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Question 201
jamb 2019

The cultural organisation which metamorphosed into the Northern People's Congress (NPC) was__________

AArewa Consultative Forum
BJamiyyar Mutanen Arewa
CBorno Youth Movement
DNorthern Elders Forum
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Question 202
jamb 2019

Acceleration of the independence movements in the British West African Colonies was essentially because of the________

Aposture of the British Governor Generals
Binfluence of the christianity ideology
Ctolerance for political participation and demonstration through political parties
Dspeedy grant of independence in the French Colonies
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Question 203
jamb 2019

The solidarity for self-governance system and liberty of Africans demonstrated by Africans and Non-Africans in diaspora is termed__________

ANationalism
BAfrocentrism
CNeo-colonialism
DPan-Africanism
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Question 204
jamb 2019

The Indigenat Policy is attributable to the ___

AFrench colonies
BBritish Crown colonies
CGerman colonies
DPortugese colonies
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Question 205
jamb 2019

Colonialist arrival in Nigeria is traceable particularly to the_____

Aintroduction of christianity
Bannexation of the Lagos Colony
Cemergence of economic adventurism
Dintroduction of the indirect rule policy
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Question 206
jamb 2019

The ____ Reform is influential to the inception of Local Government in Nigeria

A1979
B1978
C1976
D1975
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Question 207
jamb 2019

The defining processes for the formation of a people's political behaviour is___________

Apolitical socialisation
Bpolitical culture
Cpolitical demonstration
Dpolitical participation
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Question 208
jamb 2019

Opinion sampling may be necessary for the following reasons except________

Afor aggregating popular thinking and standpoint on a subject matter
Bfor preparing public expenditure
Cto evaluate the political strength of a political party
Dto inspire public reasoning on population census
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Question 209
jamb 2019

A political party often with a radical viewpoint and perspective to sensitive state affairs matters is often labelled as a ___party

Aconservatist
Bliberal
Cdemocratic
Delitist
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Question 210
jamb 2019

Lobbying is often a strategy adopted by________

Apolitical parties
Bpublic corporations
Cpublic authorities
Dpressure groups
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Question 211
jamb 2019

One of the following reasons is unlikely to necessitate the emergence of a federal system?

Asocial factors
Bgeographical factors
Ccultural diversity
Dpolitical sovereignty
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Question 212
jamb 2019

Class stratification is a peculiar feature of___________

Acapitalism
Bcommunism
Csocialism
Dfeudalism
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Question 213
jamb 2019

The term ultra vires means_________

Athe exercise of supervisory functions by the judiciary
Ba situation where a public authority dutifully performs its functions
Ca situation where a public authority acts beyond the scope of its duties
Dthe act of exercising administrative competence over a matter
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Question 214
jamb 2019

____ is noted for having said "man by nature is a political animal"

AThomas Hobbes
BAristotle
CPlato
DJ.J Rosseau
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Question 215
jamb 2019

The concept of delegated legislation is often criticised for all but one of the following reasons?

Ait may lead to abuse of the powers
Bfor reasons of sheer ignorance on legislative substance and procedure
Cfor reasons of expertise rule making on specific subject matters
Dit is a clear violation of the separation of powers concept
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Question 216
jamb 2019

In most recent times, a seemingly workable solution to the Nigerian federal question is that of_______

Astate police
Brestructuring
Cterrorism
Drevenue allocation
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Question 217
jamb 2019

A predominant feature of the Precolonial governance system was that_________

Athe British Indirect rule system penetrated it largely
Bthe governance structures were largely undefined
Cthe customary laws were prevalent
Dtheocratic system was widely embraced
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Question 218
jamb 2019

The delineation of electoral constituencies for reasons of political advantage is termed___________

Adissolution
Bprorogation
Cgerrymandering
Ddelimitation
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Question 219
jamb 2019

The newspaper established by Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe to project the interest of nationalists was__________

AWest African Pilot
BLagos Weekly Record
CDaily Times
DThe Comet
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Question 220
jamb 2019

The fact that the office of the Chairman is rotational in ECOWAS makes it a perfect example of a/an ........

ACartel
BConfederacy
CEconomic and Egalitarian political merger
DCollegiate
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