Yoruba - Jamb Government Past Questions and Answers

Question 6:

• JAMB 1992

The Yoruba traditional governmental system was

A. Egalitarian
B. Republican
C. Democratic
D. Monarchical

Question 7:

• JAMB 1993

In the Oyo empire, the Alaafin was

A. An absolute monarch
B. Popularly elected
C. A constitutional monarch
D. Worshipped as a deity

Question 8:

• JAMB 1995

In which of the following Nigerian pre- colonial political units was the principle of separation of powers institutionalized?

A. Oyo Empire
B. Benin Empire
C. Hausa states
D. Bornu Empire

Question 9:

• JAMB 1997

The crucial check on an autocratic Oba in the pre-Colonial Yoruba political system was

A. Presnting to him a suicide sysmbol
B. Avoiding the palace
C. Sending him on exite
D. Refusing to carry out his orders

Question 10:

• JAMB 2004

The pre-colonial Yoruba political system as a whole can best be described as a

A. Federation of cheifdoms and localities
B. Confederation of chiefdoms and localities
C. Confederation of monarchies and chiefdoms
D. Highly centralized kingdom