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.

1,196.

Party manifesto is important in the following ways except to

A.

evaluate the party

B.

limit choice

C.

attract people

D.

guide the party

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,197.

All the following are sources of revenue of a political party except

A.

payment of dues

B.

donations

C.

custom duties

D.

fund raising

Correct answer is C

Money and gifts-in-kind to a party, payment of dues, fund raisings or its leading members may be offered as incentives. Such donations are the traditional source of funding for all political parties.

1,198.

Which of the following bodies has the right to change the laws of the country? The

A.

Judiciary

B.

Ombudsman

C.

Legislature

D.

Executive

Correct answer is C

The legislature is made up of those who write the laws. it is a is therefore a group of people who vote for new laws or make changes to the old laws.

1,199.

Slander limits a citizen's freedom of

A.

expression

B.

movement

C.

association

D.

religion

Correct answer is A

Slander is the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation. This is part of limitations to freedom of expression including,  libel, obscenity, pornography, sedition, incitement, fighting words, classified information, copyright violation, trade secrets, food labeling etc

1,200.

Statutes are

A.

bills passed by local governments

B.

laws passed by the judiciary

C.

bills passed by the executive

D.

laws passed by the parliament

Correct answer is D

A statute is a written law passed by a legislature on the state or federal level.