Power that is delegated is exercised
- A.By devolution
- B.Directly
- C.By coercion
- D.Indirectly
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Answer: D. Indirectly
Delegated power is exercised indirectly, on behalf of and under the authority of the delegator.
JAMB Government Past Questions 2013
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Which of the following constitutions is more suitable for centralization of political power?
- A.Unwritten constitution
- B.Rigid constitution
- C.Written constitution
- D.Flexible constitution
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Answer: A. Unwritten constitution
An unwritten (flexible-by-nature) constitution is more easily adapted to centralize political power since it lacks entrenched written limits.
Under the Technical Aid Corps, Nigerian experts are deployed to
- A.African, the pacific and the Caribbean
- B.Europe, South America and Asia
- C.The pacific, the Caribbean and Europe
- D.Asia, Africa and the pacific
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Answer: A. African, the pacific and the Caribbean
Under the Technical Aid Corps, Nigerian experts are deployed to Africa, the Pacific and the Caribbean.
A representative of a Commonwealth country in another member state is known as
- A.Consul-General
- B.Ambassador
- C.Attache
- D.High Commissioner
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Answer: D. High Commissioner
A representative of one Commonwealth country in another is called a High Commissioner.
As an executive, the commissioner is charged with the responsibility of
- A.Implementing laws
- B.Writing laws
- C.Giving loans
- D.Making laws
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Answer: A. Implementing laws
As a member of the executive, a commissioner is responsible for implementing (not making) laws and policies.
The primary function of the Code of Conduct Bureau is to
- A.Ensure minimum standard of morality
- B.Retain custody of declarations
- C.Receive declaration of assets
- D.Ensure due process by public officers
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Answer: C. Receive declaration of assets
The Code of Conduct Bureau's primary function is to receive declarations of assets from public officers.
Which of the following headed the committee that recommended the suitability of Abuja as a new federal city?
- A.Justice Baba Ardo
- B.Justice Atanda Fatai Williams
- C.Justice Udo Udoma
- D.Justice Akinola Aguda
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Answer: D. Justice Akinola Aguda
Justice Akinola Aguda headed the panel that recommended Abuja as Nigeria's new federal capital.
The indirect rule system of administration was more successful in northern Nigeria because
- A.the people were mainly interested in being governed indirectly
- B.of the existence of an organized structure in the area
- C.the Europeans ensured that the farmlands of the natives were not confisticated
- D.the natives showed little or no resistance
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Answer: B. of the existence of an organized structure in the area
Indirect rule succeeded better in Northern Nigeria because of the pre-existing organized emirate administrative structure the British could work through.
According to Aristotle, a form of government in which the few rule for the benefit of all is
- A.Diarchy
- B.Aristocracy
- C.Autocracy
- D.polyarchy
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Answer: B. Aristocracy
Aristotle defined aristocracy as rule by the few (the most capable) for the benefit of all.
One of the functions of pressure groups is to
- A.Nominate the president
- B.Prepare the budget
- C.Articulate the opinion of their members
- D.Contest elections to serve the people
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Answer: C. Articulate the opinion of their members
Pressure groups function to articulate and express the opinions/interests of their members to government.
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