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What are JAMB Government Questions and Answers 2025
JAMB Government Questions and Answers 2025 are the questions you should expect in your Government paper in 2025 UTME, together with their answers.
It is very important that every candidate preparing to sit for Government in the forthcoming 2025 JAMB UTME examination should catch a glimpse of these questions.
In so doing, they will know what to expect in the JAMB CBT hall. Knowing exactly what to expect will boost their confidence and guarantee them a very high score.
JAMB Government Questions and Answers 2025 Revealed!
On this page, we shall reveal JAMB Government Questions and Answers 2025 for all candidates taking the Government paper.
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In the following sections, you will read the Government questions you are to expect in your 2025 JAMB exam as well as their answers. You can use the comments section if you still need clarification over some of the questions. We will give you a more detailed explanation.
JAMB is a very serious examination and a lot depend on it. You will answer 40 questions in JAMB Government 2025 within 26 minutes. So it’s important that you pay attention to the information revealed on this page.
JAMB Government Questions and Answers 2025 [Numbers 1 – 10]
1. In the British parliamentary system of government, the monarch can be referred to as the
A. Queen in parliament
B. Queen and parliament
C. Queen’s parliament
D. Queen’s assembly
2. In Nigeria representation of state in upper house is based on
A. population B. ethnicity
C. equity D. equality
3. Conditions for forming a federation do not include one of these
A. small population
B. diverse ethnic group
C. geographical nearness
D. fear of domination
4. A written constitution must contain a
A. dialogue B. discourse
C. preamble D. summary
5. Voting of election in Nigeria is limited to ages
A. 21 and above
B. 20 and above
C. 19 and above
D. 18 and above
6. Public opinion can function better under
A. democratic government
B. dictatorial regime
C. despotic regime
D. military regime
7. In pre-colonial Nigeria, the northern emir did not use one of these as his head official
A. the Talakawa
B. the Waziri
C. the Galadima
D. the Madawaki
8. The main motive of the imperialist penetration was to
A. educate B. christianize
C. trade D. socialize
9. The 1963 constitution in Nigeria is known as the
A. presidential constitution
B. independence constitution
C. republican constitution
D. federal constitution
10. The national security commission is chairmanned by the
A. Chief Justice of the Federation
B. President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
C. Inspector-General of Police
D. President of the Senate
Answers to Government Question Number 1 – 10
1.A 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.D 6.A 7.A 8.C 9.C 10.C
JAMB Government Questions and Answers 2025 [Numbers 11 – 20]
11. Matters of which the federal government alone can be legislate are called
A. exclusive list
B. concurrent list
C. residual list
D. inclusive list
12. Regulations made by a local government is called
A. laws B. bills
C. bye- laws D. issuances
13. One most important achievement of the military is
A. creation of states
B. elimination of corruption
C. preserving Nigerian unity
D. decongesting the ports
14. One of these is not necessary for a dynamic foreign policy
A. political stability
B. military capability
C. mass party
D. economic stability
15. Nigeria is member of the common wealth of nations because she was once ruled by
A. France
B. Russia
C. United States of America
D. Great Britain
16. Franchise means the
A. right of all French citizens to vote
B. right of all adults to vote
C. right of all aliens to vote
D. right of all property owners to vote
17. Citizenship can be acquired by
A. nationalism
B. indigenization
C. naturalization
D. communalism
18. In unitary system of government power is derived from
A. a rigid constitution
B. the judiciary
C. executive head of state
D. one source of authority
19. The powers allocated to the federal government in a federation are primarily contained in the
A. central legislative list
B. exclusive legislative list
C. residual legislative list
D. concurrent legislative list
20. A constitution is said to be rigid if it
A. can only be interpreted by the military
B. is written by different authors
C. cannot be amended by the executive
D. has cumbersome provisions for it amendment
Answers to Government Question Number 11 – 20
11.A 12.C 13.C 14.C 15.D 16.B 17.C 18.D 19.B 20.D
JAMB Government Questions and Answers 2025 [Numbers 21 – 30]
21. Which of the following political parties in Nigeria formed the opposition in the House of Representatives during the First Republic?
A. NCNC and AG
B. NCNC and UMBC
C. NPC and AG
D. AG and UMBC
22. Red-tapism in the civil service refers to
A. the use of red tapes on documents
B. slowness of action
C. the cooperation between civil servants and politicians
D. politicization of civil service
23. One of the functions of political parties is to
A. make laws
B. declare a state of emergency
C. interpret the constitution
D. aggregate interest
24. Immediately after the Nigeria civil war, Gowon’s regime embarked on
A. rejuvenation, rehabilitation and reconstruction
B. reconciliation, rehabilitation and reconstruction
C. rebuilding, rejoicing and regimentation
D. rehabilitation, repression and renaissance
25. The Nigerian council was created by
A. Frederick Lugard
B. Arthur Richards
C. Hugh Clifford
D. Benard Bourdillon
26. The census crises of 1962/63 was caused by
A. the 1959 pre-independent election
B. revenue allocation formulation
C. gross irregularities and figure allocation
D. Awolowo’s strong belief in move towards a socialist system of government for Nigeria
27. Africa became the center-piece of Nigeria’s foreign policy under the regime of
A. Tafawa Balewa
B. Yakubu Gowon
C. Murtala Mohammed
D. Shehu Shagari
28. Which of the following is not an OPEC member state?
A. Nigeria B. Indonesia
C. Venezuela D. Ghana
29. Which of the following is permanent in international politics?
A. Bilateral relationship
B. Economic aid
C. Friendship
D. Permanent interest
30. The major objective of OPEC is to
A. increase oil production
B. decrease oil production
C. stop oil production
D. stabilize oil price
Answers to Government Question Number 21 – 30
21.D 22.B 23.D 24.B 25.A 26.C 27.C 28.D 29.A 30.D
JAMB Government Questions and Answers 2025 [Numbers 31 – 40]
31. An electoral college system of voting is a form of
A. direct election
B. indirect election
C. secret ballot system of voting
D. referendum
32. In a democracy, sovereignty resides in the
A. prime minister
B. president
C. electorate
D. political parties
33. The main objective of a single-party system is that it encourages
A. bloated bureaucracy
B. dictatorship
C. popular sovereignty
D. representative government
34. Which of the following is a source of a country’s constitution?
A. Mandamus
B. Judicial injunction
C. Political decisions
D. Executive order
35. Local government is described as grassroots government because
A. it is the nearest to the people
B. its headquarter is located in the villages
C. all the leaders are from the village
D. all the local people participate in it
36. The 1954 Lyttleton Constitution of Nigeria created the office of
A. Regional
B. Prime minister
C. Speaker of the house
D. Governor
37. Manifesto refers to the
A. national development plan of a country
B. budget speech of a regime
C. national objectives of a state
D. programme of a political party
38. One of the methods used to oust an erring Oba in the Yoruba tradition is
A. impeachment
B. forcing him to commit suicide
C. vote of no confidence
D. forcing him to go into exile
39. The French policy of assimilation in the West was essentially a form of
A. indirect rule
B. democratic rule
C. monarchial rule
D. direct rule
40. The Nigerian civil war was fought because
A. Biafra was ripe for independence
B. the Eastern Region was marginalized in Nigeria
C. the Hausa-Fulani wanted to dominate Nigeria
D. the Igbos were massacred in the North between September and October, 1966
Answers to Government Question Number 31 – 40
31.B 32.C 33.B 34.B 35.A 36.C 37.D 38.B 39.D 40.D
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Conclusion
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