JAMB Government: practice questions.

Question 1 · Pre-colonial polities

In the pre-colonial Hausa/Fulani emirate system, the head of the emirate was the

1. A.Madawaki
2. B.Waziri
3. C.Alkali
4. D.Emir

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Question 2 · The electoral process

Under the Clifford Constitution of 1922, the franchise in Lagos and Calabar was limited to adult males who

1. A.had attended secondary school in England or in Sierra Leone
2. B.were registered members of the Nigerian Youth Movement in Lagos
3. C.were traditional rulers
4. D.had twelve months' residence and an income of £100

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Question 3 · Imperialist penetration

Lagos was ceded to Britain and became a British colony in

1. A.1900
2. B.1914
3. C.1885
4. D.1861

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Question 4 · The electoral process

The body responsible for conducting presidential, governorship and National Assembly elections in Nigeria is the

1. A.National Population Commission
2. B.Code of Conduct Bureau
3. C.Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
4. D.State Independent Electoral Commission

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Question 5 · Constitutional development in Nigeria

The constitution that first introduced the elective principle in Nigeria was the

1. A.Clifford Constitution of 1922
2. B.Lyttleton Constitution of 1954
3. C.Richards Constitution of 1946
4. D.Macpherson Constitution of 1951

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Question 6 · Political ideologies

According to Karl Marx, in the final stage of communism

1. A.private property will be fully protected
2. B.the bourgeoisie will rule permanently
3. C.a hereditary monarch will rule
4. D.the state will wither away and society will be classless

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Question 7 · Nigeria's relations with African countries

The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), launched in 2001, aims mainly at

1. A.poverty eradication and good governance
2. B.creating a single African standing army under one command
3. C.replacing the African Union with an economic organisation
4. D.restoring trade ties with the former colonial powers only

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Question 8 · Nigeria's foreign policy

The Technical Aid Corps (TAC) scheme established by Nigeria in 1987 involves

1. A.exporting crude oil free of charge
2. B.giving loans to Western countries
3. C.training foreign soldiers in Nigeria
4. D.sending Nigerian professionals to serve in other developing countries

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Question 9 · The military in Nigerian politics

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) was established in 1973 by the government of

1. A.General Yakubu Gowon
2. B.General Sani Abacha
3. C.General Ibrahim Babangida
4. D.General Murtala Mohammed

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Question 10 · Political ideologies

A central idea of Nazism was

1. A.the protection of individual rights against the state
2. B.government by a council of elders
3. C.the abolition of private property and classes
4. D.the racial superiority of the so-called Aryan race

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Question 11 · Structures of governance

The 1967 Aburi Accord was interpreted by the Eastern Region as providing for an arrangement in which the regions would be largely autonomous with a weak centre. Such an arrangement is closest to

1. A.totalitarianism
2. B.presidentialism
3. C.confederalism
4. D.unitarism

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Question 12 · Arms of government

The Nigerian National Assembly is bicameral because it consists of

1. A.the Senate and the Federal Executive Council
2. B.the Senate and the House of Representatives
3. C.the Senate and the state Houses of Assembly
4. D.the House of Representatives and the Supreme Court

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