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.
Only elected representatives
Political office holders
Employees of public corporations
All civil servants
Correct answer is B
Monitoring the accruals to and disbursement of revenue from the Federal Account and reviewing, from time to time, the revenue allocation formulae to ensure conformity with changing realities
Under Nigeria's Second Republic, the Senate was under the leadership of
J.S. Tarka
Joseph Wayas
Godwin Ume-Ezeoke
John Wash Pam
Correct answer is B
When General Olusegun Obasanjo terminated military rule in 1979, Joseph Wayas was elected to the Senate on the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) platform and appointed Senate President.
House of Assembly
National Economic Council
Federal Legislature
Council of State
Correct answer is C
The 1979 constitution empowered the National Assembly to determine what proportion of the federation account and a state's revenue should be allocated to local governments.
One of the functions of pressure groups is to
Nominate the president
Prepare the budget
Articulate the opinion of their members
Contest elections to serve the people
Correct answer is C
Pressure groups are a vital link between the government and the governed. They keep governments more responsive to the wishes of the community, especially in between elections.
. Pressure groups are able to express the views of minority groups in the community who might not otherwise receive a hearing.
A political party is different from a pressure group in its
Objective
Organization
Strategy
Source of finance
Correct answer is A
pressure groups differ from political parties in two main ways: • A pressure group usually has a narrow program dealing only with its own particular interests, while a political party usually deals with a wide range of issues. Their objectives are different