Year : 
1979
Title : 
Government
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

21 - 30 of 50 Questions

# Question Ans
21.

Which of the following governs a state in between meetings of the legislature?

A. The Legislative Organ

B. The Upper House

C. The Lower House

D. The Executive

E. The Judiciary

D

22.

When a government sincerely strives to make justice and fair treatment the foundations of law and order in its society we say that the government observes

A. the rule of Gerontocracy

B. the rule of Bureaucracy

C. the rule of Law

D. the rule of Oligarchy

E. the rule of Popular Sovereignty

C

23.

The Legislature is

A. the body which adminsters thw law

B. the body which makes law

C. a body of local governemt council

D. the body which interprets the law

E. none of the above

B

24.

The cabinet system of government embody the principle of separation of powers because

A. it does not encourage the appointment of a president

B. the exectiveis not separate from the legislature

C. it gives less powers to a prime minister than a president

D. the executive is not directly appointed by the electorate

E. the speaker controls the activities of the house

B

25.

When we talk about adult male suffrage we mean

A. all adults can vote

B. all adult males can vote

C. all men who pay tax can vote

D. all adult males who pay tax can vote

E. all men can vote

B

26.

Islam was introduced in Northern Nigeria

A. before the 13th century

B. in the 17th century

C. after the Jihad of Uthman Dan Fodio

D. by the British in the early 20th century

E. none of the above

A

27.

Indirect Rules was introduced into Nigeria by

A. Dame Margery Perham

B. Sir Donald Cameron

C. Sir Federick Lugard

D. Sir Arthur Richards

E. the Sultan of Sokoto

C

28.

The French pattern of colonial administration in West Africa

A. was basically the same as the British

B. had as its primary objective, the development of colonial territories

C. was based on the principle of assimilation

D. included the policy of indriect rule

E. involved the settlement of a very large number of French people in West Africa

C

29.

Which of the following did not take part in the early nationalist movement of Nigeria?

A. the Lagos weekly record

B. macaulay's National democratic party

C. the Nigerian youth movement

D. the Democatic party of Nigeria and the Camerouns

E. the west African pilot

D

30.

In the pre-colonial Igbo political system, which of the following was the most democratic organ of government ?

A. the Umuada

B. Eze

C. Izu

D. Oha-na Eze

E. Otu-Ebiri

D

21.

Which of the following governs a state in between meetings of the legislature?

A. The Legislative Organ

B. The Upper House

C. The Lower House

D. The Executive

E. The Judiciary

D

22.

When a government sincerely strives to make justice and fair treatment the foundations of law and order in its society we say that the government observes

A. the rule of Gerontocracy

B. the rule of Bureaucracy

C. the rule of Law

D. the rule of Oligarchy

E. the rule of Popular Sovereignty

C

23.

The Legislature is

A. the body which adminsters thw law

B. the body which makes law

C. a body of local governemt council

D. the body which interprets the law

E. none of the above

B

24.

The cabinet system of government embody the principle of separation of powers because

A. it does not encourage the appointment of a president

B. the exectiveis not separate from the legislature

C. it gives less powers to a prime minister than a president

D. the executive is not directly appointed by the electorate

E. the speaker controls the activities of the house

B

25.

When we talk about adult male suffrage we mean

A. all adults can vote

B. all adult males can vote

C. all men who pay tax can vote

D. all adult males who pay tax can vote

E. all men can vote

B

26.

Islam was introduced in Northern Nigeria

A. before the 13th century

B. in the 17th century

C. after the Jihad of Uthman Dan Fodio

D. by the British in the early 20th century

E. none of the above

A

27.

Indirect Rules was introduced into Nigeria by

A. Dame Margery Perham

B. Sir Donald Cameron

C. Sir Federick Lugard

D. Sir Arthur Richards

E. the Sultan of Sokoto

C

28.

The French pattern of colonial administration in West Africa

A. was basically the same as the British

B. had as its primary objective, the development of colonial territories

C. was based on the principle of assimilation

D. included the policy of indriect rule

E. involved the settlement of a very large number of French people in West Africa

C

29.

Which of the following did not take part in the early nationalist movement of Nigeria?

A. the Lagos weekly record

B. macaulay's National democratic party

C. the Nigerian youth movement

D. the Democatic party of Nigeria and the Camerouns

E. the west African pilot

D

30.

In the pre-colonial Igbo political system, which of the following was the most democratic organ of government ?

A. the Umuada

B. Eze

C. Izu

D. Oha-na Eze

E. Otu-Ebiri

D