Government 2020 Past Questions | JAMB
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16. Africans were first elected to the legislative council in British West Africa in _________
- A. Ghana
- B. Sierra Leone
- C. The Gambia
- D. Nigeria
17. When a state is subject to no other authority, it is said to be _________
- A. powerful
- B. legitimate
- C. authoritative
- D. sovereign
18. While pressure groups aim at influencing government decisions, the primary aim of political parties is to ______
- A. promote the welfare of their members
- B. execute particular programmes
- C. influence legislation in order to benefit their members
- D. control political power
19. In the tradition, Hausa-Fulani political system, political authority was vested in the ___________
- A. Emir
- B. Talakawa
- C. Alkali
- D. Emirate Council
20. Southern Nigeria was divided into Eastern and Western provinces for administrative purposes in _________
- A. 1935
- B. 1937
- C. 1939
- D. 1941
21. Within the United Nations, the vote power is exercised in __________
- A. UNESCO
- B. WHO
- C. the General Assembly
- D. the Security Council
22. A set of internalized norms which guides political action is called ________
- A. power
- B. value
- C. law
- D. symbol
23. A condition for judicial independence is the appointment of judges by the __________
- A. Civil Service
- B. Judicial Service Commission
- C. Law Review Commission
- D. Code of Conduct Bureau
24. Which of the following is not associated with local government elections?
- A. Constituency
- B. Ballot Box
- C. Electoral Officer
- D. Ward
25. Warrant Chiefs were appointed to __________
- A. Prevent tribal wars
- B. supervise native courts
- C. decide divorce cases
- D. take charge of local administration
26. The application of the rule of law may be constrained by ________
- A. securing the tenure of office of judges
- B. insulating judges from partisan politics
- C. employing men of proven integrity as judges
- D. invoking emergency powers
27. The highest court in Nigeria before 1963 was the _________
- A. Supreme Court
- B. High Court
- C. Judicial Committees of the Privy Council
- D. Court of Appeal
28. A feature unique to General Murtala Muhammed’s Supreme Military Council as compared to that of General Yakubu Gowon was the _________
- A. inclusion of the civilians as members
- B. exclusion of military governors from the council
- C. inclusion of the chief justice as a member
- D. the exclusion of the Inspector General of police from the council
29. In the First Republic, Nigeria was very reluctant to have meaningful interaction with ________
- A. Italy
- B. the Soviet Union
- C. the United States of America
- D. Germany
30. The Gulf War of 1990 is an indication that the U. N. O. is unable to _______
- A. ensure free world trade
- B. stop colonialism
- C. control armament
- D. ensure permanent world peace
