A Pilot with the Nigerian Airways

#26. The main duty of the Civil Service Commission under the Nigerian Republican Constitution was

A) the retirement and settlement of pension for federal civil servants

A) the retirement and settlement of pension for federal civil servants

B) advising the government on the establishment of new ministries

B) advising the government on the establishment of new ministries

C) the appointment and promotion of judges

C) the appointment and promotion of judges

D) the recruitment, discipline and promotion of civil servants

D) the recruitment, discipline and promotion of civil servants

E) determing the polices of each government department

E) determing the polices of each government department

#27. Neutrality of civil servants implies that they should

A) belong to political parties of their choice

A) belong to political parties of their choice

B) be recruited on the basis of merit

B) be recruited on the basis of merit

C) serve any government loyally

C) serve any government loyally

D) be appointed on permanent basis

D) be appointed on permanent basis

E) not be liable to blame or praise for their actionsNeutrality of civil servants implies that they should

E) not be liable to blame or praise for their actionsNeutrality of civil servants implies that they should

#28. One of the features of Local Government Reforms of 1976 in Nigeria is the

A) reduction of financial aids to local governments

A) reduction of financial aids to local governments

B) establishment of local government police

B) establishment of local government police

C) establishment of traditional institutions in each local govements

C) establishment of traditional institutions in each local govements

D) introduction of full-time chairmen and supervisory councillors

D) introduction of full-time chairmen and supervisory councillors

E) re-introduction of divisional councils

E) re-introduction of divisional councils

#29. Membership of pressure groups is usually limited because they

A) pursue specific and narrow objectives

A) pursue specific and narrow objectives

B) seek unlimited freedom their members

B) seek unlimited freedom their members

C) promote other people's interests

C) promote other people's interests

D) are not patriotic

D) are not patriotic

E) have dictatoral leaders

E) have dictatoral leaders

#30. For an Electoral Commission to conduct a free and fair election, it must be

A) controlled by the government

A) controlled by the government

B) funded by only one of the political parties

B) funded by only one of the political parties

C) an importial and independent body

C) an importial and independent body

D) supervised by a governmnet agency

D) supervised by a governmnet agency

E) headed by a Justice of the Supreme Court

E) headed by a Justice of the Supreme Court

#31. An electoral college refers to

A) training school for electoral officers

A) training school for electoral officers

B) medium of indiect election

B) medium of indiect election

C) means of educating the electorate

C) means of educating the electorate

D) place where public opinion is formed

D) place where public opinion is formed

E) process by which party leaders acquire knowledge

E) process by which party leaders acquire knowledge

#32. An indirect election takes place when

A) election is conducted for seats in the legislature

A) election is conducted for seats in the legislature

B) voting is by proxy

B) voting is by proxy

C) election result is decided by the Judiciary

C) election result is decided by the Judiciary

D) elected representatives vote on behlf of the electorate

D) elected representatives vote on behlf of the electorate

E) there is rigging of elections

E) there is rigging of elections

#33. A bye-election is conducted when

A) the Parliament is dissovled

A) the Parliament is dissovled

B) the Chief Justice resigns or dies

B) the Chief Justice resigns or dies

C) a Minister resigns

C) a Minister resigns

D) the military takes over government

D) the military takes over government

E) some vacant seats exist in Parliament

E) some vacant seats exist in Parliament

#34. The ultimate aim of political party is

A) influence governmnet policeies

A) influence governmnet policeies

B) gain control of government

B) gain control of government

C) seek to discredit the government

C) seek to discredit the government

D) provide for the welfare of its members

D) provide for the welfare of its members

E) make government more effective

E) make government more effective

#35. Political parties mobilize the support of the electorate by

A) promoting violence

A) promoting violence

B) campaigning

B) campaigning

C) rigging elections

C) rigging elections

D) encouraging coup d'etats

D) encouraging coup d'etats

E) making laws

E) making laws

#36. Which of the following will produce a weak government

A) Coalition

A) Coalition

B) Two-Party system

B) Two-Party system

C) General elections

C) General elections

D) Presidential

D) Presidential

E) Military

E) Military

#37. The main objective of pressure group is to

A) fund election campaigns

A) fund election campaigns

B) change the government by violent means

B) change the government by violent means

C) influence government policies

C) influence government policies

D) change the mainfestos of all political parties

D) change the mainfestos of all political parties

E) from the government

E) from the government

#38. Lobbying mainly involves the application of pressure on

A) people in commerce through monetyary gifts

A) people in commerce through monetyary gifts

B) legislators through material gifts

B) legislators through material gifts

C) people in government throught persasive arguments

C) people in government throught persasive arguments

D) legislator by intimidation and blackmail

D) legislator by intimidation and blackmail

E) trade unions offer of gift

E) trade unions offer of gift

#39. Impeachment as an instrument of check on the Executive is useful mainly in a

