JAMB Government Past Questions & Answers - Page 84

416.

A country is said to operate an unwritten constitution if the

A.

constitution is not contained in a single document

B.

constitution cannot be written down

C.

existing constitution can be suspended at will

D.

country is not having a printed constitution

Correct answer is A

Unwritten constitution: a constitution not embodied in a single document but based chiefly on custom and precedent as expressed in statutes and judicial decisions

417.

The appointment, promotion and discipline of civil servants is the responsibility of the

A.

Civil Service Commission

B.

Public Complaints Commission

C.

Judicial Service Commission

D.

Public Service Institute of Nigeria

Correct answer is A

A civil service commission is a government agency that is constituted by legislature to regulate the employment and working conditions of civil servants, oversee hiring and promotions, and promote the values of the public service.

418.

The policy of assimilation was the colonial policy of the

A.

French

B.

British

C.

Portuguese

D.

German

Correct answer is A

Policy of Assimilation (French colonialism); Assimilation was one ideological basis of French colonial policy in the 19th and 20th centuries. 

419.

The Commission on Mediation, Conciliation and Arbitration is an organ of

A.

The United Nations

B.

Common Wealth

C.

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

D.

African Union

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

420.

A network of groups of people in an institution expressing human association is

A.

community

B.

society

C.

nation

D.

state

Correct answer is B

society is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same geographical or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations.