JAMB Government Past Questions & Answers - Page 86

426.

A structure of government in which power is shared between the centre and the units is

A.

confederal

B.

oligarchic

C.

unitary

D.

federalism

Correct answer is D

Federalism is a type of government in which the power is divided between the national government and other governmental units

427.

Which of the following binds Commonwealth Nations together?

A.

Uniform Political System

B.

Common Currency

C.

Common Language

D.

Common Colonial History

Correct answer is D

The Commonwealth of Nations is a voluntary association of 54 sovereign states Known as the "British Commonwealth",. common colonial history binds all Commonwealth nations together because all member nations have one time been under British empire or British colonies.

428.

During the 1964 Federal Election in Nigeria, the United Progressive Grand Alliance comprised the

A.

NNDP, NPC and NDC

B.

NPC, UMBC and BYM

C.

UMBC, AG, NEPU and NCNC

D.

UMBC, BYM, NEPU and NPC

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

429.

The exclusion of Africans from colonial administration is associated with

A.

policy of assimilation

B.

indirect rule system

C.

policy of association

D.

indignant policy

Correct answer is A

The assimilation policy was a policy of absorbing Aboriginal people into white society through the process of removing children from their families. The cultutural believes and way of life of the french colonial masters were forced upon their subjects. The ultimate intent of this policy was the destruction of Aboriginal society and abolition of any form of africanism in their colonies.

430.

A major opposition party at the national level in Nigeria's Second Republic was

A.

NNP

B.

UPN

C.

PRP

D.

GNPP

Correct answer is B

The Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) was a Nigerian political party that was dominant in western Nigeria during the second republic (1978-1983). The party revolved around the political leadership of Obafemi Awolowo, a sometimes polemical politician but effective administrator.