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 2011 JAMB GOVERNMENT QUESTIONS

1. Which Government Question A. community

Paper Type is given to you? B. state
C. elite
A. Type A D. electorate
B. Type B
C. Type C 5. Which of the following is a
D. Type D feature of democracy?

2. The development of attitudes A. interdependence of states

and beliefs about a political B. state responsibilities to society
system is---- C. power vested in minority
parties
A. political emancipation D. popular consultation
B. political socialization
C. political participation 6. Private ownership of the means
D. political orientation of production is central to

3. Political behavior is governed A. fascism

by B. feudalism
C. capitalism
A. political socialization D. communism
B. political ideology
C. political economy 7. A system based on hierarchies
D. political culture of land ownership is--

4. In a nation, sovereignty is A. feudalism

vested in the-- B. totalitarianism
C. communism

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D. fascism A. Nigeria
B. India
8. Which of the following performs C. United States of America
quasi-legislative functions? D. Ghana

A. The Judiciary 12. Ending a session of

B. The Traditional Institutions parliament by royal proclamation
C. The Civil Service means the
D. The Executive
A. expiration of parliament
9. A major weakness of B. prorogation of parliament
confederation is C. adjournment of parliament
D. dissolution of parliament
A. over-concentration of authority
B. tendency towards secession 13. A main feature of the
C. lack of local independence parliamentary system is that
D. lack of common currency
A. the executive consists of all
10. Members of a parliament are party members
required to report the proceedings B. judges are drawn from the
of the house to their --- ruling party
C. electoral commissioners leave
A. constituencies at the end of their tenure
B. local government chairmen D. the executive is appointed by
C. traditional rulers the legislature
D. political parties
14. In a socialist economy,
11. Which of the following private accumulation of wealth is
Country is a unitary state?

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A. prohibited B. technical issues are handled by
B. regulated experts
C. limited C. ministers and lawmakers work
D. encouraged together
D. it hastens the implementation
15. The earliest classification of of policy
constitutions was the work of
18. One essential duty of a citizen
A. Aristotle to his state is to
B. J.J. Rouseau
C. K.C. Wheare A. support the government in
D. Plato power
B. recite the pledge
16.Constitutionalism refers to --- C. pay his tax
D. encourage other citizens
A. the process of drafting a
constitution 19. Franchise in an electoral
B. amendment of an existing process means the –
constitution
C. the process of operating a A. right to vote
constitution B. ownership of means of
D. strict adherence to a production
constitution C. the sovereignty of a nation
D. rights and duties of a citizen
17. An advantage of delegated
legislation is that 20. The type of party system in
practice is defined by the ---
A. much time is saved in the
process

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A. relationship between the 23. In pre-colonial Igboland,
parties and electorate autocratic rule was made difficult
B. structure of the political parties by the ---
C. manner in which the parties
operate A. fear of dethronement
D. number of political parties in a B. absence of a centralized
country system of authority
C. pressure from age grades
21. Pressure groups harmonize D. activities of cult societies
different individual concerns
through 24. The Yoruba traditional system
of government was—
A. interest formulation
B. interest manipulation A. republican
C. interest mobilisation B. democratic
D. interest aggregation C. monarchical
D. egalitarian
22. Opinion polls are organized to
find out the – 25. Under the pre-colonial Sokoto
Caliphate system, the next in
A. benefits derived by people command to the sultan was the
from government
B. people's thought about a A. Alkali
particular government policy B. Galadima
C. people's expectations from the C. Madaki
government D. Waziri
D. feelings of people about
particular issues and policies

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26. Which of the following A. Pan-Africanism
societies was classified as B. the Yom-Kippur War
acephalous? C. the Second World War
D. Anti-apartheid Movement
A. Benin
B. Ibibio 30. The presidential system of
C. Igbo government was introduced in
D. Ijaw Nigeria with the Constitution of

27. Indirect rule encouraged A. 1989

B. 1999
A. communal integration C. 1960
B. exploitation and oppression D. 1979
C. inter-communal cooperation
D. the rise of nationalism 31. The Action Group crisis of
1963 led to the formation of
28. The main achievement of the
nationalists in Nigeria was A. UPP
B. NEPU
A. registration of political parties C. NPC
B. economic liberation of the D. NCNC
nation
C. political liberation of the nation 32. Under the 1963 Republican
D. building the nation Constitution, the power of judicial
review was vested in the
29. The major external factor that
promoted nationalism in Nigeria A. President
was B. Chief Justice
C. Supreme Court

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D. Parliament D. UPN

33. The rules and regulations of 36. The principle of federal

the civil service are called? character was adopted in order to
promote equitable allocation of
A. General Order
B. Bureaucratic Order A. positions and appointments
C. Service Order among people of various regions
D. Administrative Order B. appointments between the
North and the South
34. The Code of Conduct Bureau C. opportunities between the
was essentially established to males and females
D. revenue between groups in the
A. reduce corruption in public life country
B. protect the rights of public
servants 37. The component units of the
C. enhance probity and Nigerian Federation comprise
accountability in public service
D. ensure the independence of A. national assembly, military,
the public service police and civil service
B. constituency, ward, emirate
35. Which of the following political and chiefdom
parties was the first to be formed C. federal, state, local
when the ban on politics was government and federal capital
lifted in 1978? territory
D. federal capital territory,
A. NPP national assembly, supreme court
B. PRP and civil service
C. NPN

