Basic Concepts in Government - Jamb Government Past Questions and Answers

Question 11:

• JAMB 1987

Which of the following is NOT necessarily a characteristic feature of a state?

A. A territory
B. An army
C. A government
D. A system of laws

Question 12:

• JAMB 1987

The fundamental objectives and directive principles of state policy in the 1979 Constitution do NOT include

A. Democratic and social justice
B. Federal character and inequality
C. Concentration of wealth and provision of maximum welfare
D. National integration and ethnic loyalty

Question 13:

• JAMB 1988

The right to direct and command people is

A. Authority
B. Power
C. Opinion
D. Obedience

Question 14:

• JAMB 1988

The right to direct and command people is

A. Authority
B. Power
C. Opinion
D. Obedience

Question 15:

• JAMB 1988

A major difference between power and authority is that authority is

A. Popularly acquired
B. More costly to exercise
C. Less dependent on force
D. Exercise more frequently