JAMB Government questions: Federalism in Nigeria

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1. Question 1· Federalism in Nigeria· JAMB

   The derivation principle in revenue allocation gives extra revenue to

   • Astates that produce the resources
   • Bthe federal government only
   • Cthe FCT
   • Dlocal governments only

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2. Question 2· Federalism in Nigeria· JAMB

   The concurrent legislative list contains matters on which

   • Aonly local governments can legislate
   • Bonly the federal government can legislate
   • Cboth the federal and state governments can legislate
   • Dno government can legislate

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3. Question 3· Federalism in Nigeria· JAMB

   Matters on which both the federal and state governments may legislate are on the

   • ALocal Government List
   • BExclusive Legislative List
   • CResidual List
   • DConcurrent Legislative List

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4. Question 4· 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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5. Question 5· Federalism in Nigeria· JAMB

   Defence is on the

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

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6. Question 6· 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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7. Question 7· 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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8. Question 8· 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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9. Question 9· 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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10. Question 10· 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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11. Question 11· 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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12. Question 12· 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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13. Question 13· 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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14. Question 14· 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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15. Question 15· 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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