Government Past Questions v5 (JAMB/WAEC/NECO)

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Government Past Questions v5 (JAMB/WAEC/NECO)

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#1. The main function of the Legislative Council in British Colonial West Africa was to Options

A) advise the Governor on policy

A) advise the Governor on policy

B) make the law

B) make the law

C) execute the law

C) execute the law

D) interpret the law

D) interpret the law

E) act as a disciplinary body for the civil servants

E) act as a disciplinary body for the civil servants

#2. The judicial organ of the United Nations is the Options

A) Security council

A) Security council

B) Trusteeship council

B) Trusteeship council

C) International court of justice

C) International court of justice

D) General Assembly

D) General Assembly

E) European court

E) European court

#3. Which of the following countries has the right to veto the decision of the Security Council Options

A) Australia

A) Australia

B) Switzerland

B) Switzerland

C) China

C) China

D) Canada

D) Canada

E) Japan

E) Japan

#4. The primary function of the Economic and social council of the UN is to Options

A) improve thw social relationship between the USA and the Soviet Union

A) improve thw social relationship between the USA and the Soviet Union

B) maintain world peace and security

B) maintain world peace and security

C) assist in the development of member states

C) assist in the development of member states

D) lift customs barriers betwen petroleum producing and non-petroleum producing countries

D) lift customs barriers betwen petroleum producing and non-petroleum producing countries

E) encourage trade between Third World and European countries

E) encourage trade between Third World and European countries

#5. Which of the following countries voted 'no' in the referendum conducted by france in 1958? Options

A) Ivory Coast

A) Ivory Coast

B) Togo

B) Togo

C) Cameroon

C) Cameroon

D) Republic of Benin

D) Republic of Benin

E) Guinea

E) Guinea

#6. Where is the administrative headquarters of ECOWAS? Options

A) Lome

A) Lome

B) Accra

B) Accra

C) Abidjan

C) Abidjan

D) Abuja

D) Abuja

E) Cotonou

E) Cotonou

#7. Under the 1979 Nigerian Constitution, State Electoral Commissions are to conduct Options

A) gubernatorial election

A) gubernatorial election

B) elections into state Houses of Assembly

B) elections into state Houses of Assembly

C) Local government elections

C) Local government elections

D) all elections

D) all elections

E) Presidential elections

E) Presidential elections

#8. The body whose responsibility it is to recruit the senior staff of local government councils in Nigeria is the Options

A) Public Service Commission

A) Public Service Commission

B) State Ministry of Local Governmnet

B) State Ministry of Local Governmnet

C) Emirate or Council of Chiefs

C) Emirate or Council of Chiefs

D) President

D) President

E) Local Government Council

E) Local Government Council

#9. The Richards Constitution in Nigeria provided for the Options

A) unofficial majority in the Legislative Council

A) unofficial majority in the Legislative Council

B) appointment of Nigerians as Chief Judges

B) appointment of Nigerians as Chief Judges

C) House of Chiefs in the Western Region

C) House of Chiefs in the Western Region

D) House of Chiefs in the Eastern Region

D) House of Chiefs in the Eastern Region

E) banning of the Trade Union Movement

E) banning of the Trade Union Movement

#10. Ghana was led into independence by Options

A) Dr J.B Danquah

A) Dr J.B Danquah

B) Dr Kwame Nkrumah

B) Dr Kwame Nkrumah

C) Dr K.A Busia

C) Dr K.A Busia

D) Mr.Akuffo Addo

D) Mr.Akuffo Addo

E) Mr. Krobo Edusei

E) Mr. Krobo Edusei

#11. Which of the parties listed below was founded by Herbert Macaulay in 1923? Options

A) The Nigerian Youth Movement

A) The Nigerian Youth Movement

B) The Action Group

B) The Action Group

C) The Northern People's Congress

C) The Northern People's Congress

D) The Nigerian National Democratic Party

D) The Nigerian National Democratic Party

E) The National Council of Nigerian Citizens

E) The National Council of Nigerian Citizens

#12. In which of the following institutions does the 1979 Constitution of Nigerian provide for the representation of traditional rulers? Options

A) The Senate

A) The Senate

B) National House of Chiefs

B) National House of Chiefs

C) The Population Bureau

C) The Population Bureau

D) Council of States

D) Council of States

E) National Economic Council

E) National Economic Council

#13. The Economic Commission for Africa is an agency of Options

A) ECOWAS

A) ECOWAS

B) the OCAM

B) the OCAM

C) the Commonwealth

C) the Commonwealth

D) the OAU

D) the OAU

E) the United Nations

E) the United Nations

#14. One of the earliest political institutions set up in the colonial period to allow for local participation in politics was the Options

