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.

2,206.

ECOMOG at the initial stage of its intervention in Liberia was perceived as

A.

Neutral

B.

Incompetent

C.

Partisan

D.

Invaders

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,207.

One of the programmes binding members of the Commonwealth is the

A.

Food and aid programme

B.

Cultural programme

C.

Agenda for peace

D.

Scholarship scheme

Correct answer is C

An Agenda for Peace: Preventive diplomacy, peacemaking and peace-keeping, more commonly known simply as An Agenda for Peace, is a report written for the United Nations by Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali in 1992. In it, Boutros-Ghali responds to a request by the UN Security Council for an "analysis and recommendations" to strengthen peacemaking and peace-keeping. The document outlines the way Boutros-Ghali felt the UN should respond to conflict in the post-Cold War world.

2,208.

The country that championed decolonization in Africa was

A.

Nigeria

B.

South Africa

C.

Ghana

D.

Kenya

Correct answer is C

The decolonisation of Africa took place in the mid-to-late 1950s and 1960s, with sudden and radical regime changes on the continent as colonial governments made the transition to independent states; this was often quite unorganized and marred with violence and political turmoil.

On 6 March 1957, Ghana (formerly the Gold Coast) became the first sub-Saharan African country to gain its independence from European colonization.

2,209.

A major objective of the public Complaints Commission is

A.

Training and promotion of public servants

B.

Settlement of disputes among individuals

C.

Addressing the grievances of individuals and groups

D.

Fighting corruption and indiscipline

Correct answer is C

The commission's mission statement reads thus;

MISSION. To promote an effective and efficient service that is responsible and responsive to the needs of the citizenry through investigation and resolution of complaints against federal, state, local governments, public corporations and private sector organisations and their officials.

2,210.

The major factor militating against the efficient operation of electoral commissions in Nigeria is

A.

Inadequate public support

B.

Population size

C.

Inadequate skilled manpower

D.

Excessive political interference

Correct answer is D

In this regard all elected officers ranging from the Presidency, the Governors to the Local Government Chairmen should step down before the general election is conducted, this due to the fact that, such officials have influence over the election in their respective domain, they have the power to hijack the electioneering materials thereby dictating the area where ballot boxes would be  sent to and not to be sent, in the past election most pulling boot did not receive election material because of fear of losing the area, while the passive area of their victory will be well furnished with electoral materials. This is done right from the inception of taking statistics of eligible voters in the area to the time of registration through the period of the election proper, base on this points raised, I suggest that all elected officials should step aside three months or at most two mouths to the period of the general election. This will also go along way in solving the problem of intimidating any resident electoral commissioner from doing a thorough job thereby conducting a free and fair election.