Jamb 2016 Government Past Questions And Answers
1
The office of the Prime Minister in Nigeria was created in
- A. 1951
- B. 1954
- C. 1959
- D. 1957
2
Federal and State governments legislate on items in the
- A. residual list
- B. legislative list
- C. exclusive list
- D. Concurrent list
3
The Nigeria Police is an agency of the
- A. judicial arm of government
- B. Ministry of Defence
- C. executive arm of government
- D. Ministry of Interior
4
Which of these factors motivated colonialism in Africa?
- A. Scientific superiority
- B. Humanitarianism
- C. Economic interest
- D. Cultural superiority
5
Foreign Policy refers to
- A. a policy made by a country when it is at war
- B. the general principles of a states international behaviour
- C. a policy made by a foreign country
- D. a policy made by a country for foreigners
6
The legislature checks the excesses of the executive through
- A. appointment of civil servants
- B. screening of governors
- C. scrutiny of the budget
- D. nomination of judges
7
The exclusion of Africans from colonial administration is associated with
- A. policy of assimilation
- B. indirect rule system
- C. policy of association
- D. indignant policy
8
The charter establishing the AU was signed in
- A. Togo
- B. Libya
- C. South Africa
- D. Ethiopia.
9
Separation of powers as an ingredient of the presidential system implies the
- A. distinction of governmental powers
- B. demarcation of levels of government
- C. distinction between head of state and head of government
- D. sharing of governmental powers.
10
In Nigeria, public corporations are established by
- A. executive order
- B. a bye-law
- C. an act of parliament
- D. military decree

