Government questions and answers

Government Questions and Answers

Prepare for your JAMB, WAEC, NECO, and Post UTME exams with these Government past questions and answers.

946.

Residing in an area for a specified period of years is one of the basic conditions to acquire citizenship through

A.

marriage

B.

honour

C.

naturalization

D.

birth

Correct answer is C

Naturalization is the legal act or process by which a non-citizen of a country may acquire citizenship or nationality of that country. It may be done automatically by a statute, i.e., without any effort on the part of the individual, or it may involve an application or a motion and approval by legal authorities.

947.

Citizenship can be acquired through

A.

renouncement

B.

repudiation

C.

birth

D.

reference

Correct answer is C

 If one or both of a person's parents are citizens of a given state, then the person may have the right to be a citizen of that state as well.

948.

A system whereby there is only one legislative chamber parliament is referred to as

A.

unicameral legislature

B.

confederal legislature

C.

monarchical legislature

D.

bi-cameral legislature

Correct answer is A

In government, unicameralism is the practice of having one legislative or parliamentary chamber. Thus, a unicameral parliament or unicameral legislature is a legislature which consists of one chamber or house.

949.

The implementation of government policies is carried out by the

A.

Legislature

B.

Judiciary

C.

Ombudsman

D.

Executive

Correct answer is D

The executive arm of government is responsible for the formulation and implementation of government policies

950.

The head of the judicial arm of government is known as

A.

Chief Justice

B.

Attorney-General

C.

a judge

D.

an advocate

Correct answer is A

The Chief Justice is the head of the judicial arm of the government, and presides over the country's Supreme Court