JAMB Government · Citizenship, political participation and public administration

Citizenship: JAMB Government Past Questions and Answers

What the JAMB syllabus covers in Citizenship

Our summary: The types of citizenship, how it is gained and lost, and the duties of citizens and of the state.

  • Meaning, types
  • Citizenship rights
  • Dual citizenship, renunciation, deprivation
  • Duties and obligations of citizens
  • Duties and obligations of the state

Objectives

  • differentiate between the various methods of acquiring citizenship;
  • specify the rights and responsibilities of a citizen;
  • assess the obligations of the state.

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JAMB Government questions on Citizenship

  1. JAMB 2025Which of the following is NOT a duty of citizens in a state?
  2. JAMB 2025Citizenship is best defined as a member of a state who is legally and constitutionally
  3. JAMB 2025Which of the following is not an obligation of a citizen?
  4. JAMB 2024A naturalised citizen can lose his citizenship if found guilty of
  5. JAMB 2023Jus Sanguinis is a principle that grants citizenship based on
  6. JAMB 2023Which of the following is a right associated with citizenship?
  7. JAMB 2023The Nigerian constitution guarantees freedom of speech under which fundamental right?
  8. JAMB 2022The political rights of a citızen include the
  9. JAMB 2021The fundamental rights of citizens include the following EXCEPT …
  10. JAMB 2021The citizenship of a country could be acquired through …
  11. JAMB 2019The right of a citizen to seek redress means the right to …
  12. JAMB 2019The legitimate claims and entitlements available by reasons of birth and residence and/or certification, to a community of people may be abscribed as their …
  13. JAMB 2019Citizenship by naturalization …
  14. JAMB 2018In a democratic government, franchise is given to all …
  15. JAMB 2018Citizenship of a state by descent requires that …
  16. JAMB 2018The citizenship of a country could be acquired through …
  17. JAMB 2015The rights of a citizen can be withdrawn by the state if the person
  18. JAMB 2015Citizenship refers to the

Years with Citizenship questions in DeeepSolve's question bank

From the past questions DeeepSolve holds, not a count of everything the exam body has set.

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  • 2019
  • 2018
  • 2015