Government 1983 Jamb Past Questions and Answers

Question 1 :

• JAMB 1983

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the parliamentary system of government?

A. Ministers are usually members of parliament
B. The Prime Minister is politically responsible to the parliament
C. The Head of State is the most powerful organ of government
D. The Head of Governmentmay advise the Head of State to dissolve parliament
E. The Party in opposition provides the Shadow Government

Question 2 :

• JAMB 1983

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the parliamentary system of government?

A. Ministers are usually members of parliament
B. The Prime Minister is politically responsible to the parliament
C. The Head of State is the most powerful organ of government
D. The Head of Governmentmay advise the Head of State to dissolve parliament
E. The Party in opposition provides the Shadow Government

Question 3 :

• JAMB 1983

Capitalism is an economic system in which

A. The economy of the State is centrally planned and controlled
B. Private persons are permittd to undertake enterprises
C. Accumulation of private property is forbidden
D. The means of production are owned and controlled by the state
E. All big industries and the land are publicly owned for the common good

Question 4 :

• JAMB 1983

The process of depriving person of the right of voting is called

A. Enfranchisement
B. Disqualification
C. Dismissal
D. Prohibition
E. Disenfranchisement

Question 5 :

• JAMB 1983

Bicameralism refers to

A. A one chamber legislature
B. The process of voting in the legislature
C. The upper chamber in a legislature
D. A two chamber legislature
E. Legislatures in all sovereign states