JAMB - Government (1982)

• 1

  Universal Suffrage means

  回答

  (E)

  the right of qualified adults to vote
• 2

  In the Parliamentary System of government executive powers are vested in

  回答

  (D)

  the Cabinet
• 3

  In a federal system, powers that are allocated to both Central and State governments are called

  回答

  (B)

  Concurrent
• 4

  In a democracy, political power is exercised by

  回答

  (A)

  the majority
• 5

  The purpose of registration before elections is to

  回答

  (D)

  Guard against frud at elections
• 6

  In a parliamentary system of government the head of government is usually

  回答

  (D)

  the prime minister
• 7

  In the presidential system in Nigeria the Chief Executive remains in office for

  回答

  (B)

  a fixed term
• 8

  The idea of democracy as a system of government was inherited from

  回答

  (D)

  Greece
• 9

  We say that a constitution is rigid if

  回答

  (E)

  the process of changing it is too cumbersome
• 10

  All of the following term is different from the others?

  回答

  (E)

  constitutionalism
• 11

  Anonymity of the civil servant means that civil servants must

  回答

  (E)

  not receive the credit or blame for any good or bad policy
• 12

  A court order directing a detainee to be brought to court is called

  回答

  (D)

  habeas corpus
• 13

  To say that a country has a multi-party system means that

  回答

  (C)

  the constitution recognizes more than one party
• 14

  Pressure groups are important because they

  回答

  (D)

  represent groups who may otherwise be ignored
• 15

  A constituency is the same as

  回答

  (C)

  an electoral district
• 16

  In the British parliamentary system, if parliament passes a vote of no confidence on the government, the Prime Minister

  回答

  (D)

  and his cabinet may feel obliged to resign
• 17

  Which of these is NOT a method of election?

  回答

  (A)

  Co-option
• 18

  An unwritten constitution is the one where

  回答

  (B)

  the whole constitution is not contained in any one document
• 19

  A body of people and institutions that make and enforce laws for a particular society is called

  回答

  (A)

  government
• 20

  A constitution refers to

  回答

  (B)

  basic rules for conducting the affairs of any organization
• 21

  The idea of putting everyone under two levels of government at the same time is called

  回答

  (D)

  federalism
• 22

  One of the fundamental features of capitalism is

  回答

  (A)

  that the major factors of production are privately owned
• 23

  A Federal system of government is the one in which

  回答

  (E)

  power is shared between the central and state governments
• 24

  The membership of pressure groups is limited because they

  回答

  (A)

  pursue specific andd narrow objectives
• 25

  The OAU was founded to

  回答

  (C)

  promote the unity and solidarity of African states
• 26

  Under the present local government system in Nigeria, local councils get the bulk their finances from

  回答

  (C)

  the federal government
• 27

  The United Nations Organization was founded to

  回答

  (C)

  promote World peace
• 28

  Before it became effective, the 1979 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was finally approved by

  回答

  (C)

  the Supreme Military Council
• 29

  Bye-laws are usually made and enforced by

  回答

  (C)

  local authorities
• 30

  One of the earliest political institutions set up in the colonial period to allow for local participation in politics was the

  回答

  (B)

  Legislative Council
• 31

  The organization of African Unty was set up in

  回答

  (C)

  1963
• 32

  The Nigeria 1979 Constitution gives the right to vote to

  回答

  (E)

  all Nigerians of eighteen years and above
• 33

  The Nigeria 1981 Revenue Allocation Act entitled the local governments to?

  回答

  (E)

  10 percent
• 34

  The Nigeria Federal Legislature is

  回答

  (A)

  bicameral
• 35

  Ghana was led into independence by

  回答

  (B)

  Dr Kwame Nkrumah
• 36

  Which of the following was the last Constitution formulated for Nigeria without Nigeria participation?

  回答

  (B)

  The Richards (1946) Constitution
• 37

  Which of the parties listed below was founded by Herbert Macaulay in 1923?

  回答

  (D)

  The Nigerian National Democratic Party
• 38

  In which of the following institutions does the 1979 Constitution of Nigerian provide for the representation of traditional rulers?

  回答

  (D)

  Council of States
• 39

  The Economic Commission for Africa is an agency of

  回答

  (E)

  the United Nations
• 40

  Where is the administrative headquarters of ECOWAS?

  回答

  (D)

  Lagos
• 41

  Under the 1979 Nigerian Constitution, State Electoral Commissions are to conduct

  回答

  (C)

  Local government elections
• 42

  The body whose responsibility it is to recruit the senior staff of local government councils in Nigeria is the

  回答

  (A)

  Public Service Commission
• 43

  The Richards Constitution in Nigeria provided for the

  回答

  (A)

  unofficial majority in the Legislative Council
• 44

  Which of following countries operates a single party system?

  回答

  (C)

  Tanzania
• 45

  The main function of the Legislative Council in British Colonial West Africa was to

  回答

  (A)

  advise the Governor on policy