POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA - Jamb Government Past Questions and Answers

Question 451:

• JAMB 2002

In Nigeria,the Council of State was first created by

A. General Murtala Muhammed
B. General Olusegun Obasanjo
C. Major-General Aguiyi Ironsi
D. General Yakubu Gowon

Question 452:

• JAMB 2002

The leading agent in the expansion of British influence in Northern Nigeria in the 1890s was the

A. British Consul in Calabar
B. Royal West African Frontier Force
C. British Consul in Lagos
D. Royal Niger Company

Question 453:

• JAMB 2002

The two military coups that toppled civilian regimes in Nigeria were those of

A. January 1966 and December 1983
B. July 1966 and August 1985
C. January 1966 and July 1975
D. February 1976 and December 1983

Question 454:

• JAMB 2002

The main function of the Code of Conduct Bureau is to

A. Ensure accountability in government business
B. Give the judiciary more powers to discipline erring judges
C. Protect public officers from the press
D. Give the police more powers to make arrests

Question 455:

• JAMB 2002

The emirate system of administration can be likened to

A. Confederal system of government
B. Unitary system of government
C. Federal system of government
D. Constitutional monarchy