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.

31.

All the following are sources of revenue to local government except

A.

rate

B.

motor park and market fees

C.

duties on exportation of local products

D.

court fines and fees

E.

grants

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

32.

In a one-party state

A.

only one party is recognized officially and there is no legal opposition

B.

only one political party wins elections all the time

C.

two or more parties join together after a general election

D.

the government has power to disband other political parties

E.

only one party meets the required conditions of election

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

33.

The background work for the 1979 constitution started with the

A.

establishment of the constitution Drafting Commitee in 1975

B.

institution of a 49-member committee in 1976

C.

publication of the report on the constitution in 1976 by Rotimi Williams

D.

appointment of 230 constituent assembly members in 1976

E.

promulgation of the constitution in 1979

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

34.

Military disengagement from politics involves all the following except

A.

drafting a new constitution

B.

drafting the ban on politics

C.

conduct of a census

D.

conduct of elections

E.

official handing over to an elected government

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

35.

Which of the following does not belong to the exclusive legislature introduced into the Northern Region of Nigeria?

A.

1922 constitution

B.

1946 constitution

C.

1951 constitution

D.

1954 constitution

E.

1960 constitution

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

36.

The problem of the minority groups in Nigeria was first raised in the

A.

1953/54 constitutional conferences

B.

1957/58 constitutional conference

C.

1960 constitution

D.

1979 constitution

E.

1963 constitution

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

37.

Nigeria was formally divided into three regions under the constitution of

A.

1922

B.

1946

C.

1951

D.

1954

E.

1960

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

38.

One of the pioneering figures in the pan-African movement was

A.

Dr. W.E.B. Du-Bois

B.

Dr Kwame Nkrumah

C.

Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe

D.

Siaka Stevens

E.

Herbert Macaulay

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

39.

Parliamentary supremacy implies all the following except that

A.

there is no legal Limitation to the authority of parliament

B.

the sole right of law making belongs to parliament

C.

parliament can extend its own life

D.

only parliament can legislate on public funds

E.

the power of parliamnet is over and above all other powers even that of the people

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

40.

By the 1979 constitution, the president has all the following powers except

A.

signing of bills into law

B.

control of the civil service

C.

preparation and presentation of annual budget

D.

swearing in of a new president

E.

proclamation of a state of emergency

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.