Government 2018 Past Questions | JAMB
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11. A society that is politically organized under a government is called
- A. sovereign state
- B. community
- C. national state
- D. polity
Correct Option: Answer is D
12. In the Oyo empire, the Alaafin was
- A. an absolute monarch
- B. popularly elected
- C. a constitutional monarch
- D. worshipped as a deity
Correct Option: Answer is A
13. Nigeria broke diplomatic relations with France in 1961 because of_________
- A. her poor relations with the Francophone countries
- B. France atomic test in the sahara desert
- C. France diplomatic relations with Israel
- D. General de-Gaulle’s negative attitude towards her
Correct Option: Answer is B
14. In 1991, the African Economic Community Treaty was signed in
- A. Addis Ababa
- B. Abuja
- C. Lome
- D. Tripoli
Correct Option: Answer is B
15. Based on its objectives, the Organization of African Unity can primarily be classified as
- A. a social organization
- B. a political organization
- C. a cultural organization
- D. an economic organization
Correct Option: Answer is B
16. The Premier of Western region immediately after Independence was ______
- A. Chief Obafemi Awolowo
- B. Chief Ladoke Akintola
- C. Chief Dr. M.A. Majelkodunmi
- D. Alhaji D.S. Adegbenro
Correct Option: Answer is B
17. A typical form of delegated legislation is
- A. acts of parliaments
- B. decree
- C. bye-law
- D. gazette
Correct Option: Answer is C
18. A major feature of the system of government in the Sokoto Caliphate was that
- A. it was based on customs and traditions
- B. it was theocratic
- C. it was democratic
- D. power was effectively decentralized
Correct Option: Answer is B
19. The goal of the theory of separation of power is to
- A. make the executive dependent on the legislative
- B. give more powers to the legislative
- C. protect individual liberty
- D. creates efficiency in the judiciary
Correct Option: Answer is C
20. The first executive president of Nigeria was_________
- A. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe
- B. Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
- C. General Yakubu Gowon
- D. Alhaji Shehu Shagari