JAMB Government Past Questions & Answers - Page 43

211.

The process by which electorates remove elected official is called_________

A.

impeachment

B.

re-call

C.

vote of no confidence

D.

referendum

Correct answer is B

The power of impeachment belongs to the legislature to check the Executive act of gross misconduct while Re-call is exercisable within the reach of the electorates.

212.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) is the result of a coalition of the following parties except the___________

A.

All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP)

B.

Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN)

C.

United Progressive Grand Alliance (UPGA)

D.

Congress for Progressive Change (CPC)

Correct answer is C

APC is the result of the merger of the parties in options A, B, and D including a faction of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).

213.

The National Assembly in the second republic was made up of the________

A.

House of Chiefs and the Senate

B.

Lower House and the House of Representatives

C.

Senate and the House of Lords

D.

None

Correct answer is D

The Chambers of the National Assembly since 1979 are the House of Representatives and the Senate respectively.

214.

One of the following political parties produced Nigeria's first Prime Minister_______

A.

Northern People's Congress (NPC)

B.

National Council of Nigerian Citizens (NCNC)

C.

Action Group (AG)

D.

Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN)

Correct answer is A

NPC was the party of Tafawa Balewa, Nigeria's first prime minister.

215.

Nigeria's top contribution to Africa's agenda of decolonisation and anti-racism was mostly enhanced with the formation of the_________

A.

New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD)

B.

Organization of African Unity (OAU)

C.

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

D.

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

Correct answer is B

In the wake of the call for the decolonisation of Africa, Nigeria actively contributed to the formation of the OAU for a solidarity movement in that direction.