Jamb Government 2020 Past Questions and Answers

Question 16:

• JAMB 2020

Africans were first elected to the legislative council in British West Africa in _________

A. Ghana
B. Sierra Leone
C. The Gambia
D. Nigeria

Question 17:

• JAMB 2020

When a state is subject to no other authority, it is said to be _________

A. Powerful
B. Legitmate
C. Authoritative
D. Sovereign

Question 18:

• JAMB 2020

While pressure groups aim at influencing government decisions, the primary aim of political parties is to ______

A. Promote the welfare of their members
B. Execute particular programmes
C. Influence legislation in order to benefit their members
D. Control political power

Question 19:

• JAMB 2020

In the tradition, Hausa-Fulani political system, political authority was vested in the ___________

A. Emir
B. Talakawa
C. Alkali
D. Emirate Council

Question 20:

• JAMB 2020

Southern Nigeria was divided into Eastern and Western provinces for administrative purposes in _________

A. 1935
B. 1937
C. 1939
D. 1941