POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA - Jamb Government Past Questions and Answers

Question 561:

• JAMB 2009

The immediate cause of the 1966 military coup de'etat in Nigeria was

A. Nepotism
B. Political instability
C. Military ambition
D. Corruption

Question 562:

• JAMB 2009

Which of the following mostly militates against the efficiency and productivity of public corporations in Nigeria?

A. Incessant interference by government
B. The management teams are always appointed at will
C. Boards are often non-professionals
D. Members of the management team are always at loggerheads

Question 563:

• JAMB 2009

The power to nominate members of the judiciary at the federal level under the 1999 Constitution is vested in the

A. Federal Judicial Service Commission
B. Supreme Court
C. National Judicial Council
D. National Bar Association

Question 564:

• JAMB 2009

Prior to 1976,the local government system practiced in Northern Nigeria was

A. Chief-and-council
B. Chief-in-council
C. Prefectorial
D. Council

Question 565:

• JAMB 2009

In the segmented Tiv society,governance was usually confined to

A. Age grade
B. Chiefdom
C. Family
D. Clan