Government Past Questions v6 (JAMB/WAEC/NECO)

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Government Past Questions v6 (JAMB/WAEC/NECO)

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

A) OAU

A) OAU

B) ECOWAS

B) ECOWAS

C) OPEC

C) OPEC

D) UNO

D) UNO

E) NATO

E) NATO

#2. The Independence Constitution Options

A) provided for republican status for the country

A) provided for republican status for the country

B) created a unitary state

B) created a unitary state

C) was negotiated by Nigerians

C) was negotiated by Nigerians

D) was imposed on Nigerians by the British

D) was imposed on Nigerians by the British

E) introduced the military into Nigerian politics

E) introduced the military into Nigerian politics

#3. The 1979 Nigeria Constitution provides for presidential elections every Options

A) four years

A) four years

B) eight years

B) eight years

C) time the military hands over the reins of government

C) time the military hands over the reins of government

D) time the incumbent is impeached or dies

D) time the incumbent is impeached or dies

E) time the Vice-President is impeached

E) time the Vice-President is impeached

#4. In Nigeria, the institution that preserves civil liberty is the Options

A) Public Complaints Commission

A) Public Complaints Commission

B) Federal Electoral Commission

B) Federal Electoral Commission

C) Law Courts

C) Law Courts

D) National Security Organisation

D) National Security Organisation

E) Police Commission

E) Police Commission

#5. Nigeria became a federation under the new constitution of 1954 because the constitution Options

A) provided for equal representation between the North and the South

A) provided for equal representation between the North and the South

B) created the post of a prime minister

B) created the post of a prime minister

C) provided for a division of members of parliament

C) provided for a division of members of parliament

D) provided for division of functions between the centre and component units

D) provided for division of functions between the centre and component units

E) abolished te practice of nominating some members of parliament

E) abolished te practice of nominating some members of parliament

#6. The ECOWAS treaty was signed in 1975 in Options

A) Accra

A) Accra

B) Banjul

B) Banjul

C) Freetown

C) Freetown

D) Abidjan

D) Abidjan

E) Lagos

E) Lagos

#7. Which of these was NOT a demand of the nationalist movements in Nigeria? Options

A) Promotion of Africans to senior service positions

A) Promotion of Africans to senior service positions

B) Increased Africans representation in the legislative assemblies

B) Increased Africans representation in the legislative assemblies

C) Improved conditions of service and salaries for Africans

C) Improved conditions of service and salaries for Africans

D) Withdrawal of military bases from Africa

D) Withdrawal of military bases from Africa

E) Reduction of the dictatorship of colonial officers

E) Reduction of the dictatorship of colonial officers

#8. Under the 1979 Nigerian Constitution, each state allowed to elect Options

A) two senators

A) two senators

B) five senators

B) five senators

C) as many senators as the state can finace

C) as many senators as the state can finace

D) from two to five senators depending on the population of the stae

D) from two to five senators depending on the population of the stae

E) ten senators

E) ten senators

#9. The supreme organ of the UNO is the Options

A) General Assembly

A) General Assembly

B) Security Council

B) Security Council

C) Secretary General

C) Secretary General

D) World Court

D) World Court

E) World Bank

E) World Bank

#10. Local Government Reforms were carried out by the Federal Military Government in Options

A) 1970

A) 1970

B) 1976

B) 1976

C) 1967

C) 1967

D) 1966

D) 1966

E) 1979

E) 1979

#11. Lagos became a Crown Colony in Options

A) 1900

A) 1900

B) 1914

B) 1914

C) 1886

C) 1886

D) 1861

D) 1861

E) 1862

E) 1862

#12. Nigerian elites agitated against colonial rule Options

A) by guerrilla warfare

A) by guerrilla warfare

B) by civil war

B) by civil war

C) through television

C) through television

D) through newspapers

D) through newspapers

E) by bribing colonial governors

E) by bribing colonial governors

#13. A popular principle of colonial administration in British West Africa was Options

