JAMB and WAEC 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· WAEC

   A problem of Nigerian federalism is

   • Ano constitution
   • Btoo many independent states
   • Cover-concentration of power and revenue at the centre
   • Dno revenue

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3. Question 3· 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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4. Question 4· Federalism in Nigeria· WAEC

   Nigeria currently has

   • A30 states and the FCT
   • B12 states
   • C19 states
   • D36 states and the FCT

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5. Question 5· Federalism in Nigeria· WAEC

   How many states does Nigeria have?

   • A19
   • B36
   • C12
   • D30

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6. Question 6· 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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7. Question 7· 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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8. Question 8· Federalism in Nigeria· JAMB

   Defence is on the

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

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9. Question 9· 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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10. Question 10· Federalism in Nigeria· WAEC

    If a state law conflicts with a federal law on a matter in the concurrent list, the

    • Afederal law prevails
    • Bstate law prevails
    • Clocal government decides
    • Dtwo laws both apply

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11. Question 11· Federalism in Nigeria· WAEC

    Matters on the exclusive legislative list in Nigeria include

    • Adefence and foreign affairs
    • Bprimary education
    • Cchieftaincy matters
    • Dmarkets

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12. Question 12· Federalism in Nigeria· WAEC

    In a federal system, the constitution

    • Aabolishes the states
    • Bgives all powers to the centre
    • Cdivides powers between the central and state governments
    • Dis unwritten

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13. Question 13· 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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14. Question 14· Federalism in Nigeria· WAEC

    Matters on which only the Federal Government can make laws are on the

    • AConcurrent Legislative List
    • BExclusive Legislative List
    • CResidual List
    • DLocal Government List

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15. Question 15· 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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16. Question 16· 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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17. Question 17· 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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18. Question 18· Federalism in Nigeria· WAEC

    Abuja became Nigeria's seat of government in

    • A1960
    • B1976
    • C1999
    • D1991

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19. Question 19· 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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20. Question 20· Federalism in Nigeria· WAEC

    Revenue allocation in Nigeria refers to

    • Acollection of fines
    • Bprinting of money
    • Csharing of federal revenue among the tiers of government
    • Dpayment of salaries only

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