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Question 21
jamb 2019

Amendment of the U. N. O. charter is the duty of the ........

ASecurity Council
BSecretariat
CGeneral Assembly
DTrusteeship Council
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Question 22
jamb 2019

Executive Council of the African Union makes decision by_______

A1/3 majority vote
Bdiscretion
Cconsensus
Dthe veto of the General Secretariat
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Question 23
jamb 2019

The most representative organ of the united nations is the_______

AGeneral Assembly
BSecurity Council
CEconomic and Social Council
DInternational Court of Justice
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Question 24
jamb 2019

Nigeria's federalism is often considered a flaw along the standard test of the Classical federalism ideology labelled along with_______

AAbraham Lincoln
BK.C Wheare
CThomas Hobbes
DAristotle
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Question 25
jamb 2019

The Green Revolution programme was the effected manifesto of the ........ in 1979

AUPN
BNPN
CNPP
DGNPP
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Question 26
jamb 2019

The Economic and Financials Crime Commission (EFCC) scope and nature of duty may not extend to_______

Aarresting suspects of cyber crime and online fraud
Barresting the giver and the taker in a corruption case
Cconducting trials and punishing persons involved in corruption matters
Dinvestigating cases of substance and drug abuse intersecting with money laundering
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Question 27
jamb 2019

In the 4th republic, the political parties were______

ANAP, PDP and APGA
BPDP, APP, AD
CUPGA, NNA, CAN
DPDP, APGA, AD
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Question 28
jamb 2019

Which of the following was not responsible for the coalition between A. G and N. C. N. C.?

AThe kano riot of 1953
BAwolowo's faction seeking to get N. P. C. out of power as opposed to Akintola's option
Ccontest for the federal election of 1964
DAkintola's faction which broke out of A. G. to form UPP
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Question 29
jamb 2019

Under the 1999 constitution, the Chief Law Officer and the Supreme Court Judge respectively are the_______ 

AChief Justice, Chief Judge
BMinister of Justice, Chief Judge
CAttorney-General, Chief Justice
DChief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Chief Justice
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Question 30
jamb 2019

The federal judge under the 1963 constitution could be removed by the______

A2/3 majority of the National Assembly
BFederal Judicial Service Commission
CNigerian Judicial Council
DExecutive president
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Question 31
jamb 2019

The most recent target plans and agenda of the United Nations are known as the______

AResolution 2020
BMillenium Development Goals
CAgenda 2063
DSustainable Development Goals
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Question 32
jamb 2019

Implementations of the target programmes of the government is the primary duty of the _____ a part of the _____

ACourts; Judiciary
BPublic Service; Civil Service
CCivil Service; Public Service
DMinisters; Ministry of Works
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Question 33
jamb 2019

In the all-Nigerian constitutional conference of 1950________

Aall official members of the legislative council participated
Bit was resolved that the Nigerians federation be organized on ethnic basis
Cit was concluded that a quasi-federal structure should be developed for colonial Nigeria
Dall unofficial members of the legislative council participated
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Question 34
jamb 2019

An important provision of the 1946 constitution was that it ........

Aconceived federalism for Nigeria
Bintroduced federalism in Nigeria
Cintroduced official majority in the legislative council for the 1st time
Dfor the 1st time, introduced the office of the head of government at the regional level
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Question 35
jamb 2019

One of the major defects of the Nigerian council which necessitated its replacement was that....

Athe meetings of the council were poorly attended
Bthe council could only make law for the southern protectorate
Cthe executive council was powerful than it
Dthe council was unrepresentative
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Question 36
jamb 2019

According to Lewis Samuel, '________ is identified with pure conquest and unequivocal exploitation...'

ANeo colonialism
BProgressive Imperialism
CRegressive Imperialism
DColonialism
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Question 37
jamb 2019

The Brussel conference in 1889/90 was based on______

Aputting an end to slave trade
Bthe scramble for Africa
Cfurthering the decision on colonialism as previously discussed in the Berlin conference
Ddeciding on how to penetrate Africa for economic adventurism
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Question 38
jamb 2019

The basis of the Nigerian foreign policy thrust particularly during the Independence Constitution era was ... in nature

Aafrocentric
Beurocentric
Cneo-colonialistic
Danti-apartheid
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Question 39
jamb 2019

Twelve States creation is a known achievement of the ... regime

AAbdulsalam Abubakar's
BIbrahim Babaginda's
CYakubu Gowon's
DMurtala Mohammed's
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Question 40
jamb 2019

The Hausa/Fulani Empire as a result of its heterogeneous population adopted_________

AA unitary system where full concentration of power prevailed
BA federal structure where powers were decentralized although autocratic
CA quasi federal structure with devolution
DA partial federal set up with deconcentration
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