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38. In Nigeria, privatization and B. Chief-and-Council
commercialization policies were C. Prefects
introduced to D. Chief-in-Council

A. hand over the control of 41. Under whose regime were

commercial ventures to citizens Akwa-Ibom and Katsina States
B. increase the asset base of created?
government
C. divest government major A. Gen Murtala Muhammed
control of commercial ventures B. Gen Ibrahim Babangida
D. allow government control of C. Gen Sani Abacha
the private sector D. Gen Yakubu Gowon

39. An example of a public 42. Under the 1999 Constitutions

corporation in Nigeria is of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,
the appointment and posting of
A. National Universities members of election tribunal on
Commission the elections conducted by INEC
B. Nigerian Television Authority is the responsibility of the
C. National Population
Commission A. Chairman, Independent
D. First Bank of Nigeria National
Electoral Commission
40. Following the reform of the B. President of Nigeria
Native Authority system in C. Chief Justice of Nigeria
Northern Nigeria, traditional D. President, Court of Appeal
rulers became
43. Rhodesia was the former
A. Council name of

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A. Zimbabwe 46. Which of the following was the
B. Swaziland secretary general of OPEC?
C. Zambia
D. Namibia A. Jibril Aminu
B. Aret Adams
44. The adoption of non- C. Dalhatu Bayero
alignment as a principle of D. Rilwan Lukwan
Nigeria's foreign policy was aimed
at 47. Which of the following
countries pioneered the idea of
A. promoting Nigeria's leadership ECOWAS alongside Nigeria?
aspiration in Africa
B. attaining equal status with the A. Liberia
world powers B. Togo
C. fulfilling a basic requirement C. Cote d'Ivoire
for acceptance in the UN Security D. Mali
Council
D. insulating Nigeria against 48. Which of the following
having to take side in the Cold international organizations were
War in existence before the Second
World War?
45. In 1979, the non-aligned
member states were A. The UNO
B. The OAU
A. 21 C. The League of Nations
B. 27 D. The ECOWAS
C. 37
D. 19 49. The organ of the United
E. none of the above Nations responsible for the

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approval of its annual budget is 41. D 42. D 43. C 44. B 45. A
the 46. B 47. D 48. A 49. A 50. C

A. Secretariat
B. Security Council
C. General Assembly
D. Economic and Social Council

50. Each member state is

represented on the Board of
Governors of OPEC for a period of

A. 2 years
B. 3 years
C. 4 years
D. 1 year

ANSWERS

1. A 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. B 6. A 7. C
8. A 9. D 10. C 11. B 12. C 13. B
14. C 15. A 16. B 17. C 18. A
19. C 20. B 21. A 22. B 23. D
24. A 25. B

26. A 27. D 28. A 29. C 30. B

31. C 32. A 33. C 34. A 35. A
36. C 37. A 38. A 39. D 40. B

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 2012 JAMB GOVERNMENT QUESTIONS

1. Which Questions Paper Type of 4. Political values are acquired in

Government as indicated above is any given society through
given to you?
A. political re-orientation
A. Type Green B. political campaign
B. Type Purple C. political socialization
C. Type Red D. political indoctrination
D. Type Yellow
5. In a democratic government,
2. The distinctive attribute of a political sovereignty is vested in
state is the monopoly of the

A. control A. legislature
B. power B. elite
C. violence C. executive
D. justice D. electorate

3. State as a political entity refers 6. One judicial function performed

to by the executive is

A. An organized group within a A. Granting of amnesty

definite territory B. Implementing judicial orders
B. An association of men in a C. Ensuring obedience to the law
given society D. Appointing judges
C. A branch of a nation
D. A geographical location 7. A governmental system in
which constitutional supremacy
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A. federal C. communalism
B. confederal D. communism
C. unitary
D. parliamentary 11. In a feudal system, the two
major classes are the serfs and
8. A political system which the
empowers the leader with the
ultimate responsibility to execute A. masses
laws is B. vassals
C. lords
A. parliamentarianism D. elite
B. presidentialism
C. dictatorship 12. An example of a country with
D. autocracy a flexible constitution is

9. A bill is a draft which is A. South Africa

awaiting the consideration of the B. Britain
C. Benin Republic
A. executive D. the United States of America
B. party caucus
C. legislature 13. The rule of law is negation of
D. judiciary
A. equality before the law
10. The private ownership of the B. supremacy of the law
means of production is a feature C. Limited power
of D. absolute power

A. capitalism
B. socialism

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14. To ensure the rights and government of their country is
freedom of citizens, the powers of called
the arms of government must be
A. economic right
A. fused B. civil right
B. incorporated C. political right
C. separated D. social right
D. rotated
18. The commission charged with
15. Delegated legislation is made the conduct of federal elections in
by bodies others than the Nigeria is

