Jamb 2000 Government Past Questions And Answers
1
Under the independence Constitution of Nigeria, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe was
- A. Head of state
- B. Governor General
- C. Prime Minister
- D. Lieutenant Governor
2
The first African Secretary General of the United Nations is
- A. Kofi Annan
- B. Joe Garba
- C. Boutrous Boutrous Ghali
- D. Ibrahim Gambari
3
Which of the following contributed greatly to the introduction of the Clifford Constitution?
- A. Nigeria National Democratic Party
- B. Lagos Youth Movement
- C. Nigerian Youth Movement
- D. National Congress of British West Africa
4
A characteristic of most pre - colonial governments in Nigeria is that they
- A. had no defined functions
- B. performed only executive functions
- C. had no clear separation of powers
- D. observed independence of the judiciary
5
Atypical form of delegated legislation is
- A. acts of parliament
- B. decree
- C. bye - law
- D. gazette
6
In Nigeria, the Local Government Service Commission is set up by the
- A. local government councils
- B. federal government
- C. state government
- D. local government chairman
7
A disadvantage of the one - party system is that it
- A. makes accountability difficult
- B. negate freedom of association
- C. emphasizes political differences
- D. delays decision - making
8
The Nigerian Public Complaints Commission as the Ombudsman suffers most from
- A. poor knowledge of the workings of the public service
- B. manipulation by political office holders
- C. too many complaints to handle effectively
- D. lack of power to enforce its decisions
9
Military intervention i Nigeria arose from
- A. perceived incapacity of civilians to govern
- B. military corporatism and egocentric
- C. international pressures for change
- D. civilians desire to give up power
10
Nigerians opposed the Defence Pact with Britain at independence because it
- A. was forced on Nigeria, by Britian
- B. was very ambiguous
- C. was of no benefit to Nigeria
- D. offended their pride at independence