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.

1,331.

Provision of political education through rallies and newspapers is a function of _________

A.

political parties

B.

pressure groups

C.

educated elite

D.

the clergy

Correct answer is A

Functions of political parties

  • Mobilize Voters. 
  • Facilitate Governance. 
  • Monitor the Opposing Party in Power.
  • Nominate candidates,
  • raise and spend campaign funds
  • register voters
  • simplify decisions for voters
  • unify diverse interest
  • act as moderating influence on government
  • reduce diffusion of power in government provide patronage
  • inform public through party platforms
  • Agents of political socialization

1,332.

Government is defined as an agency established to manage the affairs of _________

A.

rulers

B.

foreigners

C.

the state

D.

all workers

Correct answer is C

Government is the group of people with the authority to govern a country or state

1,333.

Which of the following is not a method used by pressure groups to achieve their objectives?

A.

Employing lobbyists

B.

Embarking on demonstrations

C.

Embarking on strikes and boycotts

D.

Contesting for political positions

Correct answer is D

The following are some of the methods used by pressure groups to achieve their objectives

  • Demonstration /Protes
  • Work-to rule
  • Strike
  • Boycott 
  • Special Publication 
  • Debates and symposia/workshop
  • Propaganda /Letters to the Press
  • Lobbying
  • Presentation of gift
  • Alliance With political parties and candidates who are perceived to be sumpathelic to their cause.  
  • Sending a delegation
  • Ultimatum

1,334.

The theory of separation of powers was propounded by ________

A.

A. V Dicey

B.

Max Weber

C.

Charles Montesquieu

D.

Gabriel Almond

Correct answer is C

This doctrine signifies the fact that one person or body of persons should not exercise all the three powers of the government. The theory of Doctrine of Separation of Power was first propounded by Montesquieu, a French scholar in and 1747 published in his book 'Espirit des Louis' (The spirit of the laws).

1,335.

Policy of assimilation was successfully operated by the French in

A.

Lome

B.

Goree

C.

Bamako

D.

Abidjan

Correct answer is A

Assimilation (French colonialism) Assimilation was one ideological basis ofFrench colonial policy in the 19th and 20th centuries. In contrast with British imperialpolicy, the French taught their subjects that, by adopting French language and culture, they could eventually become French. It was succesful in lome