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JAMB Government 2016 past questions

5 objective questions from the 2016 JAMB Government paper. Answer each one, then reveal the answer and explanation.

All JAMB Government past questions

  1. Question 1

    Nigerian federalism

    How many local government areas are in Nigeria?

    1. Option A: 768
    2. Option B: 589
    3. Option C: 812
    4. Option D: 774
    Show the answer to question 1

    Answer: D, 774

    The constitution lists 774 local government areas.

  2. Question 2

    Basic concepts

    The concept of the rule of law was popularised by

    1. Option A: A. V. Dicey
    2. Option B: Baron de Montesquieu
    3. Option C: John Locke
    4. Option D: Karl Marx
    Show the answer to question 2

    Answer: A, A. V. Dicey

    Dicey set out the rule of law in 1885.

  3. Question 3

    Arms of government

    A legislature with two chambers is

    1. Option A: unicameral
    2. Option B: bicameral
    3. Option C: tricameral
    4. Option D: multicameral
    Show the answer to question 3

    Answer: B, bicameral

    Bi means two.

  4. Question 4

    International relations

    ECOWAS was established in

    1. Option A: 1963
    2. Option B: 1975
    3. Option C: 1960
    4. Option D: 1985
    Show the answer to question 4

    Answer: B, 1975

    The Treaty of Lagos was signed in May 1975.

  5. Question 5

    Constitutional development

    Which constitution made Nigeria a true federation?

    1. Option A: Lyttleton Constitution of 1954
    2. Option B: Richards Constitution of 1946
    3. Option C: Macpherson Constitution of 1951
    4. Option D: Clifford Constitution of 1922
    Show the answer to question 5

    Answer: A, Lyttleton Constitution of 1954

    The 1954 constitution established federalism.

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