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.

41.

Which of the following is not a problem of civil service?

A.

Red-tapism

B.

Over-devotion to precedence

C.

improper keeping of records

D.

Poor attitude to government work

E.

Advising political leaders

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

42.

The Aba riot of 1929 was a direct consequence of the

A.

attempt to introduce taxation

B.

introduction of Western education

C.

attempt to make women pay taxes

D.

British religious intolerance

E.

imposition of warrant chiefs on the Aba people

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

43.

The pre-colonial political organization described as acephalous was the

A.

Hausa-Fulani emirate system

B.

Igbo political organization

C.

Yoruba political organisation

D.

pre-colonial Bini system

E.

pre-colonial Ashanti system

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

44.

The equivalent of the modern-day prime minister under the Hausa-Fulani pre-colonial system was the

A.

Alkali

B.

Waziri

C.

Dogari

D.

Galadima

E.

Madawaki

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

45.

In the pre-colonial political system of the Yoroba, the traditional ruler had

A.

legislative and executive powers

B.

legislative and judicial powers

C.

executive power only

D.

legislative, executive and judicial powers

E.

law making powers only

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

46.

The mechanism used to limit a parliamentary debate is known as

A.

guillotine

B.

prerogative

C.

abrogation

D.

adjournment

E.

dissolution

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

47.

Which of the following is not a specialized agency of the United Nations Organization?

A.

Food and Agriculture Organization

B.

international Labour Organization

C.

International Monetary Fund

D.

World Health Organization

E.

Economic and Social Council

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

48.

The Secretary-General of the UN occupies a peculiar position because he is

A.

the secretary to all organs of the UN

B.

appointed by General Assembly

C.

a member of the Security Council

D.

responsible to the UN and not to individual government

E.

assisted by several other secretarial staff

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

49.

The ten non-permanent members of the Un Security are elected by

A.

a two- third majority of the General Assembly for a period of two years

B.

a simple majority of the General Assembly for a period of two years

C.

a two-third majority of the General Assembly for a period of one year

D.

a simple majority of the General Assembly for a period of one year

E.

the Security Council and the General Assembly

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

50.

Which of the following organs of the OAU approves the organization's annual budget? The

A.

Secretariat

B.

Council of Ministers

C.

Assembly of Heads of State and Government

D.

Economic and Social Commission

E.

Liberation Committee

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.