A. president A. NEC
B. governor B. FEDECO
C. parliament C. INEC
D. judiciary D. NECON

16. The bringing of a session of a 19. An electoral system in which

parliament to an end through parties are assigned seats in the
royal proclamation is known as parliament commensurate to the
number of votes polled is
A. political impasse
B. dissolution of parliament A. Absolute majority
C. vote of no confidence B. Simple majority
D. prorogation of parliament C. proportional representation
D. indirect election
17. The right of citizens to
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20. An intra-party activity for the guarantees orderly conduct in
selection of candidates for elective governance is
positions known as
A. Bureaucracy
A. primary election B. public corporation
B. general election C. ombudsman
C. mid-term election D. political party
D. bye-election
24. In the Hausa pre- colonial
21. The primary aim of pressure political system, a district was
groups is to headed by

A. Attract people's attention A. A hakimi

B. protects the interest of B. a dagaci
members C. an alkali
C. captured political power D. a waziri
D. fight corrupt officials
25. Which of the following
22. Which of the following is used ensured the practice of
in gauging public opinion? democracy in the pre-colonial
Yoruba political system?
A. constitution
B. educational institution A. Checks and balances
C. mass media B. Fusion of power
D. electoral college C. individual responsibility
D. the rule of law
23. A permanent structure that
facilitates continuity and 26. Colonization of Africa was
mainly motivated by

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A. security considerations B. Casely Hayford and James
B. economic reasons Horton
C. religious reasons C. W.E du Boise and H.O Davies
D. cultural factors D. Marcus Garvey and Casely
Hayford
27. The French colonial system
was underlined by the policy of 30. Members of the Senate in
Nigeria's First Republic were
A. assimilation
B. paternalism A. Elected directly by the people
C. socialism B. Elected by electoral college
D. indirect rule C. Nominated by regional and
federal governments
28. Radical nationalism in Nigeria D. Nominated by the president of
is generally attributed to the the house
influence of
31. In Nigeria, the agency mainly
A. Aminu Kano responsible for the maintenance
B. Herbert Marcaulay of internal peace and security is
C. Nnamdi Azikiwe the
D. Mbonu Ojike
A. Army
29. Two foreigners that directly B. Navy
aroused nationalist feelings C. Civil Defence Corps
among Nigerians are D. Police

A. Edward Blyden and Payne 32. The National Assembly in

Jackson Nigeria is primarily responsible for

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A. Executing laws A. PDP, DPP and PPA
B. interpreting laws B. PDP, AD and APP
C. Ratifying appointments C. PDP, AD and PPA
D. Making laws D. PDP, app and AC

33. The major factor militating 36. The Sharia legal system was
against the efficient operation of first introduced in the Fourth
electoral commissions in Nigeria is Republic in

A. Inadequate public support A. Kano State

B. Population size B. Katsina State
C. Inadequate skilled manpower C. Zamfara State
D. Excessive political interference D. Sokoto State

34. A major objective of the 37.Quota system and federal

public Complaints Commission is character principles were
entrenched in the 1979
A. Training and promotion of constitution to ensure
public servants
B. Settlement of disputes among A. loyalty
individuals B. Economic empowerment
C. Addressing the grievances of C. Equity
individuals and groups D. Even development
D. Fighting corruption and
indiscipline 38. Workers in the public
corporations are known as
35. The three registered political
parties at the inception of A. civil servants
Nigeria’s Fourth Republic were B. private employees

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C. public servants A. supreme military council
D. professional employees B. armed forces ruling council
C. federal executive council
39. The central objective of D. provisional ruling council
privatization in Nigeria is to
42. The main focus of Nigeria's
A. Reduce the retrenchment of foreign policy since independence
workers centers on
B. Encourage prompt payment of
salaries A. South- south cooperation
C. Improve standard of living B. Sub-regionalism
D. Improve the efficiency of C. Globalism
enterprises D. Afrocentrism

40. Military intervention in Nigeria 43. The country that championed

arose from decolonization in Africa was
A. perceived incapability of
civilians to govern A. Nigeria
B. international pressure for B. South Africa
change C. Ghana
C. the desire for a military D. Kenya
government
D. civilian's desire to relinquish 44. A major drawback to the
power NEPAD initiative is its

41. The first institution introduced A. Articulation by few African

by the military to exercise leaders
legislative power was the B. Affiliation by few African union
C. Inability to empower the youth

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D. Reliance on Western donors for 47. One of the programmes
funds binding members of the
Commonwealth is the
45. The structures of the African
Union include A. Food and aid programme
B. Cultural programme
A. the court of justice, pan African C. Agenda for peace
congress and people’s Assembly D. Scholarship scheme
B. pan African parliament, the
court of justice and the peace and 48. The African leader mostly
security council credited for spearheading the
C. specialized Technical formation of the African Union is
commission, the court of justice
and humanitarian board A. Muammar Ghaddafi
D. people's Assembly, B. Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Humanitarian Board and the C. Abdoulaye Wade
peace and security council D. Thabo Mbeki

46. ECOMOG at the initial stage of 49. As part of the reforms in the
its intervention in Liberia was UN, two slots were proposed in
perceived as the Security Council for –

