POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA - Jamb Government Past Questions and Answers

Question 131:

• JAMB 1983

The 1979 Nigeria Constitution provides for presidential elections every

A. Four years
B. Eight years
C. Time the military hands over the reins of government
D. Time the incumbent is impeached or dies
E. Time the Vice-President is impeached

Question 132:

• JAMB 1983

Nigeria became a federation under the new constitution of 1954 because the constitution

A. Provided for equal representation between the North and the South
B. Created the post of a prime minister
C. Provided for a division of members of parliament
D. Provided for division of functions between the centre and component units
E. Abolished te practice of nominating some members of parliament

Question 133:

• JAMB 1984

Which of the following is NOT a public corporation in Nigeria?

A. Joint Admissions and Matericulation Board
B. Nigeria Steel Development Authority
C. Nigerian National Oil Corporation
D. Nigerian National shipping Line
E. Nigerian Railway Corporation

Question 134:

• JAMB 1984

Voting first started in Nigeria in 1923 because the Clifford Constitution of 1922 because

A. Independence
B. Self-government
C. Dominion status
D. Elective principle
E. Decolonization

Question 135:

• JAMB 1984

The Richards Constitution

A. Abolished the elective principle in choosing members of the Legislative Council
B. Amalgamated the northern and southern groups of provinces
C. Established a central legislative council
D. Abolished regional assemlies
E. Abolished the system of Indirect Rule