A) Association

A) Association

B) Indirect rule

B) Indirect rule

C) Paternalism

C) Paternalism

D) Westernization

D) Westernization

E) Assimilation

E) Assimilation

#14. The three great Nigerian nationalists between 1950 and 1966 were Options

A) Herbert Macaulay, Nnamdi Azikiwe, and Obafemi Awolowo,

A) Herbert Macaulay, Nnamdi Azikiwe, and Obafemi Awolowo,

B) Ahmadu Bello , Nnamdi Azikwe and Theophilus Danjuma

B) Ahmadu Bello , Nnamdi Azikwe and Theophilus Danjuma

C) Obafemi Awolowo , Herbert Macaulay and Ahmadu Belio

C) Obafemi Awolowo , Herbert Macaulay and Ahmadu Belio

D) Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo and Ahmadu Belio

D) Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo and Ahmadu Belio

E) K.O. Mbadiwe, S.L Akintola and Herbert Macaulay

E) K.O. Mbadiwe, S.L Akintola and Herbert Macaulay

#15. The first Governor General of colonial Nigeria was Options

A) Sir Hugh Clifford

A) Sir Hugh Clifford

B) Sir James Robertson

B) Sir James Robertson

C) Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe

C) Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe

D) Sir Ralph Moore

D) Sir Ralph Moore

E) Lord Lugard

E) Lord Lugard

#16. The 1979 Nigeria Constitution is unique because it Options

A) provides for a head of government

A) provides for a head of government

B) introduces the participation of women in politics

B) introduces the participation of women in politics

C) provides for a head of state who is also head of government

C) provides for a head of state who is also head of government

D) provides for a House of Chiefs

D) provides for a House of Chiefs

E) makes all men equal before the law

E) makes all men equal before the law

#17. The transfer of authority to local government council is known as Options

A) demarcation

A) demarcation

B) delegation

B) delegation

C) fusion

C) fusion

D) fragmentation

D) fragmentation

E) devolution

E) devolution

#18. The principle of anonymity of civil servants means that they Options

A) have a career

A) have a career

B) are not the servants of a particular government

B) are not the servants of a particular government

C) are trained for the duties they perform

C) are trained for the duties they perform

D) are not credited or blamed for anything they do

D) are not credited or blamed for anything they do

E) are entitled to pension and gratuity when they retire

E) are entitled to pension and gratuity when they retire

#19. The major advantage of the secret ballot is that Options

A) it is faster than other systems

A) it is faster than other systems

B) nobody can be prevented from voting

B) nobody can be prevented from voting

C) it ensures the anonymity of each voter

C) it ensures the anonymity of each voter

D) losers can ask for another secret vote

D) losers can ask for another secret vote

E) it extends the franchise to all adults

E) it extends the franchise to all adults

#20. In a one party State Options

A) there are no free citizens

A) there are no free citizens

B) communism is banned

B) communism is banned

C) the communist party is the only legal party

C) the communist party is the only legal party

D) the ruling party is the only legal party

D) the ruling party is the only legal party

E) elections to the legislature are held at the party's conferences

E) elections to the legislature are held at the party's conferences

#21. A party system made up of more than two parties may not qualify for the title of multi-party system when Options

A) the country in question has a unitary from of government

A) the country in question has a unitary from of government

B) the country in question has a federal form of government

B) the country in question has a federal form of government

C) the parties are not competitive

C) the parties are not competitive

D) different parties are supported by distinct political interests

D) different parties are supported by distinct political interests

E) the parties have identical structure

E) the parties have identical structure

#22. A proclamation by the Federal Republic of Nigeria Options

A) promotes unity in diversity

A) promotes unity in diversity

B) allows for the dominance of the minority ethnic groups

B) allows for the dominance of the minority ethnic groups

C) concentrates governmental power at one level of government

C) concentrates governmental power at one level of government

D) advances the interest of the rich

D) advances the interest of the rich

E) ensures the dominance of one political party

E) ensures the dominance of one political party

#23. According to Marxist theory, those who own and control the means of production in a capitalist society are Options

