JAMB - Government (1981)

• 1

  A permanent civil service

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  (A)

  makes continuity in government possible
• 2

  The philosophy and fundamental laws of a country are contained in its

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  (A)

  constitution
• 3

  The main role of pressure groups is to

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  (E)

  influence legislation in order to benefit their members
• 4

  The power of British Trade Unions now constitutes

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  (D)

  a challenge to the idea of Parliamentary Sovereignty
• 5

  Collective responsibility means that

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  (B)

  ministers are collectively responsible to the parliament
• 6

  Under the Presidential system of government in Nigeria

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  (A)

  there is no formal opposition in the national legislature
• 7

  Under the United States Constitution

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  (E)

  no branch of government can function without co-operating with the others
• 8

  The British constitution, by being unwritten

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  (B)

  gives room for the development of conventions
• 9

  Constitutions are useful documents because they

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  (D)

  lay down broad guidelines for national political interaction
• 10

  Franchise means

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  (C)

  the right to vote
• 11

  The Nigerian electoral system gives voting rights to

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  (D)

  Nigerian citizens who are 18 years old and above
• 12

  The inalienable rights of the citizens are best protected through

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  (B)

  an independent and fearless judiciary
• 13

  The primary function of the judiciary is to

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  (A)

  interpret laws
• 14

  The main function of the National Assembly is to

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  (B)

  make laws for the country
• 15

  The decision of the Supreme Court of Nigeria is

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  (C)

  final
• 16

  The doctrine of the separation of powers is based on the assumption that

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  (E)

  A and B
• 17

  Constitutions have been classified as rigid or as flexible according to

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  (D)

  the relative ease or difficlty of the amending process
• 18

  The first nationalist political party in post-world War-ll Nigeria was

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  (C)

  NCNC
• 19

  Lord Lugard is widely regarded as

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  (D)

  the father of indirect rule
• 20

  The first Pan-African Conference took place in

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  (A)

  1900
• 21

  Nationalism in West Africa aimed at

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  (D)

  the attainment of political independence from the colonisers
• 22

  The Nigerian Youth Movement was founded in

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  (D)

  1936
• 23

  The Richards Constitution in Nigeria provided for the

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  (D)

  division of Nigeria into three administrative units
• 24

  One important aspect of the Lyttleton Constitution was the

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  (B)

  granting of greater regional autonomy
• 25

  The Guggisberg Constitution of 1925 in Ghana

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  (A)

  strengthened the authority of natural rulers
• 26

  The three well-known national leader in Nigeria between 1948 and 1966 were

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  (A)

  Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, Chief Obafemi Awolowo and Alhaji Ahmadu Bello
• 27

  The four British colonial territories in West Africa were

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  (B)

  Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia and Sierra Leone
• 28

  The system of Indirect Rule in Nigeria

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  (C)

  slowed down the nationalist movements
• 29

  The main goals of colonial administration in Nigeria weer the

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  (D)

  maintenance of law, order and exploitation of the national wealth
• 30

  The 1958 Constitutional Conferences responded to the fears of minorities by recommending the

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  (D)

  entrenchment of fundamental human rights
• 31

  The breakdown of the Macpherson Constitution was party caused by the crisis within the

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  (B)

  National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroon
• 32

  Cultural assimilation was a feature of

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  (E)

  A and B
• 33

  In order to qualify for membership of the House of Representatives in Nigeria, a citizen must have attained the age of

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  (C)

  30
• 34

  Which former Head of State of Ghana was executed during the rule of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC)?

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  (B)

  General A.A Afrifah
• 35

  Where is the Headquarters of the fund of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)?

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  (E)

  Lome
• 36

  The President of Nigeria

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  (B)

  has to be elected every four years
• 37

  President Shehu Shagari was elected

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  (C)

  on the first ballot
• 38

  The Organization of Africa Unity was established for the main purpose of

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  (E)

  encouraging cooperation and unity among African States
• 39

  Once a country changes from military to civilian rule, future military rule becomes

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  (D)

  difficult if the civilian regime pursues popular and widely beneficial policies
• 40

  The headquarters of registered political parties in Nigeria must be located in

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  (A)

  the federal capital
• 41

  The head of the Judiciary in every state of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is called

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  (A)

  Honourable Chief Justice
• 42

  Which the adoption of the presidential system of government, Nigeria ceased to

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  (C)

  have different persons as Head of State and Government
• 43

  Public corporations are set up to

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  (C)

  cater for those businesses that cannot be left entirely to private enterprise
• 44

  The Commonwealth is an organization

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  (B)

  of most of the states in the defunct British Empire
• 45

  The highest legislative body in Nigeria is the

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  (E)

  National Assembly