A. Neutral A. Asia
B. Incompetent B. Africa
C. Partisan C. America
D. Invaders D. Europe

50. The founding members of

OPEC are

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A. Algeria, Iran, Iraq, Saudi
Arabia and Kuwait
B. Nigeria, Libya, Iraq and Saudi
Arabia
C. Venezuela, Nigeria, Libya, Iran
and Iraq
D. Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq Kuwait
and Venezuela

ANSWERS

1. C 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. D 6. C 7. A
8. D 9. C 10. A 11. C 12. B 13.
D 14. C 15. A 16. B 17. C 18. C
19. C 20. A 21. B 22. C 23. A
24. A 25. A

26. B 27. A 28. C 29. C 30. C

31. D 32. D 33. D 34. C 35. B
36. C 37. C 38. C 39. D 40. A
41. A 42. D 43. C 44. D 45. B
46. A 47. A 48. C 49. B 50. D

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 2013 JAMB GOVERNMENT QUESTIONS

1. Which Question Paper Type of A. Community

Government is given to you? B. Nation - State
C. Nation
A. Type D D. State
B. Type I
C. Type B 5. Political socialization is
D. Type U associated with

2. Power that is delegated is A. Military take-over of civilian

exercised government
B. The transmission of political
A. By devolution values
B. Directly C. Political transition
C. By coercion D. Free choice of party
D. Indirect programmes

3. De Jure sovereign is acquired 6. According to Aristotle, a form

through of government in which the few
rule for the benefit of all is
A. Law
B. Grant A. Diarchy
C. Treaty B. Aristocracy
D. Force C. Autocracy
D. polyarch
4. A group of people who live
together under a common law 7. Rule by the old people is known
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A. Monarchy 11. One major advantage of the
B. Gerontocracy unitary system is that it tends of
C. Feudalism make government
D. Theocracy
A. Free of controversy
8. As an executive, the B. Distant from the people
commissioner is charged with the C. Popular among the masses
responsibility of D. Strong and stable

A. Implementing laws 12. The presidential system

B. Writing laws differs from the parliamentary
C. Giving loans system of government in that
D. Making laws
A. The principle of collective
9. Rules adjudication is a primary responsibility applies
function of the B. Executive and legislative
powers are fused
A. Judiciary C. Powers of the three arms of
B. Executive government are merged
C. Government D. The tenure of office of the
D. Legislature president is limited

10. The judiciary controls the 13. Which of the following

executive in federal state through advocates equitable distribution of
wealth?
A. Delegated legislation
B. Judicial overview A. Capitalism
C. Judicial review B. Aristocracy
D. Motions C. Socialism

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D. Plutocracy 17. Which of the following types
of citizenship cannot be
14. A constitution that is difficult withdrawn?
to amend is
A. Citizenship by conquest
A. Rigid B. Citizenship by birth
B. Written C. Honorary citizenship
C. Unwritten D. Citizenship by naturalization
D. Flexible
18. The right of citizens to vote is
15. Which of the following
constitutions is more suitable for A. Universal suffrage
centralization of political power? B. Nationality suffrage
C. Electoral suffrage
A. Unwritten constitution D. Adult suffrage
B. Rigid constitution
C. Written constitution 19. A political party is different
D. Flexible constitution from a pressure group in its

16. The act of transferring A. Objective

autonomous powers to B. Organization
subordinate agencies is C. Strategy
D. Source of finance
A. Concentration
B. Deconcentration 20. One of the functions of
C. Delegation pressure groups is to
D. Devolution
A. Nominate the president
B. Prepare the budget

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C. Articulate the opinion of their A. Aare-Onakakanfo
members B. Oba
D. Contest elections to serve the C. Ogboni
people D. Oyo mesi

21. Public opinion refers to the 24. Under the emirate system,
the commander of the army is the
A. Aggregate views of groups on
particular government activities A. Hakimi
B. views held by the president of B. Sarkin fada
a country C. Madawaki
C. views of the chief justice of a D. Alkali
country
D. Aggregate of attitudes held by 25. The indirect rule system of
members of the national administration was more
assembly successful in the Northern Nigeria
because
22. The class that oversees the
implementation of government A. Of the existence of an
decisions and policies is the organized structure in the area
B. the Europeans ensures that the
A. Executive farmlands
B. Clerical C. The natives show little or no
C. Technical resistance
D. Administrative D. The people were mainly
interested in being governed
23. The performance of ritual rites indirectly
in the Yoruba empire is the
responsibility of the

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26. The earliest nationalist 29. Under the 1979 Constitution,
activities in Nigeria were statutory allocation of revenue to
spearheaded by local government councils is the
responsibility of the
A. Trade unions
B. Traditional rulers A. House of Assembly
C. Political parties B. National Economic Council
D. Educated elite C. Federal Legislature
D. Council of State
27. The first notable nationalist
movement in west Africa was the 30. Under Nigeria's Second
Republic, the Senate was under
A. West African student union the leadership of
B. Nigeria youth movement
C. Aborigines rights protection A. J.S. Tarka
society B. Joseph Wayas
D. National congress of British C. Godwin Ume-Ezeoke
West Africa D. John Wash Pam

