JAMB Government Past Questions & Answers - Page 49

241.

The concept of delegated legislation is often criticised for all but one of the following reasons?

A.

it may lead to abuse of the powers

B.

for reasons of sheer ignorance on legislative substance and procedure

C.

for reasons of expertise rule making on specific subject matters

D.

it is a clear violation of the separation of powers concept

Correct answer is C

Delegated Legislation is supported largely because certain specialist idea is needed for the purpose of rule making on areas upon which the legislature may not have sufficient knowledge and skill in. Example, the INEC is empowered to make election guidelines and regulations aside the Electoral Act and in furtherance of its duties.

242.

In most recent times, a seemingly workable solution to the Nigerian federal question is that of_______

A.

state police

B.

restructuring

C.

terrorism

D.

revenue allocation

Correct answer is B

Although Options A, B and C are recurring options for the Nigerian federalism, the clarion call for restructuring is louder than ever before.

243.

A predominant feature of the Precolonial governance system was that_________

A.

the British Indirect rule system penetrated it largely

B.

the governance structures were largely undefined

C.

the customary laws were prevalent

D.

theocratic system was widely embraced

Correct answer is C

Throughout the precolonial era in Nigeria, the native laws of the people governed them. They were largely unwritten and enforced by distinct units set in place for those purposes.

244.

The delineation of electoral constituencies for reasons of political advantage is termed___________

A.

dissolution

B.

prorogation

C.

gerrymandering

D.

delimitation

Correct answer is C

Gerrymandering is the process of creating political constituencies in order to favour the electoral scores of a political party.

245.

The newspaper established by Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe to project the interest of nationalists was__________

A.

West African Pilot

B.

Lagos Weekly Record

C.

Daily Times

D.

The Comet

Correct answer is A

The West African Pilot was the newspaper of Dr Azikiwe which served as a medium for propagating nationalist ideas and solidarity movements towards self-realization.