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Question 2071

waec 1988

Which of the following is not the function of the government?

ABuilding of roads, bridges, canals, etc

BProvision of education

CMaintenance of relations with other states

Ddefence of territory from external attack

EProvision of all the material needs of all citizens

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Question 2072

waec 1988

The delegation of Administrative Powers to the local units with the central supervision and control is called

Adevolution

Bdecentralizetion

Cdeconcentration

Dcentralization

Econcentration

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Question 2073

waec 1988

Unwritten constitution means that the constitution is

Anot written down

Bbased only on converntions

Cnot contained in any single book

Din draft

Enot approved

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Question 2074

waec 1988

Government as the act of governing means the

Aactivities of pressure groups and political parties

Bact of vetoing a bill

Corders of judiciary and legislature

Dactivities by which government policies are made and implemented

Eactivities of parliamentary opposition

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Question 2075

waec 1988

Government refers to all the following, except

Aan institution of the state

Bthe process of ruling a political community

Cthe exercise of power and authority

Dthe activities of decision-makers

Ethe act of civil disobedience

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Question 2076

jamb 1988

Which of the following pairs are members of ECOWAS?

ANigeria and Cameroon

BLiberia and Congo

CSenegal and Zaire

DCape Verde and Burkina Faso

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Question 2077

jamb 1988

Nigeria is a member of

AOPEC, NATO and ECOWAS

BOAU, the UNO and ECOWAS

CECOWAS , NATO, and OAU

DThe Commonwealth of Nations , OPEC and the OAS

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Question 2078

jamb 1988

The appointment of the Secretary -General of the OAU is made by the

AEconomic Commission for Africa

BOAU Secretariat

CCouncil of Foreign Ministers

DAssembly of Heads of State and Government

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Question 2079

jamb 1988

Before the OAU was formed in 1963, Nigeria was a member of the

AMonrovia Bloc

BAfro-Arab Bloc

CCasablanca Powers

DEdem Kodjo

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Question 2080

jamb 1988

The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council are

AChina, UK USSR, USA and France

BUSSR, gERMANY,Canada, India and China

CUK, France, USA bRAZIL and Ethiopia

DUSA , China , Liberia USSR and Iltaly

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Question 2081

jamb 1988

One of the functions of the Ministry of external Affairs the

Adeportaton of illegal aliens

Bissuance of passports

Cdefence of the country's borders

Dpromotion of national interest

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Question 2082

jamb 1988

The following are members of the Commonwealth EXCEPT

ALesotho

BJamaica

CKenya

DGabon

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Question 2083

jamb 1988

The headquarters of the Economic Commission for Africa is located in

AGhana

BKenya

CNigeria

DEthiopia

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Question 2084

jamb 1988

When did the Federal Military Government abolish the Four regions in Nigeria?

A1963

B1966

C1970

D1976

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Question 2085

jamb 1988

The Nigeria National Alliance of the First Republic was made up of

ANCNC and NDP

BNPC an AG

CNPC and NNDP

DNCNC and AG

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Question 2086

jamb 1988

Under the Independence Constitution, the head of government was the

AGovernor general

BPresident

CPrime minister

DPremier

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Question 2087

jamb 1988

Africans were first elected to the legislative council in British West Africa in

AGhana

BSierra Leone

CThe Gambia

DNigeria

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Question 2088

jamb 1988

A common provision in the 1963 and 1979 Constitution is the

Aregistration political parties by FEDECO

Bfinancing local government

Cjudicial service commission

Dbicameral legislature for the central government

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Question 2089

jamb 1988

A landmark of the Lyttleton Constitution was

Acreation of the post of prime minister

Bcreation of a second chamber at the centre

Ccreation of the position of speaker of the House of Representatives

Dremoval of the governor general as chairman of the federal cabinet

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Question 2090

jamb 1988

The Nigerian Council was created by

AHugh Clifford

BArthur Richards

CFrederick Lugard

DGraeme Thompson

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