Jamb Government 1990 Past Questions and Answers

Question 51:

• JAMB 1990

Which of the following was the LEAST important rationale for Nigerian federalism?

A. The vastness of the territory and the size of the population
B. Diverse cultures
C. Economic benefits
D. Bicameral legislature

Question 52:

• JAMB 1990

One of the agreements of the 1957 constitutional conference was that

A. Southern cameroons should constitute a separate region
B. A house of Chiefs was to be created in the Western Region
C. The office of the speaker of the house of representatives was to be created
D. The police was to be regionalized

Question 53:

• JAMB 1990

The two nationalist leaders who led the tour of Northern Nigeria in 1946 to campaign against the Richards Constitution were

A. Ahmadu Bello and Abubakar Tawafa Balewa
B. Nnamdi Azikiwe and Obafemi Awolowo
C. Ahmadu Bello and Samuel Ladoke Akintola
D. Herbert Macaulay and Nnamdi Azikiwe

Question 54:

• JAMB 1990

Indirect election was first introduced in Nigeria by the

A. Lyttleton Constitution
B. Macpherson Constitution
C. Richards Constitution
D. Clifford Constitution

Question 55:

• JAMB 1990

The motion for self-government was moved in 1953 by the

A. Northern People's Congress
B. Action Group
C. National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons
D. Northern Elements Progressive Union