JAMB UTME - Government - 1984

Question 1 Report

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

statutory rights

equity rights

customary rights

civil rights Correct answer

natural rights

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Question 2 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 Correct answer

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Question 3 Report

To which of these groups did Nigeria belong before the formation of the OAU?

The Brazzaville group

The Monrovia group Correct answer

The Casablanca group

The West Africa group

The OPEC group

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Question 4 Report

The three fundamental rights of citizens are

salvation, property, freedom of thought

employment, property, and social security

life, liberty and propery Correct answer

free education, peaceable assembly and freedom of though

freedom of movement, association and religion

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Question 5 Report

Rates are generally collected in Nigeria by

the State Ministry of Finance

the Department of Inland Revenue

The Emirate or Traditional Council

the Local Government Council Correct answer

Presidential Liaison officers

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Question 6 Report

One feature of a totalitarian State is the existence of

a single recognized party Correct answer

pressure group

opposition groups

a colonial power

fierce political rivalry

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Question 7 Report

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

NCNC and the AG

NPC and the NCNC Correct answer

NPC and the AG

PRP and the UPA

NPC and the NNA

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Question 8 Report

The most basic property of pressure groups which differentiates them from political parties is that they

are not as interests in politics

do not have permanent organizations

do not support candidate in elections

do not seek to influence public opinion

do not nominate candidate as their own official representatives Correct answer

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Question 9 Report

Government means the machinery established by a state to manage the affairs of the

rulers

aliens

civil servants

workers and peasants

people Correct answer

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Question 10 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 Correct answer

The 1979 Constitution

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Question 11 Report

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

running mates

electoral colleges

party conventions

primaries Correct answer

second ballots

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Question 12 Report

Southern Nigeria was divided into Eastern and Western Provinces for administrative purpose in

1935

1937

1939 Correct answer

1941

1945

Answer Details

Southern provinces in Nigeria divided into Eastern and Western Regions in 1939.

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Question 13 Report

The Judicial organ of government is the body which

implements the law

makes the law

punishes law makers

interprets the law Correct answer

rewards law makers

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Question 14 Report

In a democracy, franchise is given to all

Resident adults

citizens

citizens except members of the armed forces

loyal party members

qualified adult citizens Correct answer

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Question 15 Report

An electoral district for a local government election is a

Constituency

Local government area

polling booth

Ward

Correct answer

Market

Answer Details

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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Question 16 Report

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

police Service Commission

National Universities Commission Correct answer

Federal Electoral Commission

National Economic Council

National Population Commission

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Public Commissions Established By The 1979

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Question 17 Report

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

Freedom of conscience and religion Correct answer

Obedience to laws

Payment to taxes

Voting by adults

Respect for the national flag and anthem

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Question 18 Report

The Richards Constitution

abolished the elective principle in choosing members of the Legislative Council

amalgamated the northern and southern groups of provinces

established a central legislative council

Correct answer

abolished regional assemlies

abolished the system of Indirect Rule

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Question 19 Report

In a presidential system of government, the Executive

executes its own laws only

Legislates all binding laws

makes laws for the National Assembly

forms the government Correct answer

executes all anti government plotters

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Arms Of Government

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Question 20 Report

In a presidential system of government ministers are

collectively responsible to the Senate

collectively responsible to the President

individually responsible to the President Correct answer

individually responsible to no one

individually responsible to the electorate

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Question 21 Report

A system in which a few powerful and rich nobles own land which is hired out to the poor people to farm is called

Feudalism Correct answer

co-operatives

socialism

communism

communalism

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Question 22 Report

The 1953 motion that Nigeria should because independent in 1956 was moved by

Chief Anthony Enahoro Correct answer

Sir Ahmadu Bello

Chief Obafemi Awolowo

Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe

Sir James Robertson

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Question 23 Report

A government in which control of ultimate power is by a few who rule in their own selfish interests is classified as

a democracy

a dictatorship

an aristocracy

a monarchy

an oligarchy Correct answer

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Question 24 Report

The principle of checks and balances is necessary because it

prevents governments from becoming dictatorial Correct answer

prevents the Executive from functioning

makes the Executive stronger than the other organs

makes the three organs hate each other

leaves each organ of government independent of the Judiciary

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Question 25 Report

A fascist regime is both

Fair and legitmate

responsive and responsible

representative and accountable

democratic and constitutional

authoritarian and totalitarian Correct answer

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Question 26 Report

Which of the following international organization was in existence before the outbreak of the Second World War?

The OAU

The League of Nations

Correct answer

The UNO

The Commonwealth of Nations

ECOWAS

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Question 27 Report

Voting first started in Nigeria in 1923 because the Clifford Constitution of 1922 because

independence

self-government

dominion status

elective principle Correct answer

decolonization

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Question 28 Report

With whom is fascism associated ?

Adolf Hitler

Karl Marx

John Locke

Benito Mussolini Correct answer

Joseph Stalin

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Question 29 Report

The international organization formed after the Second World War to guarantee international peace and security is called

the European Common Market

the British Commonwealth of Nations

the League of Nations

the United Nations Organization Correct answer

the World Bank

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Question 30 Report

A constitution is a legal document

drawn up by lawyers

enacted by military decree

forming the basis upon which a government rules the country Correct answer

which must not be altered by any succeeding government

only likely to succeed in a country where there is union government

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Question 31 Report

In a parliamentary system of government ministers are

collectively responsible to parliament Correct answer

not members of the legislature

appointed by a two-thirds majority of the legislature

representatives of various interests in the country

chosen from the upper House

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Question 32 Report

An electoral district is a

polling booth

constituency Correct answer

ward

local government area

subdivision of the state

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Question 33 Report

The military was last in power in Nigeria between

1966 and 1975

1960 and 1966

1979 and 1983

1966 and 1979 Correct answer

1966 and 1975.

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Question 34 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 Correct answer

Judiciary the Local Government and the Legislature

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Question 35 Report

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

Decolonization

Nomination

Nationalization

Neutralization

Naturalization Correct answer

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Question 36 Report

Citizens legally qualified to vote for parliamentary candidates from

a ward

the electorate Correct answer

members of the House of Assembly

a Trade Union Congress

Political parties

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Question 37 Report

The Constitution which introduce the ministerial system, into the Nigeria political system is the

Richards Constitution

Lyttleton Constitution

Macpherson Constitution Correct answer

Independence Constitution

Republican Constitution

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Question 38 Report

The major conflict that threatened the existence of the OAU as an international organization from 1982-3 was the conflict

in Chad

Between Namiba and South Africa

between the Polisario Front and Morocco Correct answer

in Angola

Between Somalia and Ethiopia

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Question 39 Report

The first black African State to gain political independence from a colonial power was

Nigeria

Liberia

Ghana Correct answer

Ethiopia

Guinea

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Question 40 Report

Which a constitution is difficult to amend we say it is

federal

unitary

written

fragile

rigid Correct answer

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Question 41 Report

A political authority which maintains sovereign power over a specific geographical area is termed

the nation

the nation state

the state Correct answer

nationalism

imperialism

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Question 42 Report

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

21 years

35 years Correct answer

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 43 Report

The second military coup d'etat in Nigeria took place on

January 15,1966

October 1, 1966

July 29,1966 Correct answer

July 29, 1975

February 13, 1976

Answer Details

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