28. In Nigeria’s first republic, the 31. The Revenue Mobilization,

prime minister was both the Allocation and Fiscal Commission
is statutorily empowered to
A. Head of state and commander- determine the remuneration of
in-chief of the armed forces
B. Commander-in-chief of the A. Only elected representatives
armed forces and party leader B. Political office holders
C. Head of state and party leader C. Employees of public
D. Head of government and a corporations
lawmaker D. All civil servants

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32. The primary function of the 35. The highest policy the making
Code of Conduct Bureau is to body under the Gowon Regime
was
A. Ensure minimum standard of
morality A. Armed Forces Ruling Council
B. Retain custody of declarations B. Provisional Ruling Council
C. Receive declaration of assets C. Supreme Military Council
D. Ensure due process by public D. Federal Executive Council
officers 36. Nigeria became a federation
of thirty-six state during the era
33. The party system practiced in of
Nigeria's Third Republic was
A. Abdulsalami Abubakar
A. Two-party B. Yakubu Gowon
B. Zero-party C. Ibrahim Babangida
C. One-party D. Sani Abacha
D. Multi-party
37. Which of the following headed
34. Nigeria adopted the federal the committee that recommended
system of government because of the suitability of Abuja as a new
federal city?
A. Uneven development
B. The availability of limited A. Justice Baba Ardo
resources B. Justice Atanda Fatai Williams
C. The adoption of a stat religion C. Justice Udo Udoma
D. The fear of domination of D. Justice Akinola Aguda
minorities
38. A public corporation is
managed by

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A. A minister B. Poor economic potential
B. A general manager C. Partnership with Asian
C. The board of governors countries
D. The board of directors D. Close ties with Britain

39. A major source of revenue in 42. Under the Technical Aid

the post - 1976 local government Corps, Nigerian experts are
in Nigeria is deployed to

A. Internally generated revenue A. African, the pacific and the

B. the federation account Caribbean
C. Grants and loans B. Europe, South America and
D. The joint state-local Asia
government account C. The pacific, the Caribbean and
Europe
40. The provisional Ruling Council D. Asia, Africa and the pacific
was the highest ruling body
during the regime of 43. The centre-piece of Nigeria's
foreign policy covers only
A. Muhammadu Buhari
B. Ibrahim Babangida A. Europe
C. Murtala Muhammed B. Africa
D. Sani Abacha C. Latin America
D. Asia
41. Nigeria's non-alignment policy
in the sixties lacked real 44. Which of the following
substance because of her countries pioneered the
establishment of ECOWAS
A. Afrocentric policy alongside Nigeria?

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A. Ghana A. International Court of Justice
B. Togo B. General Assembly
C. Algeria C. Economic and Social Council
D. Cameroun D. Security Council

45. Nigeria's role in the African 48. The main representative body
Union was most prominent during of the United Nations is the
the regime of
A. Security Council
A. President Olusegun Obasanjo B. General Assembly
B. President Shehu Shagari C. Trusteeship Council
C. President Umaru Yar'adua D. Secretariat
D. President Ibrahim Babangida
49. The AU differs from the OAU
46. A representative of a in having
Commonwealth country in
another member state is known A. Effective tools for decision
as enforcement
B. No permanent headquarters
A. Consul-General C. A minimum of divergent
B. Ambassador viewpoints
C. Attache D. No assembly of Heads of State
D. High Commissioner
50. OPEC has strong influence
47. The organ of UN that with the
promotes voluntary co-operation
among member states in diverse A. EU
areas is the B. ADB
C. AU

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D. IMF

ANSWER KEYS

1. B 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. B 7. B
8. A 9. A 10. C 11. D 12. B 13. C
14. A 15. B 16. C 17. B 18. A
19. A 20. C 21. A 22. A 23. C
24. C 25. A

26. D 27. D 28. D 29. A 30. B

31. D 32. D 33. D 34. D 35. C
36. C 37. D 38. D 39. B 40. A
41. D 42. D 43. B 44. B 45. A
46. D 47. C 48. B 49. A 50. D

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 2014 JAMB GOVERNMENT QUESTIONS

1. Which Question Paper Type of 4. Membership of a society is

Government is given to you?
A. constitutional
A. Type F B. conventional
B. Type E C. mandatory
C. Type L D. voluntary
D. D Type
5. In a democratic political
2. The necessary attributes of a system, the political sovereign is
state are usually the

A. police, army, sovereignty and A. legislature

custom B. constitution
B. resources, population, C. political parties
sovereignty and government D. electorate
C. sovereignty, police, army and
immigration 6. One basic feature of a
D. definite territory, population, monarchical form of government
sovereignty and government is that

3. The process of taking part in A. the ruler has a fixed tenure

political and public affairs can be powers is absolute
termed political B. separation of powers is
absolute
A. socialization C. members of the executive are
B. recognition elected
C. culture D. succession is through heredity
D. participation

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7. One main advantage of 10. An example of a country ruled
bicameral legislature is that it by a constitutional monarch is

A. is not easy to manipulate hills A. Libya

B. makes for quick deliberation B. Uganda
during emergencies C. Morocco
C. makes passage of bills easy D. Italy
D. is less cumbersome to pass
bills 11. The development of a
classless society is the goal of
8. The court that has ultimate
power to interpret the constitution A. marxism
is the B. conservation
C. feudalism
A. Court of Appeal D. liberalism
B. Supreme Court
C. Magistrate Court 12. A flexible constitution is one
D. High Court which is

