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.

966.

A common language is one of the attributes of a

A.

government

B.

society

C.

nation

D.

state

Correct answer is C

A nation is a stable community of people, formed on the basis of a common language, territory, history, ethnicity, or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture. A nation is distinct from a people, and is more abstract, and more overtly political, than an ethnic group. It is a cultural-political community that has become conscious of its autonomy, unity, and particular interests

A society is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same geographical or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Societies are characterized by patterns of relationships (social relations) between individuals who share a distinctive culture and institutions; a given society may be described as the sum total of such relationships among its constituent of members. In the social sciences, a larger society often exhibits stratification or dominance patterns in subgroups.

State. As a noun, a people permanently occupying a fixed territory bound together by common habits and custom into one body politic exercising, through the medium of an organized government, independent sovereignty and control over all persons and things within its boundaries, capable of making war and peace and of entering into international

A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, often a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a means by which organizational policies are enforced, as well as a mechanism for determining policy. Each government has a kind of constitution, a statement of its governing principles and philosophy

967.

The subordinate class of people in the social hierarchy of a feudal system is the

A.

lords

B.

vassals

C.

nobles

D.

armed forces

Correct answer is B

A vassal is a person regarded as having a mutual obligation to a lord or monarch, in the context of the feudal system in medieval Europe. The obligations often included military support by knights in exchange for certain privileges, usually including land held as a tenant or fief.

968.

Which of the following countries practised totalitarian system of government before the Second World War?

A.

Britain and France

B.

Germany and Italy

C.

The United States and Canada

D.

Turkey and India

Correct answer is B

Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy practiced totalitarian

969.

Totalitarianism implies the control of government by

A.

coalition parties

B.

parties in succession

C.

a few elite

D.

a dictator

Correct answer is D

Totalitarianism is a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.

970.

Fascism can best be defined as the

A.

government of a state controlled by a multi-party

B.

system of governmnet controlled by the armed forces

C.

existence of a single party dictatorship with a life president

D.

existence of an elected president for a fixed term

Correct answer is C

Fascism is a form of far-right, authoritarian ultranationalism characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition, as well as strong regimentation of society and of the economy which came to prominence in early 20th-century Europe.