A) federal system

A) federal system

B) cabinet system

B) cabinet system

C) unitary system

C) unitary system

D) presidential system

D) presidential system

E) republican system

E) republican system

#40. Fundamental human rights are entrenched in the Constitution of a state in order to

A) encourage unlimited freedom

A) encourage unlimited freedom

B) enable the courts to punish offenders

B) enable the courts to punish offenders

C) restrict the liberty of citizens

C) restrict the liberty of citizens

D) make the government popular

D) make the government popular

E) guarantee the liberty of citizens

E) guarantee the liberty of citizens

#41. An alien could become a legal member of a state by

A) migration

A) migration

B) employment

B) employment

C) naturalization

C) naturalization

D) socialization

D) socialization

E) conversion

E) conversion

#42. A Nigerian may lose his Citizenship if he

A) is convicted for a criminal offence

A) is convicted for a criminal offence

B) renounces it in exchange for another

B) renounces it in exchange for another

C) loses his international passport

C) loses his international passport

D) is deported from a foreign country

D) is deported from a foreign country

E) fails to pay his taxes

E) fails to pay his taxes

#43. Tow -Party system implies that the only two parties

A) exist in the country

A) exist in the country

B) can contest elections

B) can contest elections

C) can from a coalition

C) can from a coalition

D) can register members

D) can register members

E) are capable of caputuring power

E) are capable of caputuring power

#44. Which of the following comprises the President, the Ministers, the Civil Servants and the Police? The

A) Armed Forces

A) Armed Forces

B) Judiciary

B) Judiciary

C) Legislature

C) Legislature

D) Exective

D) Exective

E) Council of States

E) Council of States

#45. A constitution can be defined as

A) the rules guiding parliamentary procedures

A) the rules guiding parliamentary procedures

B) a legal document to guide judges

B) a legal document to guide judges

C) the constituent elements of a contractual agreement

C) the constituent elements of a contractual agreement

D) all written laws of a state

D) all written laws of a state

E) the rules guiding the affairs of an institution of society

E) the rules guiding the affairs of an institution of society

#46. The constitution of federal system is usually

A) written and rigid

A) written and rigid

B) superior in content

B) superior in content

C) difficult to understand

C) difficult to understand

D) for the use of the federal government only

D) for the use of the federal government only

E) suspended for a general elections

E) suspended for a general elections

#47. Constitutionalism emphasizes that those who govern the state should do so according to

A) their whims and caprices

A) their whims and caprices

B) laid-down rules of public beviour

B) laid-down rules of public beviour

C) the direction of judges

C) the direction of judges

D) the dictates of their egos

D) the dictates of their egos

E) dictates of their critics

E) dictates of their critics

#48. One of features of a unitary state is that

A) a two party system is usually entrenched in the constitution

A) a two party system is usually entrenched in the constitution

B) members of Parliament are selected

B) members of Parliament are selected

C) power is shared among all levels of governmnet

C) power is shared among all levels of governmnet

D) the cilvil service is supreme

D) the cilvil service is supreme

E) the constituion is flexible

E) the constituion is flexible

#49. The idea of separation of powers as a political concept was developed by

A) Louis Mostesquieu

A) Louis Mostesquieu

B) A.V Dicey

B) A.V Dicey

C) Thomas Hobbes

C) Thomas Hobbes

D) Kar Marx

D) Kar Marx

E) Jean Bodin

E) Jean Bodin

#50. Fascist movement has its origin in

A) Germany

A) Germany

B) Italy

B) Italy

C) Spain

C) Spain

D) The defunct Soviet Union

D) The defunct Soviet Union

E) Japan

E) Japan

#51. Which of the following factors enhances the operation of the Rule of Law?

A) Well-equipped police force

A) Well-equipped police force

B) Establishment of modern press

B) Establishment of modern press

C) Independent judiciary

C) Independent judiciary

D) Enlightened citizens

D) Enlightened citizens

E) Respect for the leaders

E) Respect for the leaders

#52. An important reason for granting the Judiciary the power of Judicial Review is to enable it to

A) uphold the surpremacy of the Constitution

A) uphold the surpremacy of the Constitution

B) promote freedom of the press

B) promote freedom of the press

C) elevate the Judiciary above the other organs

C) elevate the Judiciary above the other organs

D) demonstrate the independence of the Judiciary

D) demonstrate the independence of the Judiciary

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