Jamb Government 1997 Past Questions and Answers

Question 21:

• JAMB 1997

In the Igbo political system, authority was shared among

A. Men and women with OZo titles
B. All age groups and warrant Chiefs
C. Elders of the community and Ofo title holders
D. Title holders and age groups

Question 22:

• JAMB 1997

The crucial check on an autocratic Oba in the pre-Colonial Yoruba political system was

A. Presnting to him a suicide sysmbol
B. Avoiding the palace
C. Sending him on exite
D. Refusing to carry out his orders

Question 23:

• JAMB 1997

A major feature of the system of government in the Sokoto Caliphate was that

A. It was based on customs and traditions
B. It was theocratic
C. It was democratic
D. Power was effectively decentralized

Question 24:

• JAMB 1997

The people of Southern Nigeria first came in contact with Europeans through

A. Military expeditions
B. Church missions
C. Gunboat diplomacy
D. Peaceful trade

Question 25:

• JAMB 1997

Nigeria's first law-making body after the amalgamation was known as the

A. Nigerian Council
B. National Assembly
C. Nigeria National Assembly
D. Legislative Council