JAMB - Government (2000)

• 1

  The civil service cadre responsible for the general supervision and control of ministries is the

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  (A)

  administrative
• 2

  A disadvantage of the one-party system is that it

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  (B)

  negates freedom of association
• 3

  Citizenship refers to the

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  (D)

  legal status of a member of a state
• 4

  The rule of law is a cardinal principle associated with

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  (A)

  democratic systems
• 5

  The main function of public opinion is to

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  (B)

  provide direction for public policy
• 6

  A typical form of delegated legislation is

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  (C)

  bye - law
• 7

  A referendum is a device to ensure that

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  (D)

  decisions are effected with the consent of citzens
• 8

  One main weakness of a unitary system of government is that

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  (A)

  it facilitates the domination of minority groups
• 9

  Pressure groups harmonise different individual concerns through interest

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  (B)

  aggregation
• 10

  The act of removing an elected official by the electorate is referred to as

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  (D)

  recall
• 11

  One of the major sources of a constitution is

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  (A)

  judicial precedence
• 12

  A characteristic of public opinion is that it is

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  (C)

  dynamic
• 13

  Coalition government arises when

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  (B)

  no party has a majority in parliament
• 14

  One of the central tenets of the fascist doctrine is that the leader is

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  (A)

  supreme relative to the constitution
• 15

  Which of the following electoral bodies in Nigeria conducted elections from 1979 to 1983?

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  (C)

  Federal Electoral Commission
• 16

  Constitutionalism refers to the

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  (C)

  adherence to a constitution
• 17

  Under the Presidential system of government the legislature and the executive are

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  (A)

  elected separately to a fixed term
• 18

  The Supreme Court, through its interpretations of the constitution, is a

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  (B)

  guardian of freedom
• 19

  Separation of powers is a principle which enables each arm of government to

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  (C)

  carry out its constitutional functions
• 20

  The main attributes of a state are

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  (A)

  Population, territory, government and sovereignty
• 21

  The General Purpose Committee of the local government functions as a

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  (B)

  cabinet of the local government
• 22

  Nigeria observed the principle of collective responsibility between

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  (D)

  1960 and 1966
• 23

  The political party with the widest spread membership in Nigeria during the Second Republic was the

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  (C)

  NPN
• 24

  Military intervention in Nigeria arose from

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  (A)

  perceived incapacity of civilians to govern
• 25

  Federalism was introduced in Nigeria under the

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  (B)

  Lyttleton constitution
• 26

  Regional consciousness in Nigeria was introduced by the

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  (D)

  Richards Constitution
• 27

  How many states were created in Nigeria in 1967?

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  (C)

  12
• 28

  The day-to-day operation of public corporations is the direct responsibility of the

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  (A)

  management
• 29

  Under the independence Constitution of Nigeria, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe was

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  (B)

  Governor General
• 30

  Which of the following contributed greatly to the introduction of the Clifford Constitution?

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  (D)

  National Congress of British West Africa
• 31

  In Nigeria, the Local Government Service Commission is set up by the

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  (C)

  state government
• 32

  In the 1930s, the political movement that challenged the NNDP domination of Lagos politics was the

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  (A)

  NYM
• 33

  The Nigerian Public Complaints Commission as the Ombudsman suffers most from

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  (D)

  lack of power to enforce its decisions
• 34

  Residual powers in the 1979 Constitution of Nigeria were vested in the

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  (D)

  local government
• 35

  A characteristic of most pre-colonial governments in Nigeria is that they

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  (C)

  had no clear separation of powers
• 36

  Prior to the formation of the OAU in 1963, Nigeria identified with the

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  (A)

  Monorovia Group
• 37

  In 1991, the African Economic Community Treaty was signed in

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  (B)

  Abuja
• 38

  The first African Secretary General of the United Nations is

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  (C)

  Boutrous Boutrous Ghali
• 39

  Nigerians opposed the Defence Pact with Britain at independence because it

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  (D)

  offended their pride at independence
• 40

  The Technical Aid Corps scheme in Nigeria aims at strengthening relations with

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  (C)

  African countries
• 41

  Nigeria's quest for a leadership role in Africa hinges principally on her

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  (B)

  economic strength
• 42

  Which of the following world powers was the first to come to Nigeria's aid during the civil war?

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  (A)

  Britain
• 43

  Nigeria's relations with African countries are underscored by its policy of

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  (B)

  afrocentrism
• 44

  The foreign policy thrust of the Babangida administration was

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  (A)

  economic diplomacy
• 45

  One of the principal objectives of the OPEC is to

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  (A)

  harmonize the oil policies of member countries