JAMB - Government (1989)

• 1

  An unwritten constitution is one which

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  (D)

  embodies the basic laws in more than one document
• 2

  Fascism is a system of government which

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  (B)

  discourages opposition
• 3

  Representative democracy is characterized by

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  (B)

  properly delineated constituencies and a real choice of candidates
• 4

  In a modern democracy the ultimate source of sovereignty is the

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  (B)

  people
• 5

  Which of these is a common feature of totalitarian regimes?

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  (C)

  a single recognized party
• 6

  Which of the following according to Marx, is the correct order in which societies progress?

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  (D)

  Feudalism, capitalism, socialism , communism
• 7

  Which of the following is NOT necessarily a characteristic of a nation state?

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  (D)

  common language
• 8

  Public opinion refers to views and ideas expressed by

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  (A)

  citizens regarding government policies or other issues
• 9

  An issue over which both the centre and the states can exercise authority in a federal system is

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  (D)

  concurrent
• 10

  In traditional Hausa Fulani political system, political authority was vested in the

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  (A)

  Emir
• 11

  Which of the following per-independence organizations was formed in London in 1945?

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  (C)

  the Egbe Omo Oduduwa
• 12

  Igbo traditional system of government encouraged participation through

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  (D)

  town assembly
• 13

  In the 1950s, the Northern Elements Progressive Union was notable in Nigerian politics because it

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  (A)

  opposed Northern traditional rulers
• 14

  The author of the famous book Renascent Africa which inspired African nationalism is

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  (D)

  Nnamdi Azikiwe
• 15

  The civil service was first regionalized by the

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  (C)

  Lyttleton Constitution
• 16

  The motion by Anthony Enahoro demanding independence for Nigeria was moved in

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  (B)

  1953
• 17

  The office of the prime minister of Nigeria was first created by the

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  (C)

  London Constutional conference of 1957
• 18

  Southern Nigeria was divided into Eastern and Western Provinces for administrative purposes in

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  (C)

  1939
• 19

  Which of the following aroused and promoted nationalistic feeling among Nigerians?

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  (B)

  economic exploitation, racial discrimination and political parties
• 20

  The leader of the Northern people's Congress was

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  (D)

  Ahmadu Bello
• 21

  The Queen of England ceased to be the head of state of Nigeria at

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  (C)

  the adoption of the Republican Constitution in October 1963
• 22

  Under the 1963 Constitution, federal judges were appointed by the the

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  (A)

  president on the advice of the prime minister
• 23

  The 1963 Constitution of Nigeria was

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  (B)

  written and rigid
• 24

  The major political parties in Nigeria during the first Republic were

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  (A)

  NPC, NCNC, AG
• 25

  The main source of local government finance since the 1976 Reform has been

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  (D)

  the federal government
• 26

  Under the 1979 Constitution of Nigeria, the head of the judiciary was the

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  (B)

  chief justice of the federation
• 27

  Ombudsman as an institution in Nigeria is known as the

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  (A)

  public complaints commission
• 28

  Which of the following sets of nations belong to both ECOWAS and the UNO?

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  (D)

  Ghana and Mauritania
• 29

  Fundamental human rights of citizens are provided for in

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  (D)

  the 1979 constitution
• 30

  The head of the Commonwealth of Nations is the

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  (B)

  QUEEN of Great Brtian