Jamb 1993 Government Past Questions And Answers
1
In Nigeria, the function of Council of States is
- A. judicial
- B. investigative
- C. legislative
- D. advisory
2
One of the criticism against delegated legislation is that it
- A. gives too much power to all organs of government
- B. enchance separation of powers
- C. encroaches on parliamentary power
- D. is not practised in advanced countries
3
Under the military administration, supreme court decisions are subject to review by
- A. Sharia Court of Appeal
- B. no other court of law
- C. Federal Court of Appeal
- D. Judicial tribunals
4
The local government is an example of
- A. concentration of power
- B. separation of power
- C. devolution of power
- D. delegation of power
5
A written constitution is one that
- A. cannot be modified or amended
- B. can only be amended by the highest legislative body
- C. is contained in a single document
- D. is drawn up by draftsmen
6
Public Commission established under the 1979 constitution were expected to be
- A. independence of the executive
- B. part of the executive
- C. advisory to the executive
- D. advisory to the legislature
7
The civil service belongs to the organ of government called the
- A. legislature
- B. executive
- C. judiciary
- D. parastatals
8
The term federal character was popularized by the
- A. 1975 Constitution Drafting Committee
- B. 1979 Constitution
- C. Murtala / Obasanjo regime
- D. Buhari regime
9
Tubman Goldie was famous for the
- A. suppression of local rulers
- B. merger British companies into the United Africa Company
- C. Akassa Raid
- D. treaty of friendship and the race to Nikk
10
Gerrymandering means
- A. the second ballot system
- B. single transferable vote
- C. the manipulation of constituency boundaries
- D. the tyranny of the majority