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JAMB UTME Government 2001 past questions and answers

This 2001 JAMB UTME Government set has 40 practice questions. Try these 5 free sample questions, tap a question to reveal the answer and explanation. Then practise the whole 2001 set with instant marking.

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Sample JAMB UTME Government 2001 questions

1. Which feature most clearly distinguishes a sovereign state from a local government authority?
  1. It possesses final authority over its territory, subject to no higher domestic power
  2. It provides public services through elected officials
  3. It has a written constitution
  4. It collects taxes from residents

Answer: A. It possesses final authority over its territory, subject to no higher domestic power

Sovereignty means the state has supreme authority internally and independence from external control.

2. A government is regarded as legitimate when the people generally
  1. fear its security agencies
  2. accept its right to govern
  3. belong to one political party
  4. agree with every policy it adopts

Answer: B. accept its right to govern

Legitimacy is the general acceptance that a government has a rightful claim to rule.

3. A people who share a sense of common identity and historical belonging are best described as a
  1. pressure group
  2. political party
  3. nation
  4. bureaucracy

Answer: C. nation

A nation is a community united by a shared identity, history, or sense of belonging.

4. The main difference between authority and mere power is that authority is power that is
  1. exercised only by the military
  2. used without legal restrictions
  3. based entirely on wealth
  4. accepted as rightful by those subject to it

Answer: D. accepted as rightful by those subject to it

Authority is power regarded as legitimate by the people over whom it is exercised.

5. Constitutionalism is best promoted when
  1. governmental powers are limited by constitutional rules
  2. the executive can suspend all laws at will
  3. judges are required to obey ministers in court
  4. elections are replaced by appointments

Answer: A. governmental powers are limited by constitutional rules

Constitutionalism requires government to exercise power within enforceable constitutional limits.

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