POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA - Jamb Government Past Questions and Answers

Question 141:

• JAMB 1984

Under what constitution did the supreme Court become the highest Court of Appeal in Nigeria?

A. Machpherson Constitution
B. Clifford Constitution
C. Richards Constitution
D. The 1963 Constitution
E. The 1979 Constitution

Question 142:

• JAMB 1984

The Constitution which introduce the ministerial system, into the Nigeria political system is the

A. Richards Constitution
B. Lyttleton Constitution
C. Macpherson Constitution
D. Independence Constitution
E. Republican Constitution

Question 143:

• JAMB 1984

The Minorities Commission appointed in Nigeria in 1957 recommended that

A. More States should be created in the Federation
B. No more States should be created before independence
C. Nigeria should revert to a unitary structure of government
D. The Federal Legislature should legislate for the minority areas
E. All the minority areas should constitute one state

Question 144:

• JAMB 1984

The second military coup d'etat in Nigeria took place on

A. January 15,1966
B. October 1, 1966
C. July 29,1966
D. July 29, 1975
E. February 13, 1976

Question 145:

• JAMB 1984

To be elected President of Nigeria, the 1979 Constitution state that one must have attained the age of

A. 21 years
B. 32 years
C. 50 years
D. 60 years
E. 65 years