Year : 
1984
Title : 
Government
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

11 - 20 of 49 Questions

# Question Ans
11.

The three principal organs of government are the

A. Legislature the Public Service and Judiciary

B. Political Parties, the Executive and the Judiciary

C. Executive, the Legislature and the Public Corporation

D. Legislature, the Executive and the Judiciary

E. Judiciary the Local Government and the Legislature

D

12.

The three fundamental rights of citizens are

A. salvation, property, freedom of thought

B. employment, property, and social security

C. life, liberty and propery

D. free education, peaceable assembly and freedom of though

E. freedom of movement, association and religion

C

13.

In a democracy, franchise is given to all

A. Resident adults

B. citizens

C. citizens except members of the armed forces

D. loyal party members

E. qualified adult citizens

E

14.

The citizenship of a country may be acquired by an individual through

A. Decolonization

B. Nomination

C. Nationalization

D. Neutralization

E. Naturalization

E

15.

Which of the following is NOT a public corporation in Nigeria?

A. Joint Admissions and Matericulation Board

B. Nigeria Steel Development Authority

C. Nigerian National Oil Corporation

D. Nigerian National shipping Line

E. Nigerian Railway Corporation

A

16.

Government means the machinery established by a state to manage the affairs of the

A. rulers

B. aliens

C. civil servants

D. workers and peasants

E. people

E

17.

The Judicial organ of government is the body which

A. implements the law

B. makes the law

C. punishes law makers

D. interprets the law

E. rewards law makers

D

18.

A constitutionally defined set of individual rights which governments are obliged to protect constitute

A. statutory rights

B. equity rights

C. customary rights

D. civil rights

E. natural rights

D

19.

An electoral district is a

A. polling booth

B. constituency

C. ward

D. local government area

E. subdivision of the state

B

20.

In a parliamentary system of government ministers are

A. collectively responsible to parliament

B. not members of the legislature

C. appointed by a two-thirds majority of the legislature

D. representatives of various interests in the country

E. chosen from the upper House

A

11.

The three principal organs of government are the

A. Legislature the Public Service and Judiciary

B. Political Parties, the Executive and the Judiciary

C. Executive, the Legislature and the Public Corporation

D. Legislature, the Executive and the Judiciary

E. Judiciary the Local Government and the Legislature

D

12.

The three fundamental rights of citizens are

A. salvation, property, freedom of thought

B. employment, property, and social security

C. life, liberty and propery

D. free education, peaceable assembly and freedom of though

E. freedom of movement, association and religion

C

13.

In a democracy, franchise is given to all

A. Resident adults

B. citizens

C. citizens except members of the armed forces

D. loyal party members

E. qualified adult citizens

E

14.

The citizenship of a country may be acquired by an individual through

A. Decolonization

B. Nomination

C. Nationalization

D. Neutralization

E. Naturalization

E

15.

Which of the following is NOT a public corporation in Nigeria?

A. Joint Admissions and Matericulation Board

B. Nigeria Steel Development Authority

C. Nigerian National Oil Corporation

D. Nigerian National shipping Line

E. Nigerian Railway Corporation

A

16.

Government means the machinery established by a state to manage the affairs of the

A. rulers

B. aliens

C. civil servants

D. workers and peasants

E. people

E

17.

The Judicial organ of government is the body which

A. implements the law

B. makes the law

C. punishes law makers

D. interprets the law

E. rewards law makers

D

18.

A constitutionally defined set of individual rights which governments are obliged to protect constitute

A. statutory rights

B. equity rights

C. customary rights

D. civil rights

E. natural rights

D

19.

An electoral district is a

A. polling booth

B. constituency

C. ward

D. local government area

E. subdivision of the state

B

20.

In a parliamentary system of government ministers are

A. collectively responsible to parliament

B. not members of the legislature

C. appointed by a two-thirds majority of the legislature

D. representatives of various interests in the country

E. chosen from the upper House

A