2021 - JAMB Government Past Questions and Answers - page 3
Before Nigeria became a republic, the highest body charged with the administration of justice was the......
Court of Appeal
High Court
Privy Council
Supreme Court
Option C is the correct answer.
The highest judicial authority prior to Nigeria's republic status was the Privy Council. However, with the Republican Constitution of 1963, the Supreme Court of Nigeria took on the role as the highest court in the country.
A major issue that distinguishes pressure groups from political parties is the ...
Ideology
Objective
Membership drive
Voting pattern
Option B is the correct answer.
Pressure groups focus on representing the interests of their members and exerting influence on government decisions. While the goal of political parties is to participate in elections, gain power and govern.
When Nigeria achieved independence in 1960, the head of state was the _____
Queen of England
President
Prime Minister
Governor-General
Option A is the correct answer.
Upon Nigeria's independence from the United Kingdom on October 1st, 1960, the country was initially governed by a parliamentary constitutional monarchy with Queen Elizabeth II as the head of state.
After 1945, the demand of African nationalists changed from reform to independence because .....
The Second World War enhanced colonial rule
Colonial rule became less oppressive
Colonial rule was in disarray
The Second World War boosted their morale
Option D is the correct answer.
Following the end of World War II in 1945, the African nationalists' demands transitioned from seeking reforms to advocating for independence. The war had a morale-boosting effect on them, and it exposed the falsehood of white supremacy.
____________was the method used by the British to facilitate the administration of Southern Nigeria.
Trade association
Divide and rule
Dialogue
Persuasion
Option B is the correct answer.
The strategy of divide and rule, also known as divide and conquer, involves acquiring and holding onto power by disintegrating larger concentrations of power into smaller, more manageable groups that have less power than the entity executing the strategy.
Some pre-colonial Nigerian societies are described as stateless because ......
They had no formal governmental institutions
They were not independent
They had no definite political boundaries
Their population was too small
Option A is the correct answer.
Certain pre-colonial Nigerian societies are characterized as lacking formal government institution or structures and therefore referred to as stateless.
One argument against a multi-party system is the _______
Inability to attract foreign assistance
High cost of conducting elections
Banning of interest groups
Encouragement of opposition and instability
Option B is the correct answer.
The high cost of conducting elections is one criticism against a multi-party system. Both the labour (men) and the materials are highly expensive.
________refers to the manipulation of boundaries of constituencies in order to win more seats.
Delimitation
Devolution
Determination
Gerrymandering
Option D is the correct answer.
The term "gerrymandering" refers to the political manipulation of electoral district boundaries in representative democracies with the purpose of giving a party, group, or socioeconomic class within the constituency an undeserved advantage.
The fundamental rights of citizens include the following EXCEPT.......
Association, property and social security
Life, liberty and property
Free education, employment and freedom of thought
Life, speech and association.
Option C is the correct answer.
The Nigerian Constitution guarantees several fundamental human rights, including the right to life, the right to dignity, the right to personal liberty, the right to a fair hearing, the right to privacy, the right to freedom of thought and religion, the right to freedom of expression and the press, the right to peaceful assembly and association, the right to freedom of movement, the right to freedom from discrimination, and the right to own property anywhere in Nigeria.
In the legislative process, a bill is a ....
Proposal before the legislature
Law passed by the legislature
Motion accepted for debate
Motion rejected after debate
Option A is the correct answer.
A proposed legislation under the examining or reviewing of a legislature is called a bill. A bill is referred to as an act of the legislature or a statute once it has been passed into law. Bills are presented to the legislature, then they are discussed, argued, and voted on them.