Basic Concepts in Government - Jamb Government Past Questions and Answers

Question 6:

• JAMB 1984

A political authority which maintains sovereign power over a specific geographical area is termed

A. The nation
B. The nation state
C. The state
D. Nationalism
E. Imperialism

Question 7:

• JAMB 1984

Government means the machinery established by a state to manage the affairs of the

A. Rulers
B. Aliens
C. Civil servants
D. Workers and peasants
E. People

Question 8:

• JAMB 1985

Which of the following is good example of a confederal state?

A. USAD,
B. Nigeria
C. Switzerland
D. ECOWAS
E. Ghana

Question 9:

• JAMB 1985

The supreme power of a state to make and enforce laws within its jurisdiction is called

A. Decolonization
B. Independence
C. Nationalism
D. Sovereighty
E. Enfranchisement

Question 10:

• JAMB 1986

A nation - state is synonymous with a

A. Sovereign state
B. Dependent territory
C. Nation
D. Political community