POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA - Jamb Government Past Questions and Answers

Question 316:

• JAMB 1994

In British West Africa, the elective principle was first introduced in

A. Nigeria
B. Ghana
C. Sierra Leone
D. The Gambia

Question 317:

• JAMB 1994

A throny issue during the 1957/58 Nigerian constitutional conferences was the

A. Leadership of the first post-independence government
B. Problem of ethnic minorities
C. Control of the mid - west by the western region
D. Status of lagos

Question 318:

• JAMB 1994

In the 1963 Constitution, there was separation of powers between the

A. President and the commander in chief of the armed forces
B. Executive and the legislature
C. Head of state and the president
D. Head of government and the head of state

Question 319:

• JAMB 1994

A major feature whch differentiated the 1963 and 1979 constitutions was that in the former,

A. Ministers were appointed from the national assembly
B. Ministers were appointed from outside the national assembly
C. The prime minister was elected by the whole country
D. The national assembly comprised the senate and the house of assembly

Question 320:

• JAMB 1994

A court order compelling the executive or its agencies to produce an unlawfully detained person is called a writ of

A. Mandamus
B. Subpoena
C. Habeas corpus
D. Injunction