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Question 1701

jamb 1995

Under military regimes in Nigeria, the branches of government that were fused are the

Aexecutive and the legislature

Bexecutive and the judiciary

Clegislature and the judiciary

Dexecutive, the legislature and the judiciary

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Question 1702

jamb 1995

The military administration that attempted to tackle the problem of inefficiency in the public sector by mass retirement of public officers was the

AGowon administration

BMurtala administration

CObasanjo administration

DBuhari administration

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Question 1703

jamb 1995

Local governments have been stripped of one of their important functions through the establishment of the

ANational Health Education Commission

BNational Board for Local Care Commission

CNational Board for Local Governments

DNational Orientation Agency

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Question 1704

jamb 1995

Presidentialism in local government administration in understood to mean

Athe abolition of the role of trditional rulers as chairmen

Blocal government chief executives to be known as presidents

Cchairmen of local governments to serve as accounting officers

Dthe phasing out of the post of councillors

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Question 1705

jamb 1995

Example of public corporations in Nigeria are

AUAC and CEFAO

BNEPA and UAC

CCFAO and NCC

DNEPA and NRC

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Question 1706

jamb 1995

Privatisation of public corporations in Nigeria implies

AGovernment divestment from the companies

Bthe public take - over of companies

Cthe autonomy of government companies

Dthe commercialisation of public corporations

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Question 1707

jamb 1995

Nigeria adopted the nineteen state structure in

A1966

B1960

C1969

D1976

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Question 1708

jamb 1995

The Minorities Commission appointed in 1957 in Nigeria was headed by

Ajustice Udo Udoma

BSir Henry Willink

CSir Allan Lennox Boyd

DJustice Darnley Alexander

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Question 1709

jamb 1995

who among the following served as chairmen of NEC under General Babangida ?

AChief Ani and Justice Ovie - Whiskey

BProf Awa and Prof. Nwosu

CProf. Uya and Alh Kurfi

DCol Wase and Chief Esua

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Question 1710

jamb 1995

Which of the following was Not a function of FEDECO during the Second Republic?

Aorganizing, conducting and supervising all elections

Bproviding guidelines, rules and regulations for political parties

Carranging for the registration of persons qualified to vote

Dswearing in of elected candidates

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Question 1711

jamb 1995

Under the Civil Service Reforms of 1988, the Nigerian civil service became

Anationalized

Bprofessionalized

Cbureaucratized

Dindigenized

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Question 1712

jamb 1995

Which of the following organs control the Civil Service?

Aparliament and the courts

Btrade unions and the courts

Cthe police and parliament

Dtribunals and interest groups

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Question 1713

jamb 1995

The first executive president of Nigeria was

ADr Nnmdi Azikiwe

BSir Abubakar Tarawa Balewa

CGeneral Yakubu Gowon

DAlhaji Shehu Shagari

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Question 1714

jamb 1995

Under the 1963 Constitution, a bill could only become law if it was accented to by the

Aprime minister

Bpresident

Cqueen

Dgovernor - general

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Question 1715

jamb 1995

The first leader of the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons was

ANnamdi Azikiwe

BMichael Okpara

CSamuel Ikoku

DHerbert Macaulay

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Question 1716

jamb 1995

The breakdown of the McPherson Constitution was partly caused by the crisis within the

ANCNC

BAG

CNPC

DNNDP

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Question 1717

jamb 1995

Indirect rule was introduced in Nigeria because

Atraditional rulers were powerful

Bthere were few administrators in the country

Cthe colonialists were poor administrators

Dthe native authorities were already well organized

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Question 1718

jamb 1995

In which order, did the various European groups penetrate into the interior of present day Nigeria ?

AExplorers, missionaries, traders and imperialists

BExplorers , traders missionaries and imperialists

CExplorers traders, imperialists and missionaries

DExplorers, imperialists, traders and missionaries

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Question 1719

jamb 1995

The geographical entity in which the traditional ruler was both the religious and political head was the

ATiv society

BEfik kingdom

CJukun kingdom

DSokoto Caliphate

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Question 1720

jamb 1995

In which of the following Nigerian pre- colonial political units was the principle of separation of powers institutionalized?

AOyo Empire

BBenin Empire

CHausa states

DBornu Empire

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