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.

61.

The Untied Nations's Day is celebrated on

A.

March 14

B.

May 5

C.

August 11

D.

September 17

E.

October 24

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

62.

The chairman of the UN Conciliation Commission on the 1960 Congo crisis was

A.

Dag Hammarskjold

B.

Kwame Nkrumah

C.

Jaja Nwachukwu

D.

Tubman of Liberia

E.

Sylvanus Olympio

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

63.

To which of the following groups did Nigeria belong during the formative stage of Oau?

A.

Brazzaville

B.

Cassablanca

C.

Monrovia

D.

Malagasy

E.

Moderates

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

64.

Africa is the centerpiece of Nigeria's foreign policy because

A.

of Nigeria's leadership role in Africa

B.

vit is in line with United Nations charter

C.

Nigerians wish it to be so

D.

it is a mandate from the colonialist

E.

it is a mandate from African leaders

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

65.

The first Secretary-General of the Commonwealth was

A.

Joseph Lindsay

B.

Lan Smith

C.

Arnold Smith

D.

Clement Atlee

E.

Winston Churchill

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

66.

Nigeria's diplomatic representative in British is known as

A.

High Commissioner

B.

Ambassador Plenipotentiary

C.

Charge d'Affairs

D.

Ambassador

E.

Permanent Representative

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

67.

Nigeria contributed to the South African Liberation Fund because

A.

a Nigerian was made the chairman of the OAU liberation Committee

B.

African is the centrepiece of Nigeria's foreign policy

C.

of her desire to eradicate racial discrimination in Africa

D.

she is the richest African country

E.

she hates South Africa

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

68.

Nigeria is a member of ECOWAS because she

A.

is a member of OAU

B.

was a former British West African territory

C.

is a pioneer member of the community

D.

believes in the aims and objectives of ECOWAS

E.

is the prime mover of ECOWAS

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

69.

Which of the following was provided for in the 1979 constitution of Nigeria?

A.

Council of National Awareness

B.

National Security Council

C.

Cocoa Research Council

D.

Military Arbitration Panel

E.

Council of National Commissioners

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

70.

The 1976 local government reform was innovative because it

A.

provided for indirect election

B.

gave traditional ruler political power

C.

gave wide powers to councilors

D.

empowered chairmen to appoint their secretaries

E.

harmonized local government structure in Nigeria

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.