JAMB Government questions

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1. Question 41· Citizenship· JAMB

   A foreign woman who marries a Nigerian man may acquire Nigerian citizenship by

   • Aregistration
   • Bbirth
   • Cnaturalisation only after 50 years
   • Ddescent from her parents

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2. Question 42· Citizenship· JAMB

   An obligation of a citizen is to

   • Apay taxes
   • Bbe paid by the government
   • Cown property
   • Djoin the army by force

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3. Question 43· Citizenship· JAMB

   Under the 1999 Constitution, a person may be a citizen of Nigeria by

   • Apayment of a fee
   • Bmarriage to a foreigner only
   • Cresidence for one year
   • Dbirth, registration or naturalisation

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4. Question 44· Citizenship· JAMB

   Civic rights include the right to

   • Aavoid all laws
   • Brule for life
   • Cown property and enjoy freedom of movement
   • Drefuse education to children

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5. Question 45· Citizenship· JAMB

   Naturalisation is the process by which

   • Aa person votes
   • Ba citizen loses citizenship
   • Ca child is born
   • Da foreigner becomes a citizen after meeting legal requirements

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6. Question 46· Citizenship· JAMB

   Statelessness means

   • Abeing a refugee always
   • Bhaving two nationalities
   • Cbeing a diplomat
   • Dhaving no nationality

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7. Question 47· Citizenship· JAMB

   Naturalisation in Nigeria requires, among other things,

   • ANigerian parents
   • Ba period of residence and good character
   • Cmarriage to a Nigerian man only
   • Dbirth in Nigeria

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8. Question 48· Colonial administration· JAMB

   Indirect rule in Nigeria was introduced by

   • ASir John Macpherson
   • BSir Hugh Clifford
   • CSir Arthur Richards
   • DLord Lugard

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9. Question 49· Colonial administration· JAMB

   Lagos became a British colony in

   • A1914
   • B1861
   • C1900
   • D1960

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10. Question 50· Colonial administration· JAMB

    A criticism of indirect rule was that it

    • Aended taxation
    • Bencouraged democracy
    • Cpromoted Western education in the North
    • Dstrengthened autocratic traditional rulers

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11. Question 51· Colonial administration· JAMB

    Indirect rule largely failed in Eastern Nigeria because

    • Athe people refused to pay any tax
    • Bthe area lacked centralised traditional authorities
    • Cthere were too many emirs
    • Dthe colonial officials were too few

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12. Question 52· Colonial administration· JAMB

    The policy of association replaced

    • Aapartheid
    • Bindirect rule
    • Cassimilation in French colonies
    • Ddirect democracy

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13. Question 53· Colonial administration· JAMB

    Indirect rule was most successful in Northern Nigeria because

    • Ait had the most missionaries
    • Bthe people were educated in English
    • Cthere were no traditional rulers
    • Dit had a well-established centralised system of administration

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14. Question 54· Colonial administration· JAMB

    Under indirect rule, traditional rulers served as

    • Ajudges of the Supreme Court
    • Bindependent kings
    • Cmembers of the British Parliament
    • Dagents of the colonial administration

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15. Question 55· Colonial administration· JAMB

    An effect of colonial rule in Nigeria was

    • Athe introduction of Western education and administration
    • Bthe end of all trade
    • Cthe restoration of the Oyo Empire
    • Dthe creation of 36 states

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16. Question 56· Colonial administration· JAMB

    A reason the British adopted indirect rule in Nigeria was

    • Athe abolition of chieftaincy
    • Ba large number of British officers
    • Cthe wishes of the nationalists
    • Dshortage of British personnel and funds

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17. Question 57· Colonial administration· JAMB

    Under indirect rule, the British governed through

    • Atraditional rulers
    • Belected parliaments
    • Cmilitary commanders only
    • Dmissionaries

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18. Question 58· Colonial administration· JAMB

    The 1929 Aba Women's Riot was mainly a protest against

    • Athe creation of states
    • Bthe fear of taxation of women
    • Cthe 1999 Constitution
    • Dmilitary rule

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19. Question 59· Colonial administration· JAMB

    The Native Authority system gave traditional rulers power to

    • Acollect taxes, keep order and run local courts
    • Bmake foreign policy
    • Cprint money
    • Dappoint the Governor

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20. Question 60· Colonial administration· JAMB

    The Northern and Southern Protectorates of Nigeria were amalgamated in

    • A1922
    • B1900
    • C1960
    • D1914

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