JAMB Government questions

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1. Question 81· Federalism in Nigeria· JAMB

   A feature of federalism is

   • Ano constitution
   • Bone central government only
   • Cdivision of powers between central and component governments
   • Drule by decree

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2. Question 82· Federalism in Nigeria· JAMB

   Defence is on the

   • Aconcurrent list
   • Bexclusive legislative list
   • Cresidual list
   • Dlocal government list

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3. Question 83· Federalism in Nigeria· JAMB

   Fiscal federalism concerns

   • Athe army
   • Bforeign policy
   • Cthe sharing of revenue and fiscal powers among levels of government
   • Delections

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4. Question 84· Federalism in Nigeria· JAMB

   Which of these is on the Exclusive Legislative List?

   • Amotor parks
   • Bprimary education in a village
   • Cmarket stalls
   • Ddefence

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5. Question 85· Federalism in Nigeria· JAMB

   The derivation principle of revenue allocation gives more revenue to states

   • Ain the North only
   • Bwith the largest population
   • Cwith the most local governments
   • Dfrom which the revenue is derived

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6. Question 86· Federalism in Nigeria· JAMB

   A major reason for the creation of more states in Nigeria was to

   • Aincrease colonial control
   • Babolish federalism
   • Creduce the fear of domination by larger groups
   • Dreduce the number of senators

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7. Question 87· Federalism in Nigeria· JAMB

   A major reason for adopting federalism in Nigeria is

   • Aits small size
   • Bthe country's ethnic and cultural diversity
   • Cthe wishes of the military
   • Dthe absence of natural resources

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8. Question 88· Federalism in Nigeria· JAMB

   In 1967 Nigeria's four regions were replaced by

   • A19 states
   • B12 states
   • C21 states
   • D36 states

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9. Question 89· Federalism in Nigeria· JAMB

   State creation in Nigeria has been demanded mainly to

   • Agive minorities a greater share of power and resources
   • Breduce the number of governments
   • Cabolish federalism
   • Dend elections

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10. Question 90· Federalism in Nigeria· JAMB

    State creation in Nigeria has been justified as a way to

    • Aabolish federalism
    • Breduce the number of states
    • Caddress minority fears and bring government closer
    • Dincrease military rule

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11. Question 91· Federalism in Nigeria· JAMB

    Revenue allocation in Nigeria has been controversial mainly because of disagreement over

    • Athe principles for sharing federally collected revenue
    • Bthe number of local governments in Lagos
    • Cthe colour of the national flag
    • Dthe age of the president

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12. Question 92· Federalism in Nigeria· JAMB

    In Nigeria's federal system, residual powers belong to the

    • Alocal governments
    • Bfederal government
    • Cstate governments
    • Dtraditional rulers

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13. Question 93· Forms of government· JAMB

    Aristocracy, according to Aristotle, is government by

    • Athe masses
    • Bthe wealthy for themselves
    • Cthe best few, ruling for the common good
    • Da single tyrant

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14. Question 94· Forms of government· JAMB

    A system in which a hereditary ruler is head of state is a

    • Amonarchy
    • Brepublic
    • Coligarchy
    • Ddemocracy

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15. Question 95· Forms of government· JAMB

    Direct democracy was practised in

    • Acolonial Lagos
    • Bmodern Nigeria
    • Cthe Sokoto Caliphate
    • Dthe ancient Greek city-states

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16. Question 96· Forms of government· JAMB

    Nigeria is a republic because

    • Ait has a monarch
    • Bits head of state is elected rather than hereditary
    • Cit is ruled by the military
    • Dit belongs to the Commonwealth

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17. Question 97· Forms of government· JAMB

    Rule by a small group of people for their own interest is

    • Ademocracy
    • Baristocracy
    • Coligarchy
    • Dmonarchy

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18. Question 98· Forms of government· JAMB

    Nazi Germany and Stalin's Soviet Union are examples of

    • Adirect democracies
    • Bconstitutional monarchies
    • Ctotalitarian states
    • Dconfederations

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19. Question 99· Forms of government· JAMB

    Government by a few wealthy people is called

    • Aplutocracy
    • Bdemocracy
    • Cgerontocracy
    • Dtheocracy

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20. Question 100· Forms of government· JAMB

    Representative democracy means citizens

    • Aare ruled by kings
    • Bmake all laws themselves
    • Chave no vote
    • Delect people to make decisions for them

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