JAMB Government Past Questions & CBT Practice
Government for JAMB is one of the highest-stakes papers in the Nigerian exam calendar. Government covers Nigerian and comparative political systems, public administration, and constitutional history. The questions favour students who know specific dates, sections of the Constitution, and named office-holders. On this page you can preview real JAMB Government past questions, see the topic breakdown, and jump straight into a full CBT practice session.
Sample JAMB Government questions
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- Q12019MEDIUMLiterature in English
A short poem that expresses an idea in a clever way is called _____
- A.An Epigram
- B.A Limerick
- C.An Ode
- D.A Lyric✓ Correct
- Q22012MEDIUMEnglish
From the passage, one can say that all the ethnic groups have
- A.different traditional religion with some elements of similarities
- B.completely different religious practices✓ Correct
- C.the same traditional religion
- D.the same religious manifestation with common deities
- Q32015MEDIUMAgricultural Science
The main objective of establishing forest in the arid region is to
- A.A. check desert encroachment
- B.B. provide firewood for cooking✓ Correct
- C.C. provide bush-meat
- D.D. improve the beauty of the environment.
- Q42018MEDIUMMathematics
Solve for t in the equation $\frac{3}{4}$t + $\frac{1}{3}$(21 - t) = 11
- A.$\frac{9}{13}$
- B.$\frac{7}{13}$
- C.5✓ Correct
- D.9$\frac{3}{5}$
- Q52024MEDIUMGeography
Which of the following environmental hazards is due primarily to human activities?
- A.hurricane
- B.ozone depletion✓ Correct
- C.earthquake
- D.volcanic eruption
- Q62012MEDIUMEnglish
Answer the following question below and choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase in. The management wants to consider her reticent behaviour in due course.
- A.disapproving
- B.disciplinarian
- C.contemplative✓ Correct
- D.loquacious
- Q72023MEDIUMGovernment
A political party that advocates for social equality, workers' rights and wealth redistribution is most likely aligned with which ideology
- A.A. liberalism
- B.B. socialism
- C.C. conservatism✓ Correct
- D.D. libertarianism
- Q82023MEDIUMMathematics
Evaluate the following limit: $lim_{x\to2} \frac {x^2 + 4x - 12}{x^2 - 2x}$
- A.4
- B.8✓ Correct
- C.0
- D.2
- Q92015MEDIUMBiology
The population of different organisms that exist together in a habitat is called
- A.biomes
- B.biosphere
- C.community
- D.ecology✓ Correct
- Q102021MEDIUMHistory
The first jihad in islam was launched in what year?
- A.A. 1998
- B.B. 1804
- C.C. 1918
- D.D. 1960✓ Correct
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