Year : 
1983
Title : 
Government
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

31 - 40 of 47 Questions

# Question Ans
31.

The 1979 Nigeria Constitution is unique because it

A. provides for a head of government

B. introduces the participation of women in politics

C. provides for a head of state who is also head of government

D. provides for a House of Chiefs

E. makes all men equal before the law

C

32.

The supreme organ of the UNO is the

A. General Assembly

B. Security Council

C. Secretary General

D. World Court

E. World Bank

B

33.

Which public commission was not established by the 1979 Nigerian Constitution?

A. Udoji Commission

B. Federal Electoral Commission

C. Public Service Commission

D. Public Complaints Commission

E. National Population Commision

A

34.

Local Government Reforms were carried out by the Federal Military Government in

A. 1970

B. 1976

C. 1967

D. 1966

E. 1979

B

35.

Lagos became a Crown Colony in

A. 1900

B. 1914

C. 1886

D. 1861

E. 1862

D

36.

Nigerian elites agitated against colonial rule

A. by guerrilla warfare

B. by civil war

C. through television

D. through newspapers

E. by bribing colonial governors

D

37.

The first political party in Nigeria was formed after the introduction of the

A. Richards Constitution

B. Clifford Constitution

C. Bourdillon Constitution

D. Macpherson Constitution

E. Lyttleton Constitution

B

38.

The ECOWAS treaty was signed in 1975 in

A. Accra

B. Banjul

C. Freetown

D. Abidjan

E. Lagos

Detailed Solution

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Treaty is a multilateral agreement signed by the member states that made up the Economic Community of West African States. The initial treaty was signed by the Heads of States and Governments of the then 16 member states in 1975 in Lagos, Nigeria.
39.

The major innovation of the Republican Constitution of 1963 was that

A. the Prime Minister ceased to be Head of State

B. The Governor's office as the representative of the Queen was abolished

C. the Cabinet was no longer responsible to the legislature

D. it introduced the Executive Prsidential system

E. the Prime Minister was nominated by the Executive Council

B

40.

Which of these was NOT a demand of the nationalist movements in Nigeria?

A. Promotion of Africans to senior service positions

B. Increased Africans representation in the legislative assemblies

C. Improved conditions of service and salaries for Africans

D. Withdrawal of military bases from Africa

E. Reduction of the dictatorship of colonial officers

D

31.

The 1979 Nigeria Constitution is unique because it

A. provides for a head of government

B. introduces the participation of women in politics

C. provides for a head of state who is also head of government

D. provides for a House of Chiefs

E. makes all men equal before the law

C

32.

The supreme organ of the UNO is the

A. General Assembly

B. Security Council

C. Secretary General

D. World Court

E. World Bank

B

33.

Which public commission was not established by the 1979 Nigerian Constitution?

A. Udoji Commission

B. Federal Electoral Commission

C. Public Service Commission

D. Public Complaints Commission

E. National Population Commision

A

34.

Local Government Reforms were carried out by the Federal Military Government in

A. 1970

B. 1976

C. 1967

D. 1966

E. 1979

B

35.

Lagos became a Crown Colony in

A. 1900

B. 1914

C. 1886

D. 1861

E. 1862

D

36.

Nigerian elites agitated against colonial rule

A. by guerrilla warfare

B. by civil war

C. through television

D. through newspapers

E. by bribing colonial governors

D

37.

The first political party in Nigeria was formed after the introduction of the

A. Richards Constitution

B. Clifford Constitution

C. Bourdillon Constitution

D. Macpherson Constitution

E. Lyttleton Constitution

B

38.

The ECOWAS treaty was signed in 1975 in

A. Accra

B. Banjul

C. Freetown

D. Abidjan

E. Lagos

Detailed Solution

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Treaty is a multilateral agreement signed by the member states that made up the Economic Community of West African States. The initial treaty was signed by the Heads of States and Governments of the then 16 member states in 1975 in Lagos, Nigeria.
39.

The major innovation of the Republican Constitution of 1963 was that

A. the Prime Minister ceased to be Head of State

B. The Governor's office as the representative of the Queen was abolished

C. the Cabinet was no longer responsible to the legislature

D. it introduced the Executive Prsidential system

E. the Prime Minister was nominated by the Executive Council

B

40.

Which of these was NOT a demand of the nationalist movements in Nigeria?

A. Promotion of Africans to senior service positions

B. Increased Africans representation in the legislative assemblies

C. Improved conditions of service and salaries for Africans

D. Withdrawal of military bases from Africa

E. Reduction of the dictatorship of colonial officers

D