A) Supreme Military Council

A) Supreme Military Council

B) Legislative Council

B) Legislative Council

C) Federal Executive Council

C) Federal Executive Council

D) Willink's Commission

D) Willink's Commission

E) Public Service Commission

E) Public Service Commission

#15. The organization of African Unty was set up in Options

A) 1960

A) 1960

B) 1957

B) 1957

C) 1963

C) 1963

D) 1975

D) 1975

E) 1979

E) 1979

#16. The Nigeria 1979 Constitution gives the right to vote to Options

A) every resident alien in Nigeria

A) every resident alien in Nigeria

B) every Nigerian child

B) every Nigerian child

C) all secondary school children

C) all secondary school children

D) all Nigerians below the age of seventeen

D) all Nigerians below the age of seventeen

E) all Nigerians of eighteen years and above

E) all Nigerians of eighteen years and above

#17. The Nigeria 1981 Revenue Allocation Act entitled the local governments to? Options

A) 20 percent

A) 20 percent

B) 12 percent

B) 12 percent

C) 31 percent

C) 31 percent

D) 58.5 percent

D) 58.5 percent

E) 10 percent

E) 10 percent

#18. The Nigeria Federal Legislature is Options

A) bicameral

A) bicameral

B) Unicameral

B) Unicameral

C) called the House of Assembly

C) called the House of Assembly

D) Called the House of Representatives

D) Called the House of Representatives

E) the Senate

E) the Senate

#19. The OAU was founded to Options

A) effect an immediate politicical union of African States

A) effect an immediate politicical union of African States

B) end colonialism in Africa bt 1970

B) end colonialism in Africa bt 1970

C) promote the unity and solidarity of African states

C) promote the unity and solidarity of African states

D) create a common market in sub-Saharan Africa

D) create a common market in sub-Saharan Africa

E) prevent other regional groups from being set up in Africa

E) prevent other regional groups from being set up in Africa

#20. Under the present local government system in Nigeria, local councils get the bulk their finances from Options

A) rates and taxes

A) rates and taxes

B) state governments

B) state governments

C) the federal government

C) the federal government

D) self-help schemes

D) self-help schemes

E) fines and penalties by the courts

E) fines and penalties by the courts

#21. The United Nations Organization was founded to Options

A) end the Second World War

A) end the Second World War

B) end the Nigerian Civil War

B) end the Nigerian Civil War

C) promote World peace

C) promote World peace

D) Co-ordinate the activities of all its members

D) Co-ordinate the activities of all its members

E) co-ordinate the activities of regional organizations

E) co-ordinate the activities of regional organizations

#22. Before it became effective, the 1979 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was finally approved by Options

A) The Nigeria Labour Congress

A) The Nigeria Labour Congress

B) the National Assembly

B) the National Assembly

C) the Supreme Military Council

C) the Supreme Military Council

D) a referendum

D) a referendum

E) all adult voters in Nigeria

E) all adult voters in Nigeria

#23. Bye-laws are usually made and enforced by Options

A) state governments

A) state governments

B) trade union

B) trade union

C) local authorities

C) local authorities

D) the Chief Inspector of police

D) the Chief Inspector of police

E) the Senate

E) the Senate

#24. The idea of putting everyone under two levels of government at the same time is called Options

A) dual policy

A) dual policy

B) dual mandate

B) dual mandate

C) dual citizenship

C) dual citizenship

D) federalism

D) federalism

E) nationalism

E) nationalism

#25. One of the fundamental features of capitalism is Options

A) that the major factors of production are privately owned

A) that the major factors of production are privately owned

B) the predominance of the public sector in the economy

B) the predominance of the public sector in the economy

C) the elimination of all forms of competition

C) the elimination of all forms of competition

D) the rule of the few

D) the rule of the few

E) the enternchment of social rights

E) the enternchment of social rights

#26. A Federal system of government is the one in which Options

A) power is concentrated in the hands of one of the governments

A) power is concentrated in the hands of one of the governments

B) Subordinate units of government exercise sovereign power

B) Subordinate units of government exercise sovereign power

C) the state governors can sue the central government

C) the state governors can sue the central government

D) power is shared between the central government and local governments

D) power is shared between the central government and local governments

E) power is shared between the central and state governments

E) power is shared between the central and state governments

#27. The membership of pressure groups is limited because they Options

A) pursue specific andd narrow objectives

A) pursue specific andd narrow objectives

B) are mainly concerned with public interests

B) are mainly concerned with public interests

C) promote other people's interests

C) promote other people's interests

D) are not friendly

D) are not friendly

E) are not patriotic

E) are not patriotic

#28. A constituency is the same as Options

A) a local government area

A) a local government area

B) a region in a federal system of government

B) a region in a federal system of government

C) an electoral district

C) an electoral district

D) any large town where people vote

D) any large town where people vote

E) the ward

E) the ward

#29. In the British parliamentary system, if parliament passes a vote of no confidence on the government, the Prime Minister Options

