JAMB - Government (2005)

• 1

  The power to exercise overall control of the executive functions of ECOWAS is vested in the

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  (A)

  Authority of Heads of State and Government
• 2

  Nigeria supports the South-South cooperation as a foreign policy objective for mutual understanding among

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  (C)

  developing countries
• 3

  Nigeria is rated in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries as the

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  (B)

  sixth largest oil producer
• 4

  The Nigerian-Cameroon crisis over the Bakassi Peninsula occurred owing to the interpretation of the treaty of 1913 and the

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  (D)

  decision of the International Court of Justice
• 5

  A major achievement of the OAU was the

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  (C)

  decolonization of Africa
• 6

  An indication that Africa is still the center-peice of Nigeria's foreign policy was the creation of the

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  (B)

  National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies
• 7

  Which of the following served as the Secretary-General of the United Nations?

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  (B)

  Javier Perez de Cuellar
• 8

  One of the organizational weaknesses of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is its inability to

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  (C)

  punish erring members
• 9

  A Security Council resolution requires the concurrence of

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  (C)

  9 of the 15 council members
• 10

  Under the umbrella of the OAU, Nigeria mediated the dispute between

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  (D)

  Ethiopia and Somalia
• 11

  The atomic bomb tests carried out around the Sahara Desert made Nigeria sever relations with

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  (B)

  France
• 12

  A member of the Commonwealth that still recognizes the British monarch as its Head of State is

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  (D)

  Australia
• 13

  Nigeria's voting at the United Nations is guided primarily by

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  (B)

  her national interests
• 14

  The political party formed in 1923 by Herbert Macaulay was

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  (D)

  Nigerian National Democratic Party
• 15

  The first federal constitution in Nigeria was the

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  (A)

  Lyttelton Constitution
• 16

  Under the emirate system,legislative functions were performed by the

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  (D)

  Emir
• 17

  The commission established to handle the electoral activities in the Second Republic of Nigeria was

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  (A)

  FEDECO
• 18

  A distinctive feature of the Richards Constitution was its provision for

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  (B)

  a Legislative Council for the whole of Nigeria
• 19

  The failure of the assimilation policy necessitated of the introduction of

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  (D)

  association
• 20

  The head of the Nigerian judiciary is the

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  (C)

  Chief Justice of the Federation
• 21

  In the First Republic,the official opposition party was the

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  (A)

  Action Group
• 22

  Under the 1999 Constitution,the appointment of ministers and ambassadors must be ratified by the

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  (C)

  Senate
• 23

  In Nigeria,promotion of judges is the responsibility of the

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  (A)

  Judicial Service Commission
• 24

  The legislative in Nigeria under the 1999 Constitution is composed of

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  (D)

  109 senators and 360 members of the House of Representatives
• 25

  The pre-colonial Tiv society can best be described as

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  (A)

  republican
• 26

  A major function of the State Independent Electoral Commission in Nigeria is the

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  (B)

  conduct of elections into local government offices
• 27

  The principle of checks and balances empowers the judiciary to

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  (A)

  invalidate the actions of the other arms
• 28

  In a first-past-the-post electoral system, a candidate is declared when he

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  (A)

  records the highest number of votes cast
• 29

  The major function of civil service is

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  (D)

  advising government and implementing its policies
• 30

  The pressure group that resorts to unconventional methods to achieve its objectives is called

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  (A)

  anomic group
• 31

  Citizenship acquired through marriage is referred to as

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  (D)

  registration
• 32

  The method used to determine the possible outcome of an electoral contest is

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  (C)

  opinion poll
• 33

  On the basis of its structure,a political party can be classified as indirect if

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  (A)

  its membership is acquired through other groups
• 34

  The final stage in the process of enacting legislation is

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  (B)

  assent
• 35

  How does the president relieve a minister of his appointment in a presidential system of government

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  (D)

  By unilateral action
• 36

  The study of government essentially facilitates the understanding of the

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  (C)

  governance of human societies
• 37

  In the Judicial administration, the term " bench" refers to the

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  (B)

  judges
• 38

  Serfs are the dominated class under

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  (D)

  feudalism
• 39

  The ultimate authority in a state is

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  (A)

  sovereignty
• 40

  One of the foremost theorists of federalism was

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  (C)

  K.C. Wheare
• 41

  A major flaw in a liberal democracy is

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  (C)

  that it promotes political instability
• 42

  An unwritten Constitution is

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  (C)

  partially written and based on convention
• 43

  The most important aspect of political participation in a democracy is

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  (A)

  voting in elections
• 44

  An elected legislator in a presidential system can loose his seat by

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  (D)

  recall
• 45

  Under a parliamentary system of government,the cabinet holds office at the pleasure of the

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  (D)

  legislature