JAMB Government Past Questions & Answers - Page 152

756.

In the segmented Tiv society,governance was usually confined to

A.

age grade

B.

chiefdom

C.

family

D.

clan

Correct answer is B

In the segmented Tiv society,governance was usually confined to chiefdom . The Tivs were formally traditional worshipers, but some are now Christians. They are ruled by their Chief called Tor Tiv.

757.

Prior to 1976,the local government system practiced in Northern Nigeria was

A.

chief-and-council

B.

chief-in-council

C.

prefectorial

D.

council

Correct answer is B

Prior to 1976, the Local government system practised in Northern Nigerian Nigeria was Chief-in-Council.By 1952, the Northern region abolished the sole Native Authority and put in its place, Chief-in-Council and Chief-and-Council and. The democratization process in the Northern region was further aided by the Native Authority Law of 1954 which was amended by the Northern Nigeria Law of 1963. They provided for five Native Authorities including Chief-in-Council and the Federal Native Authorities.

758.

The power to nominate members of the judiciary at the federal level under the 1999 Constitution is vested in the

A.

Federal Judicial Service Commission

B.

Supreme Court

C.

National Judicial Council

D.

National Bar Association

Correct answer is C

The power to nominate members of the judiciary at the federal level under the 1999 Constitution is vested in the National Judiciary Council. According to 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the National Judicial Council shall have power to:-

a. recommend to the President from among the list of persons submitted to it by-

b. the federal judicial service commission persons for appointment to the offices of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, the Justice of the Supreme Court, etc.

c. the judicial service committee of the federal capital territory, Abuja, person for appointment to the offices of the High Court of the federal capital territory, Abuja, etc.

759.

Which of the following mostly militates against the efficiency and productivity of public corporations in Nigeria?

A.

incessant interference by government

B.

The management teams are always appointed at will

C.

Boards are often non-professionals

D.

members of the management team are always at loggerheads

Correct answer is A

Incessant interference by government militates against the efficiency and productivity of public corporations in Nigeria. Sometimes government make them to do things which may not be in the good interest of the corporation.

760.

The participation of Nigerians in the Second World War created in the nationalists the awareness that the

A.

Africans were superior

B.

Africans were more qualified to rule

C.

Europeans were not superior

D.

Europeans were less tactful in warfare

Correct answer is C

The Participation of Nigerians in the Second World War created in the nationalists the awareness that the Europeans were not superior.

Their participation in the war, made them to know more about the white people, and realized that they were in no way superior to Africans including Nigerians.