JAMB - Government (2002)

• 1

  Delegated legislature becomes unavoidable when

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  (C)

  issues under consideration are technical
• 2

  One major disadvantage of public opinion is that

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  (B)

  a vocal minority claims to represent the majority
• 3

  Citizenship in a modern state expresses the status of a person who possesses

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  (A)

  full political rights
• 4

  Communism is a system which recognizes

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  (B)

  the existence of the state
• 5

  The delineation of constituencies is a major duty of the

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  (D)

  electoral commission
• 6

  The structure of the civil service is based on

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  (D)

  hierachical organisation
• 7

  A common feature of a multi-party system is that government is formed by

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  (C)

  a coalition of political parties
• 8

  To qualify for absorption into the administration cadre of the civil service in Nigeria, an applicant must be

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  (B)

  a holder of a first university degree
• 9

  The final interpretation pf the provisions of a federal constitution is vested in the

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  (D)

  highest court of the land .
• 10

  A major issue that distinguishes pressure groups from political parties is

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  (B)

  the objective
• 11

  Proportional representation is a system of allocating seats in the legislature based on

  回答

  (D)

  total votes in an election.
• 12

  The application of the principle of separation of powers seems impracticable because powers is

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  (C)

  fused
• 13

  A major consequence of proportional representation is that it

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  (D)

  encourages the proliferation of parties
• 14

  Oligarchy is a form of government which

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  (A)

  enhances the interest of the ruling few
• 15

  The absence of the rule of law in government will bring about

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  (A)

  human rights abuse
• 16

  Centralization of power is the basic feature of

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  (D)

  a unitary government
• 17

  A law passed by the legislature and assented by the executive is

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  (A)

  an act
• 18

  One of the features of a sovereign state is that it

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  (A)

  has the capacity to defend itself from external aggression
• 19

  A major way of maintaining confidence in the electoral process is by ensuring that

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  (B)

  elections are conducted in a free and fair atmosphere
• 20

  The principle of checks and balances reinforces separation of powers in order to

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  (D)

  prevent the emergence of dictatorship
• 21

  Legislative control of public corporation in Nigeria is effected through

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  (C)

  acts of the National Assembly
• 22

  The Ibadan Conference of 1950 was convened to discuss the provisions of the

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  (A)

  Macpherson Constitution
• 23

  The fees collected by local governments at motor parks represents

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  (A)

  levies
• 24

  The first Nigerian constitution to provide for the fundamental objectives and directive principles of state policy was the

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  (A)

  1979 Constitution
• 25

  Under the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria, the power to create local governments is vested in the

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  (A)

  state assembly
• 26

  The body set up to review the revenue allocation formula in 1980 was the

  回答

  (B)

  Okigbo Commission
• 27

  In pre-colonial Igbo society, decisions on public issues were reached mainly through

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  (B)

  consensus
• 28

  The main duty of the Local Government Service is to

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  (A)

  supervise and manage the affairs of local governments
• 29

  The constitution that introduced restricted franchise into Nigerian politics was the

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  (D)

  Clifford Constitution
• 30

  In Nigeria,the Council of State was first created by

  回答

  (A)

  General Murtala Muhammed
• 31

  The leading agent in the expansion of British influence in Northern Nigeria in the 1890s was the

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  (D)

  Royal Niger Company
• 32

  The two military coups that toppled civilian regimes in Nigeria were those of

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  (A)

  January 1966 and December 1983
• 33

  The main function of the Code of Conduct Bureau is to

  回答

  (A)

  ensure accountability in government business
• 34

  The emirate system of administration can be likened to

  回答

  (B)

  unitary system of government
• 35

  The abolition of the state ministries of local governments in 1989 entails that local governments

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  (D)

  are no longer surbodinates to state governments
• 36

  One major factor that differentiates the presidential from the parliamentary system is

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  (A)

  separation of powers
• 37

  The main legislative body in Nigeria between 1966 and 1975 was the

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  (A)

  Supreme Military Council
• 38

  Nigeria formally became a federation in

  回答

  (D)

  1946
• 39

  The United Nations charter is an instrument that

  回答

  (A)

  sets out the rights and obligations of member states
• 40

  The most active organ of the Economic Community of West African States is the

  回答

  (C)

  Authority of Heads of State and Government
• 41

  The group of states that conceived the idea of the United Nations Organization included

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  (C)

  the USA,the USSR,the UK and China
• 42

  The impact of the Commonwealth of Nations is felt most in the area of

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  (B)

  economic cooperation
• 43

  The greatest criticism of the Security Council of the UNO is that it

  回答

  (D)

  has exclusive veto power
• 44

  Which of the following is a founding member of OPEC?

  回答

  (C)

  Venezuela
• 45

  Professor Ibrahim Gambari is the Special Assistant to the United Nations Secretary General on

  回答

  (A)

  African affairs