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Question 11

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 12

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 13

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 14

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 15

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 16

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 17

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 18

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 19

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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Question 20

jamb 1995

On what is charismatic authority based?

AInherited wealth and power

BTyrannical tendencies

CInstitutional processes

DPersonal ability and influence

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Question 21

jamb 1995

Public opinion is the view expressed by a

Afew members of the society

Bfew articulate members in a society

Cmajority of the members of a society

Dgroup of individuals in a society

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Question 22

jamb 1995

The major distinguishing factor between a political party and a pressure group is that while the former

Ais effectively organized the latter is not

Bengages in propaganda, the latter does not

Cseeks power, the latter influences it

Ddoes not form a government, the latter does

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Question 23

jamb 1995

A non - party election occurs when

Aall candidates run as independents

Bthere are no party symbols

Conly party candidates contest

Dvoters have no parties

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Question 24

jamb 1995

An electoral system that apportions legislative seats to a group relative to its actual voting strength is referred to as

Afranchise

Bsimple plurality

Cproportional representation

Ddiscriminatory majority

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Question 25

jamb 1995

Enfranchisement describes the process of

Aallowing eligible persons the right to vote

Ballowing special categories of persons to contest elections

Callowing all women the right to vote

Dthe actual act of voting

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Question 26

jamb 1995

The legal process by which an alien is accepted as a national of a country other than his own is known as

Anaturalization

Bcitizenship

Cexpatriation

Dindigenization

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Question 27

jamb 1995

Laws made by the attorney - general and minister of justice are called

Atemporary laws

Bbills of attainder

Ccase laws

Dex post facto laws

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Question 28

jamb 1995

The application of the rule of law can be limited by

Agiving judges full authority

Binvoking emergency powers

Csecuring the tenure of office of judges

Dinsulating judges from partisan politics

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Question 29

jamb 1995

Bye- laws made by the Minister of Transport for funning the Nigerian Railway Corporation is an exercise of

Adelegated power

Bparliamentary power

Cstatutory power

Dresidua power

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Question 30

jamb 1995

The power of the courts to declare legislative enactments as unconstitutional is known as judicial

Aruling

Breview

Cinterpretation

Dedict

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