Pre - colonial Polities - Jamb Government Past Questions and Answers

Question 36:

• JAMB 1999

The duty of an Alkali under the Hausa Fularti political system is to

A. Adjudicate under Islamic laws
B. Make Islamic laws
C. Execute Islamic laws
D. Make treaties under Islamic laws

Question 37:

• JAMB 2000

A characteristic of most pre - colonial governments in Nigeria is that they

A. Had no defined functions
B. Performed only executive functions
C. Had no clear separation of powers
D. Observed independence of the judiciary

Question 38:

• JAMB 2001

The western zone of the Sokoto caliphate was administered from

A. Kebbi
B. Ilorin
C. Bida
D. Gwandu.

Question 39:

• JAMB 2001

Some pre-colonial Nigerian societies are described as stateless because

A. They had no formal governmental institutions
B. They had no definite political boundaries
C. Their population was too small
D. They were not independent.

Question 40:

• JAMB 2002

In pre-colonial Igbo society, decisions on public issues were reached mainly through

A. The oracles
B. Consensus
C. Imposition
D. Majority votes