An example of a country ruled by a constitutional monarch is
- A.Italy
- B.Libya
- C.Uganda
- D.Morocco
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Answer: D. Morocco
Morocco is ruled by a constitutional monarch, with the king sharing power under a constitution.
JAMB Government Past Questions 2014
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which of the following is a feature of checks and balances?
- A.judicial review
- B.code of conduct
- C.judicial precedent
- D.judicial immunity
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Answer: A. judicial review
Judicial review, where courts check the constitutionality of executive/legislative acts, is a feature of checks and balances.
The technical Aids Corps was established during the regime of
- A.Ibrahim Babangida
- B.Muhammadu Buhari
- C.Olusegun obasanjo
- D.Sani Abacha
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Answer: A. Ibrahim Babangida
The Technical Aid Corps was established in 1987 during General Ibrahim Babangida's regime.
Commonwealth nations are represented in other member nations by
- A.high commissioners
- B.attaches
- C.charge d'affairs
- D.Ambassadors
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Answer: A. high commissioners
Commonwealth nations are represented in fellow member states by high commissioners rather than ambassadors.
Laws made by military government at the state level are called
- A.Edicts
- B.Act
- C.Decrees
- D.Bye-laws
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Answer: A. Edicts
Laws made by a military government at the state level are called Edicts (Decrees are federal-level).
Before 1945, the component units of Nigeria were
- A.states
- B.regions
- C.districts
- D.provinces
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Answer: D. provinces
Before 1945/1946, Nigeria was administered in provinces rather than regions.
The president of Nigeria was indirectly elected through secret ballot for a period of five years by the senate in
- A.1963
- B.1979
- C.1983
- D.1960
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Answer: A. 1963
In 1963, Nnamdi Azikiwe was indirectly elected President by Parliament for a five-year term as Nigeria became a republic.
Which of the following was done during the Gowon administration to reduce regional structural imbalance in the federation?
- A.increase in revenue allocation
- B.formation of political parties
- C.apointment of minister
- D.creation of states
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Answer: D. creation of states
The Gowon administration created 12 states in 1967 to reduce regional structural imbalance in the federation.
The necessary attributes of a state are:
- A.Definite territory population, sovereingnty, and government
- B.Police, army, sovereignty, and custom
- C.Resources, population, sovereignty, and government
- D.Sovereignty, police, army and immigration
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Answer: A. Definite territory population, sovereingnty, and government
The essential attributes of a state are a definite territory, population, sovereignty and government.
Which of the following is not a dimension of public opinion?
- A.intensity
- B.substance
- C.polling
- D.orientation
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Answer: C. polling
Polling is a method used to measure public opinion, not a dimension of it (dimensions include intensity, substance, orientation).
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