2016 JAMB Government Past Questions & Answers

Question 1

In Nigeria, public corporations are established by

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C. an act of parliament

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A. executive order

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B. a bye-law

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D. military decree

Question 2

In Nigeria, the foundations of federalism was laid by the

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D. Richards Constitution

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A. Macpherson Constitution

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B. Lyttleton Constitution

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C. Clifford Constitution

Question 3

'' From each according to his ability to each according to his needs' is the principle of

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A. Communism

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B. Socialism

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C. Capitalism

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D. Communalism

Question 4

The Commission on Mediation, Conciliation and Arbitration is an organ of

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D. African Union

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A. The United Nations

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B. Common Wealth

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C. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

Question 5

In the Igbo traditional system, the highest democratic institution is the

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B. Oha-na -eze

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A. Umunna

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C. Umuada

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D. Ofo Title Holders

Question 6

A country is said to operate an unwritten constitution if the

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A. constitution is not contained in a single document

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B. constitution cannot be written down

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C. existing constitution can be suspended at will

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D. country is not having a printed constitution

Question 7

In the Hausa pre-colonial political system, the spiritual and political powers were vested in the

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A. Emir

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B. Madawaki

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C. Galadima

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D. Waziri

Question 8

The appointment, promotion and discipline of civil servants is the responsibility of the

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A. Civil Service Commission

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B. Public Complaints Commission

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C. Judicial Service Commission

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D. Public Service Institute of Nigeria

Question 9

A major opposition party at the national level in Nigeria's Second Republic was

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B. UPN

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A. NNP

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C. PRP

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D. GNPP

Question 10

The responsibility of giving policy guidelines to the board of corporations rest with the

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B. Minister

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A. Board of Directors

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C. Chairman

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D. Permanent Secretary

Question 11

Government by the best citizens is referred to as

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A. aristocracy

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B. democracy

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C. oligarchy

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D. plutocracy

Question 12

Franchise can be described as the right to

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C. vote and be voted for

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A. vote at elections

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B. form political parties

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D. contest in elections

Question 13

Federal and State governments legislate on items in the

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D. Concurrent list

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A. residual list

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B. legislative list

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C. exclusive list

Question 14

Which of the following binds Commonwealth Nations together?

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D. Common Colonial History

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A. Uniform Political System

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B. Common Currency

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C. Common Language

Question 15

The modern theory of sovereignty was popularized by

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C. Jean Bodin

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A. John Locke

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B. Thomas Hobbes

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D. Baron De Montesquieu

Question 16

Foreign Policy refers to

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B. the general principles of a states international behaviour

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A. a policy made by a country when it is at war

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C. a policy made by a foreign country

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D. a policy made by a country for foreigners

Question 17

The Nigeria Police is an agency of the

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C. executive arm of government

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A. judicial arm of government

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B. Ministry of Defence

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D. Ministry of Interior

Question 18

The development of attitudes and beliefs about a political system is known as

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D. political socialisation

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A. political orientation

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B. political apathy

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C. political culture

Question 19

The legislature checks the excesses of the executive through

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C. scrutiny of the budget

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A. appointment of civil servants

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B. screening of governors

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D. nomination of judges

Question 20

Public opinion is commonly referred to as the composite reaction of the citizenry on

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D. key issues that affect them

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A. matters relating to association

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B. legal rights of foreigners

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C. matters affecting government

Question 21

In order to assist fellow developing countries, Nigeria initiated the

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D. Technical Aid Corps Scheme

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A. New Partnership for African Development

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B. Economic Community of West African States

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C. Concept of Medium Powers

Question 22

The maintenance of law and order is a function of the

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D. executive

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A. legislature

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B. military

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C. judiciary

Question 23

Separation of powers as an ingredient of the presidential system implies the

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A. distinction of governmental powers

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B. demarcation of levels of government

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C. distinction between head of state and head of government

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D. sharing of governmental powers.

Question 24

A disadvantage of the one-party system is that it

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B. does not tolerate opposition

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A. is costly to operate

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C. does not care about the feelings of the masses

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D. discourages periodic elections

Question 25

The charter establishing the AU was signed in

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A. Togo

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B. Libya

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C. South Africa

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D. Ethiopia.

Question 26

A structure of government in which power is shared between the centre and the units is

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D. federalism

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A. confederal

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B. oligarchic

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C. unitary

Question 27

Which of these factors motivated colonialism in Africa?

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C. Economic interest

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A. Scientific superiority

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B. Humanitarianism

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D. Cultural superiority

Question 28

Which of the following approves the annual budget of the UN?

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A. The General Assembly

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B. The Secretariat

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C. The Security Council

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D. Trusteeship Council

Question 29

A network of groups of people in an institution expressing human association is

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B. society

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A. community

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C. nation

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D. state

Question 30

Which of these institutions make bye-laws?

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C. Local Government Council

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A. Council of State

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B. National Assembly

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D. State House of Assembly

Question 31

The ECOWAS Monitoring Group began its operation in

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D. Liberia

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A. Sierra-Leone

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B. Guinea

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C. GAMBIA

Question 32

Nigerian Judiciary is headed by

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C. Chief Justice of the Federation

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A. Attorney-General and Minister of Justice

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B. Solicitor-General of the Federation

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D. President, Court of Appeal

Question 33

During the 1964 Federal Election in Nigeria, the United Progressive Grand Alliance comprised the

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C. UMBC, AG, NEPU and NCNC

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A. NNDP, NPC and NDC

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B. NPC, UMBC and BYM

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D. UMBC, BYM, NEPU and NPC

Question 34

The exclusion of Africans from colonial administration is associated with

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A. policy of assimilation

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B. indirect rule system

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C. policy of association

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D. indignant policy

Question 35

The policy of assimilation was the colonial policy of the

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A. French

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B. British

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C. Portuguese

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D. German

Question 36

The major objective of pressure group is to

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C. influence government

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A. change government

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B. form government

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D. fund government

Question 37

At the formation of the OAU, Nigeria belonged to the

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A. Monrovia Group

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B. Casablanca Group

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C. Lagos Group

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D. Brazzaville Group

Question 38

A nation could be identified through its

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B. common language and culture

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A. military strength

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C. population

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D. constitution

Question 39

Which of these is an attribute of government?

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A. Political Power

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B. Sovereignty

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C. Constitution

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D. Definite territory

Question 40

The form of government headed by a king is

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A. monarchy

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B. presidentialism

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C. fascism

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D. republicanism

Question 41

In Nigeria, items in the exclusive list are under the jurisdiction of

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C. central government

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A. regional government

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B. state government

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D. local government

Question 42

The office of the Prime Minister in Nigeria was created in

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D. 1957

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A. 1951

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B. 1954

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C. 1959

Question 43

Citizens exercise their sovereignty by

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B. voting at elections

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A. attending political rallies

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C. registration to vote

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D. their right to sue the state

Question 44

A major factor that necessitated the adoption of federalism in Nigeria was the

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B. diversity of culture and language

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A. intention of creating states

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C. abundance of natural resources

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D. low level of literacy

Question 45

Lagos was annexed in

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A. 1861

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B. 1871

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C. 1814

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D. 1853

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