Electoral Commission - Jamb Government Past Questions and Answers

Question 1:

• JAMB 2019

The area from which one or more members or representatives are elected in public offices is called the electoral ........

A. College
B. Constituency
C. Ward
D. District

Question 2:

• JAMB 1984

Which of the following was NOT the responsibility of the Federal Electoral Commission in Nigeria?

A. Supervision of polling
B. Compilation of electoral register
C. Delimitation of Constituencies
D. Counting and publication of election results
E. Swearing in of members of the Houses of Assembly

Question 3:

• JAMB 1990

Which of the following served as the electoral college during the election into the constituent assembly in 1978?

A. Local communities
B. Local government councils
C. The federal electoral commission
D. Traditional councils

Question 4:

• JAMB 1992

Electoral colleges have been criticized because they

A. Are very expensive
B. Create more seats in the legislature
C. Make the legislature too responsive
D. Sometimes negate the wishes of the electorate

Question 5:

• JAMB 1993

Another term for an electoral district is a

A. Ward
B. Local government area
C. Politically demarcated area
D. Constitutuency