9. Unitary system of government A. written by the parliament

is more suitable to a country
A. with a relatively small area and
a homogenous population
B. that is sparsely populated
C. that possesses a strong and
modern army
D. with a robust and dynamic
economy
B. easily amended
C. popular with the legislators
D. known to all the citizens
13. Which of the following is a
feature of checks and balances?
A. Code of conduct
B. Judicial precedent

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C. Judicial immunity 17. The ultimate aim of political
D. Judicial review parties is to

14. Laws made by military A. formulate and implement

governments at the state level policies
are called B. implement people-oriented
programmes
A. acts C. acquire and exercise power
B. decrees D. increase the political
C. bye-laws awareness of the electorate
D. edicts
18. The main objective of
15. Citizenship is acquired by an pressure groups is to
alien through
A. serve as opposition to the
A. naturalization government
B. registration B. promote the interest of political
C. birth parties
D. conferment C. influence legislation for the
benefit of their members
16. The officer responsible for D. protect the interest of the
announcing the result of an country against foreigners
election is known as
19. Which of the following is not a
A. electoral officer dimension of public opinion?
B. ballot officer
C. presiding officer A. Substance
D. returning officer B. Polling
C. Orientation

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D. Intensity B. ensure good governance of the
districts
20. The body that is responsible C. mobilized the army
for the appointment, discipline, D. was the Head of the army
promotion and dismissal of civil
servants is the 23. The General Strike of 1945
was caused primarily by the
A. Ministry of Labour and
Productivity A. disparity in the criteria for
B. Ministry of Establishment employment
C. Bureau for Public Service B. harshness in trade laws as it
Reforms concerns the Africans
D. Civil Service Commission C. government's rejection of a
demand for an increase of 50
21. In the pre-colonial Hausa percent in the cost of living
political system, the Madawaki allowance
performed the-function of D. persistent implementation of
discriminatory laws
A. Minister of Works
B. Minister of Education 24. Before 1945, the component
C. Minister of Defence units of Nigeria were
D. Minister of Interior
A. regions
22. In the Old Oyo Empire, the B. districts
Ajele C. provinces
D. states
A. ensure the safety of all trade
routes 25. National agitation began in
Nigeria with the

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A. formation of West African concurrent and residual lists was
Youth League done by the
B. Lagos protest against water
rate in 1908 A. 1979 Constitution
C. introduction of indirect rule B. 1999 Constitution
D. annexation of Lagos in 1861 C. Independence Constitution
D. Republican
26. The emergence of nationalism
was essentially the result of the 29. The Nigerian Independence
ills of Constitution was modified by the

A. imperialism A. 1979 Constitution

B. independence B. 1963 Constitution
C. slavery C. 1999 Constitution
D. colonialism D. 1989 Constitution

27. Which of the following 30. The President of Nigeria was

nationalists was the founder of indirectly elected through secret
Nigeria's first political party? ballot for a period of five years by
the senate in
A. Herbert Macaulay
B. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa A. A.1979
C. Ahmadu Bello B. 1983
D. Nnamdi Azikiwe C. 1960
D. 1963
28. The division of powers
between the federal and regional 31. The main function of the
governments into exclusive, Federal Character Commission in
Nigeria is

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A. providing free social services to A. pre-colonial administrative
the citizens structure among the units of
B. ensuring fair representation of federation
all states in the public service B. lack of revenue to cater for the
C. reviewing unfair administrative demands of the federation
decisions C. inadequate manpower to fill
D. settling disputes among vacancies
societies D. imbalance in the structure and
sizes of units of federation
32. The power of appointing the
chairman of the Independent 35. Which of the following was
National Electoral Commission is done during the Gowon
vested in the administration to reduce regional
structural imbalance in the
A. Senate federation?
B. Judicial Council
C. Council of State A. Formation of political parties
D. President B. Appointment of ministers
C. Creation of states
33. The NCNC and the NPC D. Increase in revenue allocation
facilitated the creation of the
36. A problem of public
A. Eastern Region corporations in Nigeria is
B. Mid-west Region
C. Northern Region A. wastage of resources
D. Western Region B. choice of leadership
C. public control
34. One of the major problems of D. emphasis on subsidies
Nigerian federalism is

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37. One feature of public D. 1993 elections
corporations that was weakened
by privatization is 40. The review of Nigerian foreign
policy under the Murtala-
A. government control Obasanjo regime was done by
B. social control
C. national integration A. Phillips Commission
D. social harmony B. Udoji Committee
C. Aboyade Committee
38. One of the main duties of the D. Adedeji Committee
Local Government Service
Commission is to 41. Which of the following is a
guiding principle of Nigeria's
A. handle requests for the foreign policy?
creation of more local
governments A. Decolonisation of all African
B. supervise and manage the states
personnel a local government B. Total opposition to the Cold
C. conduct election into Local War
Council C. Posting of only carrier
D. create an enabling working diplomats as envoys
environment for council workers D. interference in the affairs of
African countries
39. The option A4 model was
used in the conduct of the 42. The technical Aids Corps was
established during the regime of
A. 1999 elections
B. 2007 elections A. A Muhammadu Buhari
C. 1983 elections B. Olusegun Obasanjo

