After analyzing JAMB Government past questions from the past 15 years, these are 20 questions that are commonly repeated. Who knows, you might just find a couple of them in your next exam.
1. Which organ of the government is referred to as the last hope of the common man?
A. The legislative
B. The parliament
C. The executive
D. The judiciary
2. Fascism is associated with
A. Karl Marx
B. Benito Mussolini
C. Adolf Hitler
D. Mao Tseng Tung
3. In a parliamentary system, powers of the organs of government are
A. diffused
B. separated
C. fused
D. divided
4. Checks and Balances enable the judiciary to
A. interpret the constitution
B. apply the law
C. declare null and void actions of the other organs
D. execute the law
5. The law of libel limits a citizen’s right of freedom of
A. association
B. movement
C. worship
D. expression
6. A citizen has the right to refuse only one of these calls
A. to participate in a political rally
B. to military service
C. to jury service
D. to give evidence in court
7. One of these is not a professional pressure group
A. Academic Staff Union of Universities
B. Nigeria Medical Association
C. Nigeria Bar Association
D. Nigeria Chamber of Commerce
8. Option A4 method of voting was introduced by
A. Professor Eme Awa
B. Chief Michael Ani
C. Professor Humphrey Nwosu
D. Justice Erereka Ovie-Whiskey
9. The grade of the civil services closest to the minister is
A. the technical grade
B. the administrative grade
C. the executive grade
D. the clerical grade
10. Criticisms of the civil service do not include
A. secrecy
B. red-tap
C. strict adherence to rules
D. openness
Answers
1.D 2.B 3.C 4.C 5.D
6.A 7.D 8.C 9.B 10.D
11. Proportional representation favours
A. multi-party system
B. three-party system
C. two-party system
D. one-party system
12. One major factor that differentiates the presidential from the parliamentary system is
A. separation of powers
B. judicial independence
C. passage of bills
D. party system
13. A special election organized to decide on a political issue is known as
A. plebiscite
B. by-election
C. general election
D. primary election
14. Which of these was the main organ of the defunct OAU?
A. the Liberation Committee
B. the Council of Ministers
C. the Commission for Mediation, Conciliation and Arbitration
D. the Assembly of Heads of State and Government
15. Fascism originated from
A. Greece
B. Italy
C. China
D. Germany
16. The N.C.N.C. sent a delegation to London to protest against the
A. Republican Constitution
B. Richards Constitution
C. Lyttleton Constitution
D. Macpherson Constitution
17. Under the 1963 Republican Constitution, the president exercised
A. judicial powers
B. executive powers
C. nominal powers
D. concurrent powers
18. The first black African state to gain political independence from a colonial power was
A. Nigeria
B. Liberia
C. Ghana
D. Ethiopia
E. Guinea
19. In federal constitution, legislative powers that are shared by two levels are referred to as
A. exclusive
B. extra-ordinary
C. residual
D. concurrent
20. In the Igbo political system, the most senior member of the council of elders is the
A. okpara
B. obi
C. eze
D. ofo
Answers
11.A 12.A 13.A 14.D 15.B
16.B 17.C 18.C 19.D 20.A
