1997 - JAMB Government Past Questions and Answers - page 3
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In the Igbo political system, authority was shared among
A
men and women with OZo titles
B
all age groups and warrant Chiefs
C
elders of the community and Ofo title holders
D
title holders and age groups
correct option: d
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The crucial check on an autocratic Oba in the pre-Colonial Yoruba political system was
A
presnting to him a suicide sysmbol
B
avoiding the palace
C
sending him on exite
D
refusing to carry out his orders
correct option: a
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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: b
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The people of Southern Nigeria first came in contact with Europeans through
A
military expeditions
B
church missions
C
Gunboat diplomacy
D
peaceful trade
correct option: d
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Nigeria's first law-making body after the amalgamation was known as the
A
Nigerian Council
B
National Assembly
C
Nigeria National Assembly
D
Legislative Council
correct option: a
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One major flaw of the British Indirect Rule in Nigeria was that the system
A
made use of traditional institution
B
championed ethnocentrism
C
encouraged the use of European administrators
D
was not centralized
correct option: b
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The nationalist organization formed in Nigeria in the late 1930s was the
A
National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons
B
Nigerian National Democratic Party
C
Nigerian Youth Movement
D
Action Group
correct option: c
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In 1947, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe led a delegation to the British Colonial Office in London to protest against the
A
provisions of the Richards Constitution
B
appointment of Bernard Bourdillon as Governor - General
C
appointment of Oliver Lyttelton as colonial secretary
D
provision of the Macpherson Constitution
correct option: a
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Under the 1922 Clifford Constitution, franchise was granted in Calabar and Lagos to
A
all adults
B
male adults
C
persons with an annual income of at least £ 100
D
male adults with an annual income of at least £ 100.
correct option: d
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Under the 1979 Constitution in Nigeria, each state of the federation
A
had a bicameral legislature
B
had equal legislators in the House of Representatives
C
had an equal number of senators
D
was provided with a presidential liaison officer
correct option: c
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