Government 2018 Past Questions | JAMB
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The second ballot is based on the principle that a successful candidate must obtain
- A. absolute majority
- B. simple majority
- C. forty percent of the votes
- D. fifty percent of the votes
Correct Option: Answer is A
2. The tenure of the president of the UN Security Council is
- A. one month
- B. six months
- C. two years
- D. one year
Correct Option: Answer is A
3. Political authority is vested in the_________
- A. state
- B. judiciary
- C. government
- D. armed forces
Correct Option: Answer is C
4. Unicameral legislatures are popular in
- A. unitary system
- B. federal system
- B. cofederal
- D. rigid system
Correct Option: Answer is A
5. In the cabinet system of government, individual responsibility of ministers means that ____________
- A. only ministers can be held responsible for errors
- B. a minister must hold his subordinates responsible for his failures
- C. the prime ministers can remove an erring minister
- D. no individual can be held responsible for government decisions
Correct Option: Answer is A
6. An important aspect of an unwritten constitution is that it
- A. is easy to understand to everybody
- B. safeguards the monarchy
- C. contains customary laws and conventions
- D. is not easily amended
Correct Option: Answer is C
7. In 1993, Nigerian troops were on peace-keeping assignment to
- A. Liberia and Burundi
- B. Rwanda and liberia
- C. Chad and Liberia
- D. Liberia and somalia
Correct Option: Answer is D
8. Power refers to the__________
- A. ability to impose one’s will upon others
- B. duties an individual imposes on himself
- C. legal nature of a constitution
- D. duties political parties demand of their registered members
Correct Option: Answer is A
9. The creation of more states in Nigeria has_______
- A. eliminated ethnic and religious conflicts
- B. reduced the gap between the rich and poor states
- C. increased the powers of the federal government
- D. increased the powers of the states and local government
Correct Option: Answer is A
10. An Agency of the united Nations which specializes in the welfare of children is the _______
- A. WHO
- B. UNESCO
- C. UNICEF
- D. UNDP