Constitutional Development in Nigeria - Jamb Government Past Questions and Answers

Question 11:

• 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 12:

• JAMB 1985

Under the Independence Constitution

A. The governor-general could appoint any member of the House of Representative prime minister
B. A bicameral legislature was introduced in the country
C. Forty-four members were elected into the Senate
D. Higher education was made the exclusively responsibilty of the federal government
E. The Supreme Court of Nigeria was made the highest judicial authority in the country

Question 13:

• JAMB 1987

Nigeria attained independence in 1960 through

A. Negotiation between the British government and Nigerian nationalists
B. Armed struggle by Nigerian nationalists and traditional rulers
C. Negotiation between the British government and the United Nations
D. Negotiation between the British government and traditional rulers

Question 14:

• JAMB 1988

Under the Independence Constitution, the head of government was the

A. Governor general
B. President
C. Prime minister
D. Premier

Question 15:

• JAMB 1989

The Queen of England ceased to be the head of state of Nigeria at

A. Independence in October 1960
B. The attainment of self government by the regions
C. The adoption of the Republican Constitution in October 1963
D. The inception of the presidential system in October 1979