Year : 
1979
Title : 
Government
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

1 - 10 of 50 Questions

# Question Ans
1.

Which of the following is not a fundamental human right?

A. Freedom of speech

B. Freedom of religion

C. Freedom of the press

D. Freedom of association

E. None of the above

E

2.

Which of the following are pressure groups?

A. the Nigeria Chamber of Commerce

B. the Nigeria Union of Teacher

C. the National Union of Nigerian Students

D. all of the above

E. A and C

D

3.

Pressure groups are really

A. Nuisances which most governments would like to ignore

B. people with sinister motives who pretend to serve the public interest

C. Greedy citizens who pursue purely selfish interests

D. organized bodies which try to influence legislation or government decisions in their favour

E. organized bodies that are vulnerable to giant companies who use them to promote their interests

D

4.

The major role of national legislature is to

A. scrutinize and criticize the executive branch

B. step into political vacum created by weak executives

C. Expose and supervise the government

D. make laws for the general welfare of citizens

E. find ways and means to get money for governments

D

5.

The essence of the United States of America's Constitution is that

A. it is baesed on the concept that all men are created equal and are endowed with rights

B. the supreme Court is the most politically powerful breanch of government in the country

C. it is a peculiarly North American document

D. it prtects black Americans at all times

E. it provides checks and balances between the states and federal government

A

6.

A constitution of any country is basically

A. a mere piece of paper

B. a guide to how the country should be governed

C. a document stating what the leaders should do

D. a document stating how to acquire power

E. C and D

B

7.

In general constitutions are designed to provide

A. legal remedies for all political problems

B. Clea alternative to military take-overs of elected governments

C. general arrangement rules and national objectives within which political activities are conducted

D. codes of ethic for politicians and punishment for those who break the laws of the land

E. rigid ideological frameworks for nations that operate the constitutions

C

8.

The main function of the legislature is

A. to implement law

B. to enforce law

C. to make law

D. to interpret law

E. to unllify law

C

9.

The franchise is

A. the receipt given to tax payer

B. an order of the court

C. the paperwhich a voter casts at elections

D. the right to vote

E. none of the above

D

10.

A good example of a country with a largely unwritten constitution is

A. the United States of America

B. the Soviet Union

C. Nigeria

D. the United Kingdom

E. Sierra Leone

D

1.

Which of the following is not a fundamental human right?

A. Freedom of speech

B. Freedom of religion

C. Freedom of the press

D. Freedom of association

E. None of the above

E

2.

Which of the following are pressure groups?

A. the Nigeria Chamber of Commerce

B. the Nigeria Union of Teacher

C. the National Union of Nigerian Students

D. all of the above

E. A and C

D

3.

Pressure groups are really

A. Nuisances which most governments would like to ignore

B. people with sinister motives who pretend to serve the public interest

C. Greedy citizens who pursue purely selfish interests

D. organized bodies which try to influence legislation or government decisions in their favour

E. organized bodies that are vulnerable to giant companies who use them to promote their interests

D

4.

The major role of national legislature is to

A. scrutinize and criticize the executive branch

B. step into political vacum created by weak executives

C. Expose and supervise the government

D. make laws for the general welfare of citizens

E. find ways and means to get money for governments

D

5.

The essence of the United States of America's Constitution is that

A. it is baesed on the concept that all men are created equal and are endowed with rights

B. the supreme Court is the most politically powerful breanch of government in the country

C. it is a peculiarly North American document

D. it prtects black Americans at all times

E. it provides checks and balances between the states and federal government

A

6.

A constitution of any country is basically

A. a mere piece of paper

B. a guide to how the country should be governed

C. a document stating what the leaders should do

D. a document stating how to acquire power

E. C and D

B

7.

In general constitutions are designed to provide

A. legal remedies for all political problems

B. Clea alternative to military take-overs of elected governments

C. general arrangement rules and national objectives within which political activities are conducted

D. codes of ethic for politicians and punishment for those who break the laws of the land

E. rigid ideological frameworks for nations that operate the constitutions

C

8.

The main function of the legislature is

A. to implement law

B. to enforce law

C. to make law

D. to interpret law

E. to unllify law

C

9.

The franchise is

A. the receipt given to tax payer

B. an order of the court

C. the paperwhich a voter casts at elections

D. the right to vote

E. none of the above

D

10.

A good example of a country with a largely unwritten constitution is

A. the United States of America

B. the Soviet Union

C. Nigeria

D. the United Kingdom

E. Sierra Leone

D