JAMB - Government (1995)

• 1

  The concept of sovereignty can best be defined as the

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  (A)

  state of being surpreme in authority
• 2

  Power is understood to mean the

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  (B)

  capacity to compel obedience
• 3

  The institutions which constitute the main organs of the government of a nation are the

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  (A)

  legislature, the executive and the judiciary
• 4

  The executive arm of government includes the

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  (A)

  police
• 5

  Unicameral legislature is often criticized for

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  (A)

  restricting the scope of participation
• 6

  A legal document yet to be enacted into law but it still under debate in the legislature is known as

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  (D)

  a bill
• 7

  According to Marxist theory, those who own and control the mans of production in a capitalist society are the

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  (B)

  bourgeoisie
• 8

  A distinctive feature of a democratic system of government is the

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  (A)

  existence of periodic competitive elections
• 9

  The goal of the theory of separation of powers is to

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  (C)

  protect individual liberty
• 10

  The power of the courts to declare legislative enactments as unconstitutional is known as judicial

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  (B)

  review
• 11

  Bye- laws made by the Minister of Transport for funning the Nigerian Railway Corporation is an exercise of

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  (A)

  delegated power
• 12

  The application of the rule of law can be limited by

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  (B)

  invoking emergency powers
• 13

  Laws made by the attorney - general and minister of justice are called

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  (C)

  case laws
• 14

  The legal process by which an alien is accepted as a national of a country other than his own is known as

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  (A)

  naturalization
• 15

  Enfranchisement describes the process of

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  (A)

  allowing eligible persons the right to vote
• 16

  An electoral system that apportions legislative seats to a group relative to its actual voting strength is referred to as

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  (C)

  proportional representation
• 17

  A non - party election occurs when

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  (A)

  all candidates run as independents
• 18

  The major distinguishing factor between a political party and a pressure group is that while the former

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  (C)

  seeks power, the latter influences it
• 19

  Public opinion is the view expressed by a

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  (C)

  majority of the members of a society
• 20

  On what is charismatic authority based?

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  (D)

  Personal ability and influence
• 21

  In which of the following Nigerian pre- colonial political units was the principle of separation of powers institutionalized?

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  (A)

  Oyo Empire
• 22

  The geographical entity in which the traditional ruler was both the religious and political head was the

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  (D)

  Sokoto Caliphate
• 23

  In which order, did the various European groups penetrate into the interior of present day Nigeria ?

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  (B)

  Explorers , traders missionaries and imperialists
• 24

  Indirect rule was introduced in Nigeria because

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  (B)

  there were few administrators in the country
• 25

  The breakdown of the McPherson Constitution was partly caused by the crisis within the

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  (A)

  NCNC
• 26

  The first leader of the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons was

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  (D)

  Herbert Macaulay
• 27

  Under the 1963 Constitution, a bill could only become law if it was accented to by the

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  (B)

  president
• 28

  The first executive president of Nigeria was

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  (D)

  Alhaji Shehu Shagari
• 29

  Which of the following organs control the Civil Service?

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  (A)

  parliament and the courts
• 30

  Under the Civil Service Reforms of 1988, the Nigerian civil service became

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  (B)

  professionalized
• 31

  Which of the following was Not a function of FEDECO during the Second Republic?

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  (D)

  swearing in of elected candidates
• 32

  who among the following served as chairmen of NEC under General Babangida ?

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  (B)

  Prof Awa and Prof. Nwosu
• 33

  The Minorities Commission appointed in 1957 in Nigeria was headed by

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  (B)

  Sir Henry Willink
• 34

  Nigeria adopted the nineteen state structure in

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  (D)

  1976
• 35

  Privatization of public corporations in Nigeria implies

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  (D)

  the commercialization of public corporations
• 36

  Example of public corporations in Nigeria are

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  (D)

  NEPA and NRC
• 37

  Presidentialism in local government administration in understood to mean

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  (C)

  chairmen of local governments to serve as accounting officers
• 38

  Local governments have been stripped of one of their important functions through the establishment of the

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  (A)

  National Health Education Commission
• 39

  The military administration that attempted to tackle the problem of inefficiency in the public sector by mass retirement of public officers was the

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  (B)

  Murtala administration
• 40

  Under military regimes in Nigeria, the branches of government that were fused are the

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  (A)

  executive and the legislature
• 41

  Nigeria is the major shareholder in the

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  (B)

  African Development Bank
• 42

  Nigerian soldiers have been deployed for peace keeping missions to

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  (C)

  somalia and rwanda
• 43

  The non-alignment as a principle of Nigerian foreign policy is aimed at

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  (B)

  placing Nigeria on a comfortable position to contribute to international peace and morality
• 44

  The country whose interest conflicted with those of Nigeria over Angola in 1975 was

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  (B)

  USA
• 45

  The principle of Africa being the centre piece of Nigeria's foreign policy has been demonstrated in

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  (D)

  Namibia