JAMB - Government (2006)

• 1

  The ECOWAS Tribunal is responsible for

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  (D)

  interpreting ECOWAS treaties
• 2

  The chairman of the UN Security Council emerges through

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  (B)

  rotation
• 3

  The transformation of the OAU to AU is essentially to

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  (D)

  promote Africa's socio-cultural advancement
• 4

  Judges of the World Court are appointed to serve for

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  (D)

  nine years
• 5

  The highest decision-making organ of OPEC is the

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  (A)

  Conference
• 6

  Diplomatic missions among the Commonwealth member states are referred to as

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  (B)

  high commissions
• 7

  The New Partnership for Africa's Development was mainly promoted by

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  (B)

  Nigeria,Senegal and South Africa
• 8

  Nigeria became a front line state in the South Africa liberation struggle because of her

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  (D)

  anti-apartheid stance
• 9

  Nigeria's first participation in a United Nations peace-keeping operation was in

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  (D)

  Congo
• 10

  One major determinant of Nigeria's foreign policy is

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  (C)

  cooperation among African States
• 11

  The first Nigerian leader to become chairman of the Organization of African Unity was

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  (C)

  Yakubu Gowon
• 12

  Nigeria's concern for decolonization in Africa was responsible for her abandonment of pro-west policy during the

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  (C)

  Murtala regime
• 13

  The Technical Aid Corps programme was initiated by Nigeria to contribute to the socio-economic development of

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  (B)

  Africa
• 14

  After the defeat of Germany in World War 1, her former colonies were administered under the League of Nations as

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  (A)

  trust territories
• 15

  Galadima in the emirate system refers to

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  (B)

  the administrator of the capital city
• 16

  The 1960 Independence Constitution of Nigeria provided for the

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  (C)

  Queen as head of state
• 17

  In 1999,the Alliance for Democracy won the governorship election in

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  (C)

  six states
• 18

  During colonial administration,the office of the warrant chief was introduced in

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  (C)

  Eastern Nigeria
• 19

  A major feature of the policy of deregulation in Nigeria is the

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  (D)

  enthronement of market forces mechanism
• 20

  The chairman of the National Defense Council as provided in the 1999 Constitution is the

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  (D)

  President
• 21

  The main reason for the poor performance of the Public Complaints Commission in Nigeria is that

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  (B)

  it lacks the power to prosecute offenders
• 22

  In Nigeria,military regimes returned power to civilians through

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  (A)

  transition programmes
• 23

  In the pre-colonial Yoruba political system,the council of chiefs constituted the

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  (A)

  legislative arm
• 24

  Constitutional matters in which the Nigerian federal and state governments exercise joint authority are on the

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  (C)

  concurrent list
• 25

  Before the 1976 reforms, the three-tier local government system was practiced by

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  (C)

  Western and Northern Nigeria
• 26

  Under the 1963 Republican Constitution,the President exercised

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  (A)

  nominal powers
• 27

  A major merit of privatization is that it increases

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  (B)

  public fiscal resources
• 28

  Under colonial administration, what was the status of the inhabitants of the Lagos Crown Colony

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  (C)

  British subjects
• 29

  At its inception in 1919,the National Congress of British West Africa was led

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  (C)

  Casely Hayford
• 30

  In pre-colonial governance women played prominent roles in the

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  (A)

  Igbo society
• 31

  The highest decision-making body under the Gowon Regime was the

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  (C)

  Supreme Military Council
• 32

  A bill could become law without the president's assent if

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  (C)

  supported by a two-thirds majority of the legislature
• 33

  A right enjoyed by citizens but denied non-citizens is the right to

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  (C)

  vote and be voted for
• 34

  The form of government in which the powers of the hereditary ruler are limited is

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  (B)

  constitutional monarchy
• 35

  The principle of separation of powers is intimately related to

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  (D)

  checks and balances
• 36

  A crucial requirement for the successful conduct of elections is

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  (A)

  an independent electoral commission
• 37

  Vote of confidence is basically a feature of

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  (A)

  the parliamentary system
• 38

  A written constitution is distinguished by its

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  (C)

  cumbersome and complex amendment procedure
• 39

  One of the most essential characteristics of the state is

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  (D)

  sovereignty
• 40

  In a federal system,the essence of specifying the constitutional relationship between the center and the constituent units is to

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  (B)

  avoid functional conflicts
• 41

  Fascism originated from

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  (D)

  Italy
• 42

  One of the ways the executive performs legislative functions is through

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  (A)

  delegated legislation
• 43

  The signing of protectorate treaty was used by the Europeans to penetrate

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  (B)

  Northern Nigeria
• 44

  In a dominant one-party system,there is

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  (B)

  only one political party recognized by law
• 45

  Individual as opposed to collective responsibility is a basic feature of the

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  (C)

  presidential system of government