JAMB - Government (2001)

• 1

  Power differs from influence in that it is

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  (C)

  coercive while influence is persuasive
• 2

  The standing committee of a legislature is one

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  (B)

  that has statutory responsibities
• 3

  Where the constitution is supreme, unconstitutional acts of the executive and the legislature can be checked by the courts through

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  (B)

  judicial review
• 4

  The central decision-making organ of a confederation is made up of

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  (C)

  politicians nominated by the government of member states
• 5

  Which of the following is true of a parliamentary system of government?

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  (D)

  adherence to majority rule.
• 6

  A major feature of authoritarianism is that government is

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  (C)

  centralized
• 7

  The central point of capitalism, as expounded by Karl Marx, is that

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  (A)

  capitalist profit is the surplus value obtained from workers labour
• 8

  A constitution that requires a plebiscite or a referendum to be amended is

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  (A)

  rigid
• 9

  An important function of a constitution is that it

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  (C)

  serves as the fountain head of authority for the exercise of power
• 10

  when a bill passed by the legislature is vetoed by the executive, the action underscores the principle

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  (D)

  checks and balances.
• 11

  In the legislative process, a bill is a

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  (C)

  proposal before the legislature
• 12

  One of the advantages of a bicameral over a unicameral legislature is that it

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  (D)

  prevents the passage of ill-considered bills.
• 13

  The fundamental rights of citizens include rights to

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  (B)

  life, speech and association
• 14

  The manipulation of boundaries of constituencies in order to win more seats is called

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  (C)

  gerrymandering
• 15

  One argument against a multi-party system is the

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  (A)

  encouragement of opposition and instability
• 16

  Associational interest groups are organized to

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  (A)

  further the interest of members
• 17

  Public opinion is a view that is

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  (A)

  held by the majority
• 18

  The political neutrality of civil servants implies that they

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  (C)

  are not allowed to be involved in partisan politics
• 19

  The idea of making the civil service permanent, neutral and anonymous is to

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  (A)

  enhance efficiency in administration
• 20

  The western zone of the Sokoto caliphate was administered from

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  (D)

  Gwandu
• 21

  Some pre-colonial Nigerian societies are described as stateless because

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  (A)

  they had no formal governmental institutions
• 22

  The method used by the British to facilitate the administration of Southern Nigeria was

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  (C)

  divide and rule
• 23

  A major function of the warrant chiefs was to

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  (D)

  take charge of local administration.
• 24

  After 1945, the demand of African nationalists changed from reform to independence because

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  (C)

  the second world war boosted their morale
• 25

  When Nigeria achieved independence in 1960, the head of state was the

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  (D)

  Queen of England.
• 26

  The central legislature of Nigeria became bicameral in

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  (A)

  1960
• 27

  Which of these constitutions recognized local government as a third tier of government in Nigeria?

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  (D)

  1979 Constitution.
• 28

  Under the 1963 constitution, items not listed in the exclusive and concurrent list were within the exclusive competence of the

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  (C)

  regional legislatures
• 29

  Before Nigeria became a republic, the highest body charged with the administrator of justice was the

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  (A)

  Privy council
• 30

  The equivalent of the commissioner at the local government level is the

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  (D)

  Supervisory councillor
• 31

  The Independent National Electoral Commission has the power to prepare and maintain the register of

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  (C)

  Voters
• 32

  The president of Nigeria is advised on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country by the

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  (B)

  National Defense Council
• 33

  The Nigerian Youth Movement collapsed as the result of

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  (D)

  the breakup of its leadership.
• 34

  The first restructure of the Nigerian Federation took place with the

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  (A)

  creation of mid-west Region in 1963
• 35

  The land use decree of 1978 vested the ownership of land in Nigeria in the

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  (C)

  state governments
• 36

  The main source of financing local government in Nigeria is

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  (B)

  statutory revenue allocation
• 37

  The most remarkable legacy of the 1976 Local Government Reform in Nigeria was the introduction of

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  (C)

  uniformity in struture and functions
• 38

  The Murtala/Obasanjo regime in Nigeria increased the number of states from

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  (B)

  12 to 19
• 39

  The major factor that influenced the formulation of Nigerian foreign policy in the First Republic was

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  (B)

  the colonial legacy
• 40

  The Barclay's Bank and the British Petroleum Company in Nigeria were nationalised in the late 1970's for transacting business with

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  (B)

  South Africa
• 41

  South-South cooperation is a major policy plan on which Nigeria bases her relations with

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  (C)

  developing countries
• 42

  Nigeria's recognition of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola to lead that country was made under

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  (B)

  General Murtala Mohammed
• 43

  The first Nigerian Permanent Representative to the United Nations was

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  (D)

  Chief Samuel Adebo
• 44

  In 1981, Nigeria participated in an Organization of African Unity peace-keeping force to replace Libyan forces in

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  (B)

  Chad
• 45

  During the Civil War, the major power that expressed moral support for Biafra's self-determination was

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  (A)

  France