A) Explotiters

A) Explotiters

B) Colonialists

B) Colonialists

C) Workers

C) Workers

D) Shareholders

D) Shareholders

E) Bourgeoisie

E) Bourgeoisie

#24. While political parties aim at forming a government, pressure groups aim at Options

A) imposing military rule

A) imposing military rule

B) causing social unrest

B) causing social unrest

C) influenencing governmental decisions

C) influenencing governmental decisions

D) controlling a nations's economy

D) controlling a nations's economy

E) getting all workers to unite

E) getting all workers to unite

#25. When the electorate vote for representatives who in turn vote on their behalf we say it is Options

A) an indirect election

A) an indirect election

B) an unfair election

B) an unfair election

C) a rigged election

C) a rigged election

D) a disputed election

D) a disputed election

E) a biased election

E) a biased election

#26. A totalitarian government is Options

A) government that aspires to control every aspect of a citizens life

A) government that aspires to control every aspect of a citizens life

B) a government of the people by the people, and for the people

B) a government of the people by the people, and for the people

C) a government masses

C) a government masses

D) a weak government

D) a weak government

E) controlled by the rich

E) controlled by the rich

#27. A sovereign state is one Options

A) whose constitution can only be changed by a military government

A) whose constitution can only be changed by a military government

B) where its citizens can speak without fear or favour

B) where its citizens can speak without fear or favour

C) in which sovereignty is invested in the military

C) in which sovereignty is invested in the military

D) whose citizens are free to evade responsibility

D) whose citizens are free to evade responsibility

E) whose government decisions are made independent of foreign interference

E) whose government decisions are made independent of foreign interference

#28. Representative Democracy is best characterized by Options

A) free elections and proper register of voters

A) free elections and proper register of voters

B) proper constitutencies and a real choice of candidates

B) proper constitutencies and a real choice of candidates

C) a politically educated electorate

C) a politically educated electorate

D) representation only for the poor

D) representation only for the poor

E) rule by the interest groups

E) rule by the interest groups

#29. The primary function of a legislature is Options

A) appointing a president

A) appointing a president

B) law making

B) law making

C) vetoing bills

C) vetoing bills

D) monitoring the judiciary

D) monitoring the judiciary

E) re-assigning civil servants

E) re-assigning civil servants

#30. Capitalism is an economic system in which Options

A) the economy of the State is centrally planned and controlled

A) the economy of the State is centrally planned and controlled

B) private persons are permittd to undertake enterprises

B) private persons are permittd to undertake enterprises

C) accumulation of private property is forbidden

C) accumulation of private property is forbidden

D) the means of production are owned and controlled by the state

D) the means of production are owned and controlled by the state

E) all big industries and the land are publicly owned for the common good

E) all big industries and the land are publicly owned for the common good

#31. The process of depriving person of the right of voting is called Options

A) Enfranchisement

A) Enfranchisement

B) Disqualification

B) Disqualification

C) Dismissal

C) Dismissal

D) Prohibition

D) Prohibition

E) Disenfranchisement

E) Disenfranchisement

#32. Bicameralism refers to Options

A) a one chamber legislature

A) a one chamber legislature

B) the process of voting in the legislature

B) the process of voting in the legislature

C) the upper chamber in a legislature

C) the upper chamber in a legislature

D) a two chamber legislature

D) a two chamber legislature

E) legislatures in all sovereign states

E) legislatures in all sovereign states

#33. The principle of, the separation of powers implies that the three main organs of government work Options

A) separately

A) separately

B) independently and co-operatively

B) independently and co-operatively

C) against one another

C) against one another

D) reluctantly and gradually for the executive

D) reluctantly and gradually for the executive

E) together in the interest of other nations

E) together in the interest of other nations

#34. The main function of the judiciary is to Options

A) serve as the watch-dog of the executive

A) serve as the watch-dog of the executive

B) enact laws

B) enact laws

C) execute the laws of the land

C) execute the laws of the land

D) interpret the laws

D) interpret the laws

E) protect the interest of accused persons

E) protect the interest of accused persons

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