JAMB and WAEC Government questions: Citizenship

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1. Question 1· Citizenship· WAEC

   A person can become a citizen of Nigeria by

   • Apaying tax only
   • Bbirth, registration or naturalisation
   • Cliving in Nigeria for one month
   • Dvoting in an election

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2. Question 2· Citizenship· WAEC

   Which of these is a duty, rather than a right, of a Nigerian citizen?

   • Afreedom of worship
   • Bobeying the laws of the country
   • Cfreedom of movement
   • Dthe right to life

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3. Question 3· Citizenship· JAMB

   Civic responsibility includes

   • Avandalism
   • Bevading tax
   • Cvoting and paying taxes
   • Drigging elections

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4. Question 4· Citizenship· JAMB

   Citizenship can be acquired by

   • Aliving in a country for a week
   • Bpaying taxes only
   • Cbirth, registration or naturalisation
   • Djoining a political party

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5. Question 5· Citizenship· JAMB

   A foreigner who becomes a citizen after living in a country for a required period and meeting conditions acquires citizenship by

   • Aregistration by marriage
   • Bbirth
   • Cnaturalisation
   • Ddescent

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6. Question 6· Citizenship· JAMB

   A right of a Nigerian citizen is the right to

   • Afreedom of movement
   • Brefuse all laws
   • Cavoid taxation
   • Down other people

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7. Question 7· Citizenship· JAMB

   A citizen may lose citizenship through

   • Arenunciation or deprivation
   • Btravelling abroad on holiday
   • Cchanging jobs
   • Dfailing an examination

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8. Question 8· Citizenship· WAEC

   Dual citizenship means

   • Avoting twice
   • Bholding two jobs
   • Cbeing a citizen of two countries at the same time
   • Dliving in two states

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9. Question 9· Citizenship· JAMB

   A responsibility of a citizen is to

   • Adestroy public property
   • Brefuse to vote
   • Cobey the laws of the country
   • Devade taxes

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10. Question 10· Citizenship· JAMB

    A person who holds the citizenship of two countries has

    • Arefugee status
    • Bnaturalised citizenship only
    • Cno citizenship
    • Ddual citizenship

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11. Question 11· Citizenship· JAMB

    Which of the following is a civic right of a Nigerian citizen?

    • Aobeying the law
    • Bpaying taxes
    • Cfreedom of expression
    • Ddefending the nation

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12. Question 12· 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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13. Question 13· Citizenship· WAEC

    Which of these is a political right of a citizen?

    • Athe right to vote and be voted for
    • Bthe right to life
    • Cthe duty to pay tax
    • Dthe obligation to obey laws

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14. Question 14· Citizenship· WAEC

    A person can become a citizen of a country through

    • Avisiting it often
    • Bbirth, registration or naturalisation
    • Cpaying its taxes only
    • Dspeaking its language

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15. Question 15· 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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16. Question 16· Citizenship· WAEC

    A citizen may lose citizenship acquired by registration if he

    • Avotes
    • Btravels abroad
    • Cis convicted of disloyalty to the state
    • Dpays taxes

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17. Question 17· Citizenship· WAEC

    One of the duties of a citizen is to

    • Adisobey unjust laws
    • Bpay taxes
    • Cform a government alone
    • Davoid voting

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18. Question 18· Citizenship· WAEC

    Nigerian citizenship can be acquired by

    • Aresidence of one month
    • Bage only
    • Cbirth, registration and naturalisation
    • Dpaying tax only

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19. Question 19· Citizenship· WAEC

    A duty of a citizen is to

    • Aobey the laws of the state
    • Brefuse to pay taxes
    • Cavoid voting
    • Ddestroy public property

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20. Question 20· Citizenship· WAEC

    A person born outside Nigeria is a Nigerian citizen by birth if

    • Ahe lives in Nigeria for 15 years
    • Beither of his parents is a Nigerian citizen
    • Che marries a Nigerian
    • Dhe invests in Nigeria

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