JAMB - Government (2014)
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The necessary attributes of a state are:
Answer(A)
Definite territory population, sovereingnty, and government
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The process of taking part in political and public affairs can be termed political
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Membership of a society is
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In a democratic political system, the political sovereign is usually the
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One basic feature of a monarchical form of government is that
Answer(A)
succession is through heredity
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One main advantage of bicameral legislature is that it
Answer(B)
is not easy to manipulate bills
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The court that has unlimited power to interpreted the constitution is the
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Unitary-system of government, is more suitable to a country
Answer(B)
with a relatively small area and a homogenous population
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An example of a country ruled by a constitutional monarch is
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The development of a classless society is the goal of
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A flexible constitution is one which is
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which of the following is a feature of checks and balances?
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Laws made by military government at the state level are called
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Citizenship is acquired by an alien through
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The officer responsible, for announcing the result of an election is known as
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The ultimate aim of political parties is to
Answer(D)
acquire and exercise power
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The main objective of pressure groups is to
Answer(D)
influence legislation for the benefit of their members
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Which of the following is not a dimension of public opinion?
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The body that is responsible for the appointment discipline, promotion and dismissal of civil servants
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In the per-colonial Hausa political system, the madawaki performed the function of
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In the Old Oyo Empire, the Ajele
Answer(C)
ensured good governance of the districts
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The general Strike of 1945 was caused primarily by the
Answer(D)
government's rejection of a demand for an increase of 50 percent in the cost of living allowances
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Before 1945, the component units of Nigeria were
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The emergence of nationalism was essentially the result of the ills of
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Which of the following nationalist was the founder of Nigeria's first political party
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The Nigeria Independence Constitution was modified by the
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The president of Nigeria was indirectly elected through secret ballot for a period of five years by the senate in
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The main function of the federal character commission in Nigeria is
Answer(C)
ensuring fair representation of all states in the public service
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The power of appointing the chairman of the independent National Electoral commission is vested in the
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The NCNC and the NPC facilitated the creation of the
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One of the major problems of Nigeria federalism is
Answer(A)
imbalance in the structure and sizes of units of federation
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Which of the following was done during the Gowon administration to reduce regional structural imbalance in the federation?
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One feature of public corporations that was weakened by privatization is
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A problem of public corporations in Nigeria is
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One of the main duties of the local government service commission is to
Answer(C)
supervise and manage the personnel of local governments
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The option A4 model was used in the conduct of the
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The review of Nigeria foreign policy under the Murtala-Obasanjo regime was done by
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Which of the following is a guiding principle of Nigeria's foreign policy?
Answer(B)
decolonisation of all African Countries
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The technical Aids Corps was established during the regime of
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The granting of asylum to Charles Taylor by Nigeria was to
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Nigeria is regarded as a frontline state because she
Answer(D)
Assisted the liberation struggle in Southern Africa
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The reason behind Nigerian's suspension from the Commonwealth in 1995 was
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Commonwealth nations are represented in other member nations by
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The number of permanent members of the UN Security council is
