POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA - Jamb Government Past Questions and Answers

Question 111:

• JAMB 1982

Under the 1979 Nigerian Constitution, State Electoral Commissions are to conduct

A. Gubernatorial election
B. Elections into state Houses of Assembly
C. Local government elections
D. All elections
E. Presidential elections

Question 112:

• JAMB 1982

The body whose responsibility it is to recruit the senior staff of local government councils in Nigeria is the

A. Public Service Commission
B. State Ministry of Local Governmnet
C. Emirate or Council of Chiefs
D. President
E. Local Government Council

Question 113:

• JAMB 1982

The Richards Constitution in Nigeria provided for the

A. Unofficial majority in the Legislative Council
B. Appointment of Nigerians as Chief Judges
C. House of Chiefs in the Western Region
D. House of Chiefs in the Eastern Region
E. Banning of the Trade Union Movement

Question 114:

• JAMB 1982

The main function of the Legislative Council in British Colonial West Africa was to

A. Advise the Governor on policy
B. Make the law
C. Execute the law
D. Interpret the law
E. Act as a disciplinary body for the civil servants

Question 115:

• JAMB 1983

The transfer of authority to local government council is known as

A. Demarcation
B. Delegation
C. Fusion
D. Fragmentation
E. Devolution