POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA - Jamb Government Past Questions and Answers

Question 746:

• JAMB 2021

During the Civil War, the major power that expressed moral support for Biafra's self- determination was ____________

A. Great Britain
B. China
C. France
D. The United States

Question 747:

• JAMB 2021

The main function of the Code of Conduct Bureau is to ____________

A. Give the police more powers to make arrests.
B. Ensure accountability in government business.
C. Give the judiciary more powers to discipline erring judges.
D. Protect public officers from the press

Question 748:

• JAMB 2021

The two military coups that toppled civilian regimes in Nigeria were those of ____________

A. February 1976 and December 1983
B. July 1966 and August 1985
C. January 1966 and July 1975
D. January 1966 and December 1983

Question 749:

• JAMB 2021

Under the 1999 constitution of Nigeria, the power to create local governments is vested in the ____________

A. State Assembly
B. National Assembly
C. Office of the deputy governor
D. Presidency

Question 750:

• JAMB 2021

The first Nigerian constitution to provide for the fundamental objectives and directive principles of the state policy was the ____________

A. 1999 Constitution
B. 1979 Constitution
C. 1960 Constitution
D. 1989 Constitution