Government Questions and Answers
Prepare for your JAMB, WAEC, NECO, and Post UTME exams with these Government past questions and answers.
Prepare for your JAMB, WAEC, NECO, and Post UTME exams with these Government past questions and answers.
Membership of pressure groups is usually limited because they
pursue specific and narrow objectives
promote other people's interests
do not have dynamic leadership
promote the interest of the government
Correct answer is A
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
An association whose ultimate aim is to influence government policies is known as
civil service
pressure group
political party
public corporation
Correct answer is B
Pressure group is a group that tries to influence government / public policy in the interest of a particular cause.
Which of the following is not a means through which political parties reach the populace?
posters
newspapers
schools
the internet
Correct answer is C
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
Political parties aim at all the following except
contesting elections
forming a government
organizing general elections
educating the electorate politically
Correct answer is C
Party members in each branch suggest ideas for party policies. They help choose, or pre-select, party candidates for local, state and federal elections. They also assist with election campaigns, distribute 'how to vote' cards on Election Day, and help scrutinise the counting of votes.
A political party can contest and win a widely accepted election if it has
the ability to rig election
intolerant attitude to oppositions
a broad-based membership
the support of very wealthy politicians
Correct answer is C
A political party can win a widely accepted election when it has a broad / wide base of members and supporters who will vote for the party during elections.