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JAMB Government 2021 past questions and answers

11 questions. Try each one, then open the answer to check yourself and read the explanation.

Question 6

Pre-colonial Political Systems

Pre-colonial Igbo society was known as

  1. A.decentralized
  2. B.centralized
  3. C.acephalous
  4. D.feudal
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Answer: C (acephalous)

Explanation

Igbo society was acephalous, meaning it had no central head or king.

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Question 8

Forms of Government

All these terms are against the people except

  1. A.constitutionalism
  2. B.fascism
  3. C.dictatorship
  4. D.authoritarianism
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Answer: A (constitutionalism)

Explanation

Constitutionalism limits government by the constitution and protects the people; the other three concentrate power against them.

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Question 13

Judiciary

The highest court in Nigeria before 1963 republican constitution was the

  1. A.Supreme court
  2. B.High court
  3. C.Judicial privy council
  4. D.Court of Appeal
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Answer: C (Judicial privy council)

Explanation

Until 1963 final appeals from Nigeria went to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London.

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Question 24

Franchise, Elections and Electoral Systems

Franchise simply means

  1. A.rights and duties of citizens
  2. B.right to vote and be voted for
  3. C.ownership of means of production
  4. D.the sovereignty of a nation
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Answer: B (right to vote and be voted for)

Explanation

Franchise is the right to vote (and, broadly, to be voted for) in elections.

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Question 37

OAU and African Union

All these are founding members of the Organization for African Unity except

  1. A.Ghana
  2. B.Ethiopia
  3. C.Zimbabwe
  4. D.Tanzania
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Answer: C (Zimbabwe)

Explanation

Zimbabwe only became independent in 1980, so it could not have founded the OAU in 1963 (Tanzania joined as Tanganyika).

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Question 38

Presidential and Parliamentary Systems

A system of government where the head of government is different from head of state is known as

  1. A.Parliamentary system
  2. B.Unitary system
  3. C.Presidential system
  4. D.Monarchy
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Answer: A (Parliamentary system)

Explanation

The parliamentary system has a ceremonial head of state and a separate head of government (prime minister).

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Question 39

Constitutional Development in Nigeria

Republican constitution was adopted in Nigeria on

  1. A.Oct. 1, 1960
  2. B.Oct. 1, 1966
  3. C.Oct. 1, 1963
  4. D.Oct. 1, 1961
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Answer: C (Oct. 1, 1963)

Explanation

Nigeria became a republic on 1 October 1963.

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Question 41

Pressure Groups

Pressure groups means

  1. A.political party
  2. B.an association of people who share the same ideology
  3. C.religious groups
  4. D.an organization who seeks to influence the policies of the government
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Answer: D (an organization who seeks to influence the policies of the government)

Explanation

A pressure group is an organised group that tries to influence government policy without seeking power.

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Question 45

Colonial Administration

The major function of the warrant chiefs was to

  1. A.supervise the local market women
  2. B.stop ritual killing
  3. C.take charge of local administration
  4. D.supervise native courts
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Answer: C (take charge of local administration)

Explanation

Warrant chiefs ran local administration for the British in the East, collecting taxes and sitting in native courts.

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Question 47

Pre-colonial Political Systems

In the Hausa/Fulani pre-colonial political system, the commander of Army of Emirate was

  1. A.Hakimi
  2. B.Madawaki
  3. C.Alkali
  4. D.Sarkin Fada
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Answer: B (Madawaki)

Explanation

The Madawaki commanded the emirate's army.

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Question 48

Federal, Unitary and Confederal Systems

The system of government where the central government is supreme over components is known as

  1. A.federal
  2. B.confederal
  3. C.unitary
  4. D.cabinet
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Answer: C (unitary)

Explanation

In a unitary state the centre holds supreme power and the lower units exist at its will.

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