POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA - Jamb Government Past Questions and Answers

Question 736:

• JAMB 2021

In the First Republic, the official opposition party was the ____________

A. National Council of Nigeria and Cameroons
B. Northern Elements Progressive Union
C. Action Group
D. Northern People's Congress

Question 737:

• JAMB 2021

The Native Authority System was most effective and successful in ____________

A. Mid-western Nigeria
B. Western Nigeria
C. Northern Nigeria
D. Eastern Nigeria

Question 738:

• JAMB 2021

Some pre-colonial Nigerian societies are described as stateless because ____________

A. They had no formal governmental institutions
B. They were not independent
C. They had no definite political boundaries
D. Their population was too small

Question 739:

• JAMB 2021

Before Nigeria became a republic, the highest body charged with the administration of justice was the ____________

A. Court of Appeal
B. High Court
C. Privy Council
D. Supreme Court

Question 740:

• JAMB 2021

When Nigeria achieved independence in 1960, the head of state was the ____________

A. Queen of England
B. President
C. Prime Minister
D. Governor-General