Year : 
1988
Title : 
Government
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

21 - 30 of 50 Questions

# Question Ans
21.

Which of the following is NOT a mode of constitutional change?

A. party manifesto

B. formal amendment

C. judicial decision

D. statutory revision

A

22.

A tax law is a

A. private bill

B. speaker's bill

C. public bill

D. judicial bill

C

23.

Attempts to influence legislation by persuading legislators are known a

A. socialization

B. gerrymandering

C. lobbying

D. electioneering

C

24.

One main feature of government in many pre-colonial societies in Nigeria was

A. age-grade organization

B. grade union movement

C. student's organization

D. council of obas

A

25.

The Nigerian nationalist movement was greatly assisted by the `

A. Manufacturers' Association of Nigeria

B. Chamber of Commerce , Agriculture and Industry

C. Trade unions

D. Trdaeitional rulers

C

26.

Which of the following groups are all public corporations?

A. UAC, NNPC, NPA, NEPA

B. NITEL, NAA, NUC,NTC

C. NEPA, NNPC NITEL, NAA

D. UAC,NTC, NPA,NAA

C

27.

The public complaints commission is empowered to investigate complaints and

A. prosecute false complainants

B. report findings to appropriate authorities for action

C. reprimand authorities against whom complaints are made

D. refer complaints to traditional ruliers

B

28.

The basic unit of government in pre-colonial Yorubaland was the

A. town

B. empire

C. palace

D. ward

B

29.

The ruling system in pre-colonial Hausa Fulani societies where rulers were both religious and political heads was referred to as

A. meritocracy

B. oligarchy

C. theocracy

D. aristocracy

C

30.

Which of the following governors of Nigeria opposed the demands of the National Congress of British West Africa?

A. Lord Frederick Lugard

B. Sir Arthur Richards

C. Sir Hugh Clifford

D. Sir Alan Burns

C

21.

Which of the following is NOT a mode of constitutional change?

A. party manifesto

B. formal amendment

C. judicial decision

D. statutory revision

A

22.

A tax law is a

A. private bill

B. speaker's bill

C. public bill

D. judicial bill

C

23.

Attempts to influence legislation by persuading legislators are known a

A. socialization

B. gerrymandering

C. lobbying

D. electioneering

C

24.

One main feature of government in many pre-colonial societies in Nigeria was

A. age-grade organization

B. grade union movement

C. student's organization

D. council of obas

A

25.

The Nigerian nationalist movement was greatly assisted by the `

A. Manufacturers' Association of Nigeria

B. Chamber of Commerce , Agriculture and Industry

C. Trade unions

D. Trdaeitional rulers

C

26.

Which of the following groups are all public corporations?

A. UAC, NNPC, NPA, NEPA

B. NITEL, NAA, NUC,NTC

C. NEPA, NNPC NITEL, NAA

D. UAC,NTC, NPA,NAA

C

27.

The public complaints commission is empowered to investigate complaints and

A. prosecute false complainants

B. report findings to appropriate authorities for action

C. reprimand authorities against whom complaints are made

D. refer complaints to traditional ruliers

B

28.

The basic unit of government in pre-colonial Yorubaland was the

A. town

B. empire

C. palace

D. ward

B

29.

The ruling system in pre-colonial Hausa Fulani societies where rulers were both religious and political heads was referred to as

A. meritocracy

B. oligarchy

C. theocracy

D. aristocracy

C

30.

Which of the following governors of Nigeria opposed the demands of the National Congress of British West Africa?

A. Lord Frederick Lugard

B. Sir Arthur Richards

C. Sir Hugh Clifford

D. Sir Alan Burns

C