Jamb Government 1998 Past Questions and Answers

Question 36:

• JAMB 1998

Public corporations mainly differ from the ministries in that they

A. Are not bureaucratic
B. Provide social services to the public
C. Required highly professional staff
D. Are organization as business enterprises

Question 37:

• JAMB 1998

The privatization of public corporation is aimed at

A. Making their goods and services available
B. Making them reliable
C. Making them mre efficient
D. Allowing the public to control them

Question 38:

• JAMB 1998

One major democratic innovation in local government administration introduced by the Babangida regime was the

A. Appointment of protfolio councillors
B. Appointment of retired military officers as sole administrators
C. Selection of heads of personnel management departments from the councillors
D. Separation of powers between the executive and legislative arms of the councils

Question 39:

• JAMB 1998

The change in the role of traditional rulers in local government administration in Nigeria can be attributed to the

A. 1976 local government reforms
B. Involvement of the military in politics
C. Lack of support for the traditional rulers by the citizens
D. 1988 civil service reforms

Question 40:

• JAMB 1998

Which of the following factors was not responsible for the military intervention in Nigerian politics in 1966?

A. Willingness of politicians to relinquish power
B. The Western Regional election of 1965
C. The federal election of 1964
D. Ethnic politics and lawlessness