Jamb Government 1997 Past Questions and Answers

Question 26:

• JAMB 1997

One major flaw of the British Indirect Rule in Nigeria was that the system

A. Made use of traditional institution
B. Championed ethnocentrism
C. Encouraged the use of European administrators
D. Was not centralized

Question 27:

• JAMB 1997

The nationalist organization formed in Nigeria in the late 1930s was the

A. National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons
B. Nigerian National Democratic Party
C. Nigerian Youth Movement
D. Action Group

Question 28:

• JAMB 1997

In 1947, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe led a delegation to the British Colonial Office in London to protest against the

A. Provisions of the Richards Constitution
B. Appointment of Bernard Bourdillon as Governor - General
C. Appointment of Oliver Lyttelton as colonial secretary
D. Provision of the Macpherson Constitution

Question 29:

• JAMB 1997

Under the 1922 Clifford Constitution, franchise was granted in Calabar and Lagos to

A. All adults
B. Male adults
C. Persons with an annual income of at least £ 100
D. Male adults with an annual income of at least £ 100.

Question 30:

• JAMB 1997

Under the 1979 Constitution in Nigeria, each state of the federation

A. Had a bicameral legislature
B. Had equal legislators in the House of Representatives
C. Had an equal number of senators
D. Was provided with a presidential liaison officer