2016 JAMB Government Past Questions CBT

A major opposition party at the national level in Nigeria’s Second Republic was

The exclusion of Africans from colonial administration is associated with

During the 1964 Federal Election in Nigeria, the United Progressive Grand Alliance comprised the

Which of the following binds Commonwealth Nations together?

A structure of government in which power is shared between the centre and the units is

Which of the following performs oversight functions?

Foreign Policy refers to

“From each according to his ability to each according to his needs” is the principle of

The maintenance of law and order is a function of the

The development of attitudes and beliefs about a political system is known as

A nation could be identified through its

A network of groups of people in an institution expressing human association is

The Commission on Mediation, Conciliation and Arbitration is an organ of

The policy of assimilation was the colonial policy of the

The appointment, promotion and discipline of civil servants is the responsibility of the

A country is said to operate an unwritten constitution if the

The form of government headed by a king is

Citizens exercise their sovereignty by

Which of these is an attribute of government?

Nigerian Judiciary is headed by

The modern theory of sovereignty was popularized by

Public opinion is commonly referred to as the composite reaction of the citizenry on

In order to assist fellow developing countries, Nigeria initiated the

In the Igbo traditional system, the highest democratic institution is the

Separation of powers as an ingredient of the presidential system implies the

The major objective of pressure group is to

The foreign policy principle that informed Nigeria’s position in the liberation of African states is

A type of political association that brings the rich and the poor together is

In Nigeria, the foundations of federalism was laid by the

Which of the following is a form of delegated legislation?

Franchise can be described as the right to

A major factor that necessitated the adoption of federalism in Nigeria was the

The office of the Prime Minister in Nigeria was created in

The Nigeria Police is an agency of the

The legislature checks the excesses of the executive through

Government by the best citizens is referred to as

The charter establishing the AU was signed in

In Nigeria, items in the exclusive list are under the jurisdiction of

Which of these factors motivated colonialism in Africa?

The responsibility of giving policy guidelines to the board of corporations rest with the

Which of these institutions make by-laws?

Federal and State governments legislate on items in the

In Nigeria, public corporations are established by

In the Hausa pre-colonial political system, the spiritual and temporal powers were vested in the

Which of the following approves the annual budget of the UN?

Lagos was annexed in

A disadvantage of the one-party system is that it

At the formation of the OAU, Nigeria belonged to the

The ECOWAS Monitoring Group began its operation in