Year : 
1991
Title : 
Government
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

21 - 30 of 49 Questions

# Question Ans
21.

Individual rights are said to be inelienable if they

A. apply to citizens and aliens alike

B. cannot be denied under anycircumstances

C. can only be denied by the legislature

D. can only be denied after due legal process

D

22.

Elections present the electorate the opportunity to

A. control government policies

B. control members of parliament

C. assess the performances of the previous representatives

D. choose among candidates

D

23.

The process of removing an elected official by the electorate after an election is termed

A. impeachment

B. plebiscite

C. recall

D. referendum

C

24.

Groups which seek to bring about changes in government policies without actually controlling the personnel of government are known as

A. trade unions

B. pressure groups

C. secret societies

D. elite groups

B

25.

The style of government in the Sokoto caliphate was

A. democratic

B. authoritarian

C. populist

D. totalitarian

D

26.

Which of the following traditional political systems was segmentary?

A. Kanem Bornu

B. Benin

C. Igbo

D. Yoruba

C

27.

Which of the following led to the introduction of indirect rule in Nigeria by the British?

A. Need for adequate financial resources

B. Desire for rapid development

C. Speedy transition to independence

D. Manpower and personnel shortages

D

28.

Warrant Chiefs were appointed to

A. prevent tribal war

B. supervise native courts

C. decide divorce cases

D. take charge of local administrations

D

29.

The 1946 Constitution is characterized by

A. official majority in the legislative council

B. non-official majority in the legislative council

C. non-official majority in the executive council

D. federal system of government

B

30.

The Willink Commission was set up to

A. solve boundary problems

B. review revenue allocation formula

C. examine issues relating to the welfare of groups

D. draw up a new constitution

C

21.

Individual rights are said to be inelienable if they

A. apply to citizens and aliens alike

B. cannot be denied under anycircumstances

C. can only be denied by the legislature

D. can only be denied after due legal process

D

22.

Elections present the electorate the opportunity to

A. control government policies

B. control members of parliament

C. assess the performances of the previous representatives

D. choose among candidates

D

23.

The process of removing an elected official by the electorate after an election is termed

A. impeachment

B. plebiscite

C. recall

D. referendum

C

24.

Groups which seek to bring about changes in government policies without actually controlling the personnel of government are known as

A. trade unions

B. pressure groups

C. secret societies

D. elite groups

B

25.

The style of government in the Sokoto caliphate was

A. democratic

B. authoritarian

C. populist

D. totalitarian

D

26.

Which of the following traditional political systems was segmentary?

A. Kanem Bornu

B. Benin

C. Igbo

D. Yoruba

C

27.

Which of the following led to the introduction of indirect rule in Nigeria by the British?

A. Need for adequate financial resources

B. Desire for rapid development

C. Speedy transition to independence

D. Manpower and personnel shortages

D

28.

Warrant Chiefs were appointed to

A. prevent tribal war

B. supervise native courts

C. decide divorce cases

D. take charge of local administrations

D

29.

The 1946 Constitution is characterized by

A. official majority in the legislative council

B. non-official majority in the legislative council

C. non-official majority in the executive council

D. federal system of government

B

30.

The Willink Commission was set up to

A. solve boundary problems

B. review revenue allocation formula

C. examine issues relating to the welfare of groups

D. draw up a new constitution

C