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C. Sani Abacha C. political
D. Ibrahim Babangida D. economic

43. The granting of asylum to 46. Commonwealth nations are

Charles Taylor by Nigeria was to represented in other member
nation by
A. control Liberia
B. protect Nigerians in Liberia A. attaches
C. promote peace in Liberia B. charged affaires
D. defy he western powers C. ambassadors
D. high commissioners
44. Nigeria is regarded as a
frontline state because she 47. The UN succeeded the

A. sent troops for peacekeeping in A. League of Nations

Somalia B. Warsaw Pact
B. sent policemen for C. NATO
peacekeeping in Namibia D. SEATO
C. assisted the liberation struggle
in Southern Africa 48. The number of permanent
D. assisted ECOMOG troops in members of the UN Security
Liberia. Council is

45. The reason behind Nigeria's A. seven

suspension from the B. eight
Commonwealth in 1995 was C. five
D. six
A. socio-cultural
B. legal

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49. The Secretary General of the 41. A 42. D 43. C 44. C 45. C
OAU holds office for a renewable 46. A 47. A 48. C 49. A 50. A
period of

A. five years
B. six years
C. three years
D. four years

50. Former colonies of Britain

belong to the association known
as

A. Commonwealth
B. OECD
C. NATO
D. European Union.

ANSWER KEY

1. C 2. D 3. D 4. D 5. D 6. D 7. A
8. B 9. A 10. D 11. A 12. B 13. A
14. D 15. A 16. D 17. C 18. C
19. A 20. D 21. C 22. A 23. D
24. A 25. A

26. D 27. A 28. A 29. B 30. C

31. B 32. D 33. B 34. D 35. C
36. A 37. A 38. B 39. D 40. D

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 2015 JAMB GOVERNMENT QUESTIONS

1. The tenure of an elected 4. The political party that

chairman of local government is originated from Jamiyyar
determined by the Mutanem Arewa was

A. Federal Executive Council A. UMBC

B. National Union of Local B. BYM
Government Employees C. NEPU
C. National Assembly D. NPC
D. State House of Assembly
5. A major consequence of
2. The 1976 Reforms made the colonialism on Nigeria is
local government the
A. Economic dependence
A. Second-tier of government B. the attainment of equal status
B. first-tier of government with Europe
C. fourth-tier of government C. suppression of state structures
D. Third-tier of government D. The up-liftment of its image

3. Decision making in the 6. The judiciary contributes to the

traditional lgbo political system development of constitutions
was conferred on the basis of through

A. Privilege A. Judicial review

B. age B. historical records
C. gender C. bye-laws
D. Status D. Acts of parliament

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7. The upper house of the 10. Which of these international
legislature is responsible for the organizations was Nigeria a
founding member?
A. Assent to bill
B. signing of treaties A. UNO
C. approval declaration B. The Commonwealth
D. Passage of appropriation bill C. NATO
D. ECOWAS
8. Which of the following political
parties contested the 1993 11. Nigeria's role in ECOWAS was
Presidential Election? significant in dispute resolution in

A. NRC and SDP A. Liberia

B. AD and APP B. Nigeria
C. UNCP and NDP C. the Gambia
D. PRP and DPP D. Senegal

9. A mode of production in which 12. An example of civil right of a

the resources of a community are citizen is the right to
pooled together for the general
well-being of the people is called A. be voted for
B. property and justice
A. Communism C. peaceful assembly
B. communalism D. Vote
C. socialism
D. Capitalism 13. In the judicial parlance, writ
means

A. Restraining order

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B. prohibitive order A. Lyttleton Constitution
C. acquitting order B. Richards Constitution
D. Sentencing order C. Clifford Constitution

14. Public corporations are 17. The type of pressure group

controlled by the legislature that champions the interest and
through the right of the under privileged is
known as the
A. Daily monitoring of their
activities A. Professional pressure groups
B. discipline of staff B. promotional interest groups
C. approval of their annual C. economic interest groups
budgets D. Educational pressure groups
D. Recruitment of staff
18. A major innovation of the
15. One of the reasons for the 1979 Constitution was the
adoption of Africa as the centre
piece of Nigeria's foreign policy is A. Increase in constitutional
to power of elected officials
B. creation of more state
A. Encourage rivalry in Africa C. prohibition of cross-carpeting
B. monopolize African economies D. Introduction of presidential
C. protect her domestic system
environment
D. Challenge the major powers 19. The organ of the AU that
prepares for the meeting of the
16. Elective principle was first Assembly of Heads of State and
introduced in Nigeria by the Government is the

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A. Commission of Mediation, A. Limited power over the
Conciliation and Arbitration constituent units
B. African Parliament B. equal power with the
C. Council of Ministers constituent units
D. General Secretariat C. insignificant power
D. Absolute power
20. One of the features of a
fascist government is that 23. Which of these international
organizations is Nigeria a member
A. Political power is decentralized majorly because of her economic
B. it gives room for opposition interest?
C. the state defines the rights of
individuals A. UN
D. Sovereignty is identified with B. Commonwealth
landed property C. AU
D. OEC
21. Promotion and discipline of
civil servants is the responsibility 24. Abolition of civil liberty is an
of the attribute of

