JAMB 2023

2023 JAMB Government Past Questions

Browse the 2023 JAMB Government past questions with answers and step-by-step explanations. 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. Use the year archive below to time yourself the way the actual exam does — most candidates need to work questions across multiple years before the patterns become obvious.

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  1. Q12025MEDIUMEnglish

    What is the meaning of the term "japa" as used in the novel?

    1. A.The struggle for financial independence✓ Correct
    2. B.To travel abroad in search of better opportunities
    3. C.To resist colonial influences inn modern times
    4. D.To work as a slave in a foreign country
  2. Q22023MEDIUMPhysical Education

    In which form of nationalism has its goals achieved through revolution.

    1. A.A. civic nationalism
    2. B.B. ideological nationalism
    3. C.C. liberation nationalism
    4. D.D. revolutionary nationalism✓ Correct
  3. Q32023MEDIUMPhysics

    Which of the following thermometers measures temperature from the thermal radiation emitted by objects?

    1. A.Pyrometer thermometer✓ Correct
    2. B.Platinum resistance thermometer
    3. C.Thermocouple thermometer
    4. D.Constant pressure gas thermometer
  4. Q42015MEDIUMPhysics

    Heat transfer by convection will take place in one the following substance.

    1. A.Stone
    2. B.Wood✓ Correct
    3. C.Mercury
    4. D.Water
  5. Q52023MEDIUMChemistry

    What is the product of the electrolysis of aqueous sodium chloride (NaCl) using inert electrodes?

    1. A.Hydrogen gas at the cathode and chlorine gas at the anode
    2. B.Hydrogen gas at the cathode and oxygen gas at the anode
    3. C.Sodium metal at the cathode and chlorine gas at the anode✓ Correct
    4. D.Sodium metal at the cathode and oxygen gas at the anode
  6. Q62021MEDIUMHistory

    Who among the following never created a state?

    1. A.A. Aguyi Ironsi
    2. B.B. Yakubu Gowon✓ Correct
    3. C.C. Saani Abcha
    4. D.D. Muritala Muhammed
  7. Q72019MEDIUMAgricultural Science

    The farm practices that does not have a very harmful effect on the soil is

    1. A.A. Flooding
    2. B.B. Crop rotation
    3. C.C. Over grazing
    4. D.D. Bush burning✓ Correct
  8. Q82020MEDIUMHistory

    The Scramble of Africans by Europeans in 1884/85 Berlin Conference made Nigeria a British _________ colony.

    1. A.A. North Africa
    2. B.B. East Africa✓ Correct
    3. C.C. South Africa
    4. D.D. West Africa
  9. Q92025MEDIUMChemistry

    Alkanoic acids have higher boiling points than alkanols because

    1. A.alkanoic acids are more volatile than alkanols✓ Correct
    2. B.alkanols are more polar than alkanoic acids
    3. C.alkanoic acids are larger molecules
    4. D.alkanoic acids form stronger hydrogen bonds
  10. Q102023MEDIUMHausa

    Ware bare daga wadannan

    1. A.A. Launi-launi
    2. B.B. Ayari-ayari✓ Correct
    3. C.C. Kungiya-Rungiya
    4. D.D. Garke-garke

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