A) must change some ministers

A) must change some ministers

B) can ask the Queen to resign

B) can ask the Queen to resign

C) can dismiss some top civil servants

C) can dismiss some top civil servants

D) and his cabinet may feel obliged to resign

D) and his cabinet may feel obliged to resign

E) can Dissolve the opposition party

E) can Dissolve the opposition party

#30. An unwritten constitution is the one where Options

A) no part of the constitution is ever written down

A) no part of the constitution is ever written down

B) the whole constitution is not contained in any one document

B) the whole constitution is not contained in any one document

C) the constitution is based on the wishes of the prime minister

C) the constitution is based on the wishes of the prime minister

D) the constitution can be amended by a simple majority

D) the constitution can be amended by a simple majority

#31. A body of people and institutions that make and enforce laws for a particular society is called Options

A) government

A) government

B) dictatorship

B) dictatorship

C) anarchy

C) anarchy

D) totalitariansim

D) totalitariansim

E) democracy

E) democracy

#32. All of the following term is different from the others? Options

A) totalitarianism

A) totalitarianism

B) fascism

B) fascism

C) dictatorship

C) dictatorship

D) authoritarianism

D) authoritarianism

E) constitutionalism

E) constitutionalism

#33. Anonymity of the civil servant means that civil servants must Options

A) serve any government impartially

A) serve any government impartially

B) be politically neutral

B) be politically neutral

C) have job security

C) have job security

D) avoid nepotism and favouritism

D) avoid nepotism and favouritism

E) not receive the credit or blame for any good or bad policy

E) not receive the credit or blame for any good or bad policy

#34. A court order directing a detainee to be brought to court is called Options

A) referendum

A) referendum

B) summons

B) summons

C) injunction

C) injunction

D) habeas corpus

D) habeas corpus

E) prerogative

E) prerogative

#35. To say that a country has a multi-party system means that Options

A) there are only two political parties in existence

A) there are only two political parties in existence

B) only two parties can contest elections

B) only two parties can contest elections

C) the constitution recognizes more than one party

C) the constitution recognizes more than one party

D) more than one party should from the government at a time

D) more than one party should from the government at a time

E) manifestos of all political parties are the same

E) manifestos of all political parties are the same

#36. Pressure groups are important because they Options

A) enjoy publicity

A) enjoy publicity

B) manage political crisis for the their members

B) manage political crisis for the their members

C) sponsor candidates for election

C) sponsor candidates for election

D) represent groups who may otherwise be ignored

D) represent groups who may otherwise be ignored

E) are not interested in the welfare of the state

E) are not interested in the welfare of the state

#37. The purpose of registration before elections is to Options

A) know the total population of a country

A) know the total population of a country

B) know the names of all taxable adults

B) know the names of all taxable adults

C) know the number of people that support each political party

C) know the number of people that support each political party

D) Guard against fraud at elections

D) Guard against fraud at elections

E) identify citizens and non-citizens of a state

E) identify citizens and non-citizens of a state

#38. In a parliamentary system of government the head of government is usually Options

A) the head of state

A) the head of state

B) selected from the upper chamber

B) selected from the upper chamber

C) a graduate of a university

C) a graduate of a university

D) the prime minister

D) the prime minister

E) elected by the whole country

E) elected by the whole country

#39. The idea of democracy as a system of government was inherited from Options

A) the USA

A) the USA

B) Italy

B) Italy

C) England

C) England

D) Greece

D) Greece

E) China

E) China

#40. We say that a constitution is rigid if Options

A) the sources are too many

A) the sources are too many

B) the constitution is foreign

B) the constitution is foreign

C) it has no chapter on human rights

C) it has no chapter on human rights

D) the provisions are too detailed

D) the provisions are too detailed

E) the process of changing it is too cumbersome

E) the process of changing it is too cumbersome

#41. Universal Suffrage means Options

A) Adult participation in politics

A) Adult participation in politics

B) giving voting right to wemen above the age of 21

B) giving voting right to wemen above the age of 21

C) property ownership

C) property ownership

D) citizens who understand why they vote

D) citizens who understand why they vote

E) the right of qualified adults to vote

E) the right of qualified adults to vote

#42. In the Parliamentary System of government executive powers are vested in Options

A) The President

A) The President

B) Parliament

B) Parliament

C) the Party in government

C) the Party in government

D) the Cabinet

D) the Cabinet

E) a few powerful men in the country

E) a few powerful men in the country

#43. In a federal system, powers that are allocated to both Central and State governments are called Options

A) Exclusive

A) Exclusive

B) Concurrent

B) Concurrent

C) Arbitary

C) Arbitary

D) Copyrights

D) Copyrights

E) Residual

E) Residual

#44. In a democracy, political power is exercised by Options

A) the majority

A) the majority

B) the literate public

B) the literate public

C) the few wealthy

C) the few wealthy

D) one person

D) one person

E) the monarchy

E) the monarchy

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