JAMB and WAEC Government questions

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Question 621· Systems of governance (presidential, parliamentary)· WAEC
A feature of the presidential system is
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Answer: B. separation of powers between executive and legislature
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Question 622· Systems of governance (presidential, parliamentary)· WAEC
Collective responsibility is a feature of the
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Answer: C. parliamentary system
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Question 623· Systems of governance (presidential, parliamentary)· JAMB
A shadow cabinet is found in
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Answer: A. the parliamentary system
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Question 624· Systems of governance (presidential, parliamentary)· WAEC
In a parliamentary system, the government can be removed by
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Answer: A. a vote of no confidence
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Question 625· The civil service· WAEC
Political neutrality of civil servants means they
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Answer: A. serve any government in power without partisanship
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Question 626· The civil service· WAEC
The head of the federal civil service is the
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Answer: D. Head of the Civil Service of the Federation
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Question 627· The civil service· JAMB
A permanent secretary is
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Answer: D. the administrative head of a ministry
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Question 628· The civil service· WAEC
Which body handles the appointment and discipline of officers in the federal civil service?
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Answer: D. the Federal Civil Service Commission
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Question 629· The civil service· WAEC
When a policy fails, the minister, not the permanent secretary who advised on it, answers to the public. This reflects the civil service principle of
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Answer: B. anonymity
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Question 630· The civil service· JAMB
Which body appoints and disciplines staff of the Federal Civil Service?
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Answer: A. the Federal Civil Service Commission
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Question 631· The civil service· WAEC
Civil servants are expected to be politically neutral. This means they should
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Answer: A. serve any government in power impartially
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Question 632· The civil service· JAMB
The Federal Character Commission was established to ensure
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Answer: D. fair spread of appointments among the states
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Question 633· The civil service· JAMB
A major feature of the civil service is
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Answer: B. permanence
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Question 634· The civil service· JAMB
Political neutrality in the civil service means that civil servants
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Answer: D. serve any government in power without party bias
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Question 635· The civil service· JAMB
A problem of the Nigerian civil service is
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Answer: A. corruption and bureaucratic delays
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Question 636· The civil service· WAEC
Anonymity in the civil service means that
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Answer: C. civil servants are not publicly credited or blamed for policies
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Question 637· The civil service· JAMB
Ministries are coordinated at the highest administrative level by the
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Answer: D. Secretary to the Government of the Federation
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Question 638· The civil service· WAEC
Public corporations differ from the civil service in that they
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Answer: B. are run on commercial lines with some autonomy
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Question 639· The civil service· JAMB
The Federal Civil Service Commission is responsible for
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Answer: D. appointing, promoting and disciplining federal civil servants
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Question 640· The civil service· WAEC
A permanent secretary who openly campaigns for a political party breaks the civil service principle of
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Answer: D. political neutrality
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JAMB and WAEC Government questions

A feature of the presidential system is

Collective responsibility is a feature of the

A shadow cabinet is found in

In a parliamentary system, the government can be removed by

Political neutrality of civil servants means they

The head of the federal civil service is the

A permanent secretary is

Which body handles the appointment and discipline of officers in the federal civil service?

When a policy fails, the minister, not the permanent secretary who advised on it, answers to the public. This reflects the civil service principle of

Which body appoints and disciplines staff of the Federal Civil Service?

Civil servants are expected to be politically neutral. This means they should

The Federal Character Commission was established to ensure

A major feature of the civil service is

Political neutrality in the civil service means that civil servants

A problem of the Nigerian civil service is

Anonymity in the civil service means that

Ministries are coordinated at the highest administrative level by the

Public corporations differ from the civil service in that they

The Federal Civil Service Commission is responsible for

A permanent secretary who openly campaigns for a political party breaks the civil service principle of