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Question 1

jamb 1984

All the following are organs of the OAU EXCEPT

Athe Commission on Mediation Conciliation and Arbitration

BThe Council of Ministers

CThe Economic Commission for Africa

DThe Assembly of Heads of State and Government

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Question 2

jamb 1984

An electoral district for a local government election is a

AConstituency

BLocal government area

Cpolling booth

DWard

EMarket

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Question 3

jamb 1984

Rates are generally collected in Nigeria by

Athe State Ministry of Finance

Bthe Department of Inland Revenue

CThe Emirate or Traditional Council

Dthe Local Government Council

EPresidential Liaison officers

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Question 4

jamb 1984

Which of the following international organization was in existence before the outbreak of the Second World War?

AThe OAU

BThe League of Nations

CThe UNO

DThe Commonwealth of Nations

EECOWAS

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Question 5

jamb 1984

To be elected President of Nigeria, the 1979 Constitution state that one must have attained the age of

A21 years

B35 years

C50 years

D60 years

E65 years

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Question 6

jamb 1984

The second military coup d'etat in Nigeria took place on

AJanuary 15,1966

Boctober 1, 1966

CJuly 29,1966

DJuly 29, 1975

EFebruary 13, 1976

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Question 7

jamb 1984

The Minorities Commission appointed in Nigeria in 1957 recommended that

Amore States should be created in the Federation

Bno more States should be created before independence

CNigeria should revert to a unitary structure of government

Dthe Federal Legislature should legislate for the minority areas

Eall the minority areas should constitute one state

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Question 8

jamb 1984

The Constitution which introduce the ministerial system, into the Nigeria political system is the

ARichards Constitution

BLyttleton Constitution

CMacpherson Constitution

DIndependence Constitution

ERepublican Constitution

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Question 9

jamb 1984

Under what constitution did the supreme Court become the highest Court of Appeal in Nigeria?

AMachpherson Constitution

BClifford Constitution

CRichards Constitution

DThe 1963 Constitution

EThe 1979 Constitution

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Question 10

jamb 1984

Southern Nigeria was divided into Eastern and Western Provinces for administrative purpose in

A1935

B1937

C1939

D1941

E1945

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Question 11

jamb 1984

The 1953 motion that Nigeria should because independent in 1956 was moved by

AChief Anthony Enahoro

BSir Ahmadu Bello

CChief Obafemi Awolowo

DDr Nnamdi Azikiwe

ESir James Robertson

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Question 12

jamb 1984

The two parties which foremd the coalition government in 1959 were the

ANCNC and the AG

BNPC and the NCNC

CNPC and the AG

DPRP and the UPA

ENPC and the NNA

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Question 13

jamb 1984

The international organization formed after the Second World War to guarantee international peace and security is called

Athe European Common Market

Bthe British Commonwealth of Nations

Cthe League of Nations

Dthe United Nations Organization

Ethe World Bank

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Question 14

jamb 1984

To which of these groups did Nigeria belong before the formation of the OAU?

AThe Brazzaville group

BThe Monrovia group

CThe Casablance group

DThe West Africa group

EThe OPEC group

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Question 15

jamb 1984

Which of the following was NOT established by the 1979 Nigeria Constitution?

Apolice Service Commission

BNational Universities Commission

CFederal Electoral Commission

DNational Economic Council

ENational Population Commission

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Question 16

jamb 1984

The MILITARY WAS LAST IN POWER IN N`IGERIA BETWEEN

A1966 AND 1975

B1960 AND 1966

C1979 AND 1983

D1966 AND 1979

E1966 AND 1975

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Question 17

jamb 1984

The Richards Constitution

Aabolished the elective principle in choosing members of the Legislative Council

Bamalgamated the northern and southern groups of provinces

Cestablished a central legislative council

Dabolished regional assemlies

Eabolished the system of Indirect Rule

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Question 18

jamb 1984

Which organ of the UNO can impose mandatory sanctions on any of its members?

Athe General Assembly

BThe Security Council

CThe Secretariate

DThe Economic and Social Council

EThe International Court of Justice

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Question 19

jamb 1984

Voting first started in Nigeria in 1923 because the Clifford Constitution of 1922 because

Aindependence

Bself-government

Cdominion status

Delective principle

Edecolonization

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Question 20

jamb 1984

The major conflict that threatened the existence of the OAU as an international organization from 1982-3 was the conflict

Ain Chad

BBetween Namiba and South Africa

Cbetween the Polisario Front and Morocco

Din Angola

EBetween Somalia and Ethiopia

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