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JAMB UTME 2018

JAMB Government 2018 past questions

5 objective questions from the 2018 JAMB Government paper. Answer each one, then reveal the answer and explanation.

All JAMB Government past questions

  1. Question 1

    Nigerian federalism

    The major local government reform in Nigeria took place in

    1. Option A: 1976
    2. Option B: 1966
    3. Option C: 1979
    4. Option D: 1999
    Show the answer to question 1

    Answer: A, 1976

    The 1976 reform created a uniform local government system.

  2. Question 2

    Arms of government

    The head of the executive arm of the federal government is the

    1. Option A: President
    2. Option B: Senate President
    3. Option C: Chief Justice
    4. Option D: Speaker
    Show the answer to question 2

    Answer: A, President

    The President heads the executive.

  3. Question 3

    Basic concepts

    Government of the people, by the people, and for the people is

    1. Option A: oligarchy
    2. Option B: autocracy
    3. Option C: monarchy
    4. Option D: democracy
    Show the answer to question 3

    Answer: D, democracy

    That is Abraham Lincoln's definition of democracy.

  4. Question 4

    International relations

    The Organisation of African Unity was founded in 1963 in

    1. Option A: Addis Ababa
    2. Option B: Lagos
    3. Option C: Cairo
    4. Option D: Accra
    Show the answer to question 4

    Answer: A, Addis Ababa

    The OAU charter was signed in Addis Ababa.

  5. Question 5

    Constitutional development

    Nigeria became a republic in

    1. Option A: 1960
    2. Option B: 1963
    3. Option C: 1966
    4. Option D: 1979
    Show the answer to question 5

    Answer: B, 1963

    The republican constitution took effect on 1 October 1963.

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