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.

971.

Government can be made responsible and accountable to its citizens through the following methods except

A.

periodic change of government

B.

demonstration

C.

political education

D.

public opinion

Correct answer is B

Governments are held accountable if citizens can punish and/or reward the government to influence it to pursue the best interests of citizens. Demonstration can lead to violence causing loss of lives and properties. It isn't a reasonable way of holding one's government responsible and accountable 

972.

Nazism was practised in

A.

Britain under Churchill

B.

the United States under Woodrow Wilson

C.

Germany under Adolf Hitler

D.

Spain under General Franco

Correct answer is C

National Socialism was practiced in Germany more commonly known as Nazism. It is the ideology and practices associated with the Nazi Party—officially the National Socialist German Workers' Party—in Nazi Germany

973.

Government as a process or art of governing means

A.

voting at general elections

B.

orders of the judiciary and police

C.

activities of political parties and pressure groups

D.

activities for making and enforcing laws in a state

Correct answer is D

Government As A Process Or The Art Of Governing. Government is referred to as an art of governing because it is a body vested with the supreme power of the affairs of a state. A government is vested with the power of maintaining peace and security by putting in place machinery for that purpose.

974.

The use of veto power in the United Nations Organization (UNO) is only exercised by the

A.

Economic and Social Council

B.

International Court of Justice

C.

Trusteeship Council

D.

Security Council

Correct answer is D

The United Nations Security Council has 15 members, but only its five permanent members - the United States, the United Kingdom, France, China and Russia - hold the power to impose a veto on the council's resolutions.

975.

A representative of one country in another within the Commonwealth of Nations is called

A.

High Commissioner

B.

Attache

C.

Foreign Minister

D.

Consul

Correct answer is A

High Commissioner A chief representative of the government of one country who is assigned to an ambassadorial post in another country