JAMB UTME - Government - 1984

An electoral district, (election) precinct, election district, or legislative district, called a voting district by the US Census (also known as a constituency, riding, ward, division, electoral area, or electorate) is a territorial subdivision for electing members to a legislative body. In the United Kingdom, a parliamentary constituency is sometimes called a parliamentary seat or division. Constituencies for local government elections are called either wards or electoral divisions.

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Local Government

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Question 30 Report

The Judicial organ of government is the body which

implements the law

makes the law

punishes law makers

interprets the law

rewards law makers

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Question 31 Report

Which of the following was NOT established by the 1979 Nigeria Constitution?

police Service Commission

National Universities Commission

Federal Electoral Commission

National Economic Council

National Population Commission

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Public Commissions Established By The 1979

Constitution

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Question 32 Report

In a presidential system of government ministers are

collectively responsible to the Senate

collectively responsible to the President

individually responsible to the President

individually responsible to no one

individually responsible to the electorate

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Question 33 Report

The main deliberative organ of the UNO is the

Security Council

General Assembly

Economic and Social Council

Secretariat

International Court of Justice

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International Organizations

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Question 34 Report

Under what constitution did the supreme Court become the highest Court of Appeal in Nigeria?

Macpherson Constitution

Clifford Constitution

Richards Constitution

The 1963 Constitution

The 1979 Constitution

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Question 35 Report

An electoral district is a

polling booth

constituency

ward

local government area

subdivision of the state

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The Electoral Process

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Question 36 Report

The citizenship of a country may be acquired by an individual through

Decolonization

Nomination

Nationalization

Neutralization

Naturalization

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Citizenship

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Question 37 Report

All the following are organs of the OAU EXCEPT

the Commission on Mediation Conciliation and Arbitration

The Council of Ministers

The Economic Commission for Africa

The Assembly of Heads of State and Government

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Structures Of Governance

International Organizations

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Question 38 Report

Which of the following is NOT a civic obligation of every Nigerian citizen?

Freedom of conscience and religion

Obedience to laws

Payment to taxes

Voting by adults

Respect for the national flag and anthem

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Question 39 Report

The three fundamental rights of citizens are

salvation, property, freedom of thought

employment, property, and social security

life, liberty and propery

free education, peaceable assembly and freedom of though

freedom of movement, association and religion

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Basic Concepts In Government

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Question 40 Report

Which a constitution is difficult to amend we say it is

federal

unitary

written

fragile

rigid

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Constitution

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Question 41 Report

Which of the following was NOT the responsibility of the Federal Electoral Commission in Nigeria?

Supervision of polling

Compilation of electoral register

Delimitation of Constituencies

Counting and publication of election results

Swearing in of members of the Houses of Assembly

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Question 42 Report

A fascist regime is both

Fair and legitmate

responsive and responsible

representative and accountable

democratic and constitutional

authoritarian and totalitarian

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Forms Of Government

Political Ideologies

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Question 43 Report

The two parties which formed the coalition government in 1959 were the

NCNC and the AG

NPC and the NCNC

NPC and the AG

PRP and the UPA

NPC and the NNA

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Political Parties And Party Systems

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Question 44 Report

Citizens legally qualified to vote for parliamentary candidates from

a ward

the electorate

members of the House of Assembly

a Trade Union Congress

Political parties

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Citizenship

Political Parties And Party Systems

State Structure And Characteristics Of Government

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Question 45 Report

A constitutionally defined set of individual rights which governments are obliged to protect constitute

statutory rights

equity rights

customary rights

civil rights

natural rights

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Constitutions

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Question 46 Report

Elections among candidates from the same party before the final elections are called

running mates

electoral colleges

party conventions

primaries

second ballots

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Political Parties And Party Systems

Forms Of Government

The Electoral Process

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Question 47 Report

To be elected President of Nigeria, the 1979 Constitution state that one must have attained the age of

21 years

35 years

50 years

60 years

65 years

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According to the 1979 constitution, a person shall be qualified for election to the office of the President if:
(a) he is a citizen of Nigeria by birth,
(b) he has attained the age of 35 years.

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Question 48 Report

The three principal organs of government are the

Legislature the Public Service and Judiciary

Political Parties, the Executive and the Judiciary

Executive, the Legislature and the Public Corporation

Legislature, the Executive and the Judiciary

Judiciary the Local Government and the Legislature

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