Citizenship - Jamb Government Past Questions and Answers

Question 26:

• JAMB 1999

One instrument for safeguarding the rights of citizens is

A. Judicial interpretation
B. Presidential pardon
C. Legislative intervention
D. Writ of habeas corpus

Question 27:

• JAMB 1999

Naturalization is a process of acquiring citizenship by

A. Persons of dual nationality
B. Foreign visitors to a country
C. Resident foreigners of good character
D. Persons born abread

Question 28:

• JAMB 2000

Citizenship refers to the

A. Indigenous member of a state
B. Social status of a person in a state
C. Highest position in a state
D. Legal status of a member of a state

Question 29:

• JAMB 2001

The fundamental rights of citizens include rights the following except?

A. Free education, employment and freedom of thought
B. Life, speech and association
C. Life, liberty and property
D. Association,property and social security.

Question 30:

• JAMB 2002

Citizenship in a modern state expresses the status of a person who possesses

A. Full political rights
B. Some religious rights
C. Social right only
D. Exclusive economic rights.