A. Federal Character Commission A. Presidential government

B. Ministry of Labour B. parliamentary government
C. Civil Service Commission C. military government
D. Public Complaints Commission D. Republic government

22. Under the unitary 25. One of the agencies

arrangement, the centre is vested introduced by the military to
with promote national interest was the

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A. National Youth Service Corps B. Britain refused to recognize the
B. Directorate of Mass regime
Mobilization for C. Nigeria refused to export crude
Social and Economic oil to Britain
Reconstruction D. Nigeria wanted to forcefully
C. Directorate of Food, Roads and extradite Alhaji Umar Dikko from
Rural Infrastructure Britain
D. National Directorate for
Employment 28. The Babangida Regime
differed from Buhari Regime
26. One of the main objectives of because in the former
OPEC is to
A. Governors were assisted by
A. Assist multinational companies commissioners
to monopolize market B. ministers executed government
B. protect the interest of policies
multinational companies C. governors were members of
C. stabilize the income of the National Council of State
developing nations D. The post of Chairman, Joint
D. Fix and allocate production to Chiefs of Staff was created
member nations
29. A feature of the presidential
27. Nigeria's foreign relation with system is that
Britain was strained during the
Buhari Regime because A. The president has an indefinite
term of office
A. Britain tested atomic bomb in B. there is a separate election for
the Sahara-desert the executive and the legislature

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C. the president is a member of A. Expansion of market
the legislature B. Trade liberalization
D. The cabinet is collectively C. curbing smuggling
accountable to the legislature D. Fostering of unity

30. The Chairman of the Federal 33. The party that formed a
Character Commission is coalition with the NPC in the First
appointed by the Republic was

A. Secretary to the Government A. AG

of the Federation B. NDC
B. National Assembly C. NEPU
C. Minister of Labour and D. NCNC
Productivity
D. President 34. Personal authority is
synonymous with
31. A form of government in
which the sovereign power to rule A. Charismatic authority
is vested in a small number of B. instruments; authority
people considered as the best C. sacred authority
qualified to rule is D. Legal authority

A. Autocracy 35. The administrative system

B. theocracy used by the British in her colonies
C. gerontocracy was
D. Aristocracy
A. Indignant system
32. One of the major B. direct rule
shortcomings of ECOWAS is C. indirect rule

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D. Policy of assimilation 39. The head of the Old Oyo
Empire was the
36. An electoral system in which a
candidate with the highest A. Alaafin
number of votes in a constituency B. Bashorun
is declared winner is C. Ooni
D. Are-Ona-kakanfo
A. Alternative vote system
B. second ballot system 40. The Babangida Regime re-
C. absolute majority system established diplomatic ties with
D. Simple majority system
A. France
37. Which of the following belongs B. Germany
to the administrative cadre in the C. Israel
civil service? D. Britain

A. Executive Officers 41. The remote cause of the

B. Surveyors Action Group Crisis of 1962 was
C. Medical Director the
D. Deputy Director
A. Fear of domination
38. Aristocracy is described as a B. abolition of federalism
form of government in which C. personality clash among its
leaders
A. Popular citizens rule D. Issue of self-government
B. the clergy rules
C. few citizens rule 42. Fixed tenure of office is
D. Best citizens rule associated with the

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A. Parliamentary system C. landless men have no
B. monarchical system privileges as citizens
C. republican system D. Sovereignty is identified with
D. Presidential landed property

43. Which of the following was a 46. In the Hausa pre-colonial

Revenue Allocation Commission? system, the officer in charge of
fishing activities was the
A. Udoji Commission
B. Raisman Commission A. Sarkin Noma
C. Aboyade Commission B. Sarkin Dogarai
D. Williams Commission C. Sarkin Ruwa
D. Sarkin Pawa
44. Election can be used to
measure the effectiveness of 47. The social and Cultural Affairs
Commission is a specializes
A. Pressure groups agency of the
B. political propaganda
C. political opinion A. OPEC
D. Public opinion B. Commonwealth
C. UN
45. A feature of communalism is D. ECOWAS
that
48. Which of the following assists
A. Ownership of land is vested in the president in the formulation of
the community foreign policies)?
B. a landowner can employ
landless men A. Ministry of Foreign Affair
B. Ministry of Interior

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C. Ministry of Defence 41. C 42. D 43. A 44. D 45. A
D. Ministry of justice 46. C 47. C 48. A 49. A 50. A

49. Rule by divine right is a basis

of
A. Absolute monarchy
B. representative democracy
C. the republican system
D. the feudal system

50. An important ingredient of the

civil service is

A. Hierarchy
B. imbalance
C. nepotism
D. Partisanship

ANSWER KEY

1. D 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. C 6. A 7. D
8. A 9. A 10.D 11.A 12.D 13.A
14.C 15.C 16.C 17.B 18.D 19.C
20.C 21.C 22.D 23.D 24.C 25. A

26. D 27. D 28. D 29. B 30. D

31. D 32. D 33. B 34. A 35. C
36. D 37. D 38. C 39. A 40. C

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