JAMB Government 2001 Past Questions

Power differs from influence in that it is

The standing committee of a legislature is one

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

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

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

A major feature of authoritarianism is that government is

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

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

An important function of a constitution is that it

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

In the legislative process, a bill is pass

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

The fundamental rights of citizens include rights to

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

One argument against a multi-party system is the

Associational interest groups are organized to

public opinion is a view that is

The political neutrality of civil servants implies that they

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

The western zone of the Sokoto caliphate was administered from

Some pre-colonial Nigerian societies are described as stateless because

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

A major function of the warrant chiefs was to

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

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

The central legislature of Nigeria became bicameral in

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Nigerian Youth Movement collapsed as the result of

The first restructure of the Nigerian Federation took place with the

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

The main source of financing local government in Nigeria is

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

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

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

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

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

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

The first Nigerian Permanent Representative to the United Nations was

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

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

Nigeria's withdrawal from the Edinburgh Commonwealth Games in July 1986 was in protest against British

The major demand of the Third World countries on the United Nations in recent times is the

Which of the following is the function of the Council of the Ministers of the O.A.U

The Economic Community of West African States has made progress in the area of

Nigeria's departure from pro-west policy during the Murtala Muhammed regime was as a result of