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JAMB UTME 2017

JAMB Government 2017 past questions

5 objective questions from the 2017 JAMB Government paper. Answer each one, then reveal the answer and explanation.

All JAMB Government past questions

  1. Question 1

    Arms of government

    Laws made by bodies other than the legislature, under powers it grants, are

    1. Option A: case law
    2. Option B: judicial review
    3. Option C: the constitution
    4. Option D: delegated legislation
    Show the answer to question 1

    Answer: D, delegated legislation

    That is delegated legislation.

  2. Question 2

    International relations

    The treaty establishing ECOWAS was signed in

    1. Option A: Accra
    2. Option B: Lagos
    3. Option C: Abuja
    4. Option D: Dakar
    Show the answer to question 2

    Answer: B, Lagos

    It is the Treaty of Lagos.

  3. Question 3

    Basic concepts

    The theory of separation of powers is associated with

    1. Option A: Baron de Montesquieu
    2. Option B: A. V. Dicey
    3. Option C: Jean Bodin
    4. Option D: Thomas Hobbes
    Show the answer to question 3

    Answer: A, Baron de Montesquieu

    Montesquieu wrote The Spirit of the Laws.

  4. Question 4

    Constitutional development

    Nigeria became independent in

    1. Option A: 1963
    2. Option B: 1960
    3. Option C: 1957
    4. Option D: 1966
    Show the answer to question 4

    Answer: B, 1960

    Independence came on 1 October 1960.

  5. Question 5

    Nigerian federalism

    Sharing federally collected revenue among the tiers of government is called

    1. Option A: budgeting
    2. Option B: auditing
    3. Option C: revenue allocation
    4. Option D: taxation
    Show the answer to question 5

    Answer: C, revenue allocation

    That is revenue allocation.

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