JAMB - Government (2011)

  • 1
    The development of attitudes and beliefs about a political system is
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    (B)
    political socialization
  • 2
    Political behavior is governed by
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    (D)
    political culture
  • 3
    In a nation, sovereignty is vested in the
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    (B)
    state
  • 4
    Which of the following is a feature of democracy?
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    (D)
    popular consultation
  • 5
    Private ownership of the means of production is central to
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    (C)
    capitalism
  • 6
    A system based on hierarchies of land ownership is
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    (A)
    feudalism
  • 7
    Which of the following performs quasi-legislative functions?
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    (D)
    The Executive
  • 8
    A major weakness of confederation is
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    (B)
    tendency towards secession
  • 9
    Members of a parliament are required to report the proceedings of the house to their
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    (A)
    constituencies
  • 10
    Which of the following is a unitary state?
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    (D)
    Ghana
  • 11
    Ending a session of parliament by royal proclamation means the
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    (B)
    prorogation of parliament
  • 12
    A main feature of the parliamentary system is that
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    (D)
    the executive is appointed by the legislature
  • 13
    In a socialist economy,private accumulation of wealth is
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    (A)
    prohibited
  • 14
    The earliest classification of constitutions was the work of
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    (A)
    Aristotle
  • 15
    Constitutionalism refers to
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    (D)
    strict adherence to a constitution
  • 16
    An advantage of delegated legislation is that
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    (A)
    much time is saved in the process
  • 17
    One essential duty of a citizen to his state is to
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    (C)
    pay his tax
  • 18
    Franchise in an electoral process means the
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    (A)
    right to vote
  • 19
    The type of party system in practice is defined by the
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    (D)
    number of political parties in a country
  • 20
    Pressure groups harmonize different individual concerns through
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    (D)
    interest aggregation
  • 21
    Opinion polls are organized to find out the
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    (D)
    feelings of people about particular issues and policies
  • 22
    In pre-colonial Igboland, autocratic rule was made difficult by the
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    (B)
    absence of a centralized system of authority
  • 23
    The Yoruba traditional system of government was
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    (C)
    monarchical
  • 24
    Under the pre-colonial Sokoto Caliphate system, the next in command to the sultan was the
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    (D)
    Waziri
  • 25
    Which of the following societies was classified as acephalous?
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    (C)
    Igbo
  • 26
    Indirect rule encouraged
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    (D)
    the rise of nationalism
  • 27
    The main achievement of the nationalists in Nigeria was
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    (C)
    political liberation of the nation
  • 28
    The major external factor that promoted nationalism in Nigeria was
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    (A)
    Pan-Africanism
  • 29
    The presidential system of government was introduced in Nigeria with the Constitution of
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    (D)
    1979
  • 30
    The Action Group crisis of 1963 led to the formation of
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    (A)
    UPP
  • 31
    Under the 1963 Republican Constitution, the power of judicial review was vested in the
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    (C)
    Supreme Court
  • 32
    The rules and regulations of the civil service are called?
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    (A)
    General Order
  • 33
    The Code of Conduct Bureau was essentially established to
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    (C)
    enhance probity and accountability in public service
  • 34
    Which of the following political parties was the first to be formed when the ban on politics was lifted in 1978?
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    (D)
    UPN
  • 35
    The principle of federal character was adopted in order to promote equitable allocation of
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    (A)
    positions and appointments among people of various regions
  • 36
    The component units of the Nigerian Federation comprises
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    (C)
    federal,state,local government and federal capital territory
  • 37
    In Nigeria, privatization and commercialization policies were introduced to
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    (C)
    divest government major control of commercial ventures
  • 38
    An example of a public corporation in Nigeria is
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    (B)
    Nigerian Television Authority
  • 39
    Following the reform of the Native Authority system in Northern Nigeria ,traditional rulers became
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    (D)
    Chief-in-Council
  • 40
    Under whose regime were Akwa Ibom and Katsina States created?
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    (B)
    Gen Ibrahim Babangida
  • 41
    Under the 1999 Constitutions of the Federal Republic of Nigeria , the appointment and posting of members of election tribunal on the elections conducted by INEC is the responsibility of the
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    (D)
    President,Court of Appeal
  • 42
    Rhodesia was the former name of
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    (A)
    Zimbabwe
  • 43
    The adoption of non-alignment as a principle of Nigeria's foreign policy was aimed at
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    (D)
    insulating Nigeria against having to take side in the Cold War
  • 44
    In 1979, the non-aligned member states were
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    (E)
    none of the above
  • 45
    Which of the following was the secretary general of OPEC?
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    (D)
    Rilwan Lukwan