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JAMB UTME 2021

JAMB Government 2021 past questions

5 objective questions from the 2021 JAMB Government paper. Answer each one, then reveal the answer and explanation.

All JAMB Government past questions

  1. Question 1

    Arms of government

    The federal legislature in Nigeria is the

    1. Option A: Federal Executive Council
    2. Option B: Supreme Court
    3. Option C: National Assembly
    4. Option D: Council of State
    Show the answer to question 1

    Answer: C, National Assembly

    The National Assembly makes federal laws.

  2. Question 2

    Basic concepts

    The acceptance of a government’s right to rule by the governed is

    1. Option A: sovereignty
    2. Option B: legitimacy
    3. Option C: power
    4. Option D: coercion
    Show the answer to question 2

    Answer: B, legitimacy

    Legitimacy is accepted authority.

  3. Question 3

    Constitutional development

    The Northern and Southern Protectorates were amalgamated in

    1. Option A: 1900
    2. Option B: 1960
    3. Option C: 1914
    4. Option D: 1922
    Show the answer to question 3

    Answer: C, 1914

    Amalgamation took place in 1914.

  4. Question 4

    Elections and parties

    A group that seeks to influence government policy without seeking to form a government is

    1. Option A: a political party
    2. Option B: a pressure group
    3. Option C: a cabinet
    4. Option D: the civil service
    Show the answer to question 4

    Answer: B, a pressure group

    Pressure groups influence rather than seek power.

  5. Question 5

    International relations

    The centrepiece of Nigeria’s foreign policy is

    1. Option A: Europe
    2. Option B: Africa
    3. Option C: Asia
    4. Option D: the Americas
    Show the answer to question 5

    Answer: B, Africa

    Nigeria has long made Africa its focus.

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