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This 2014 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 2014 set with instant marking.

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1. In a parliamentary system, which institution is primarily responsible for scrutinising the day-to-day administration of government departments?
  1. The cabinet alone
  2. The civil service commission
  3. The legislature through committees and questions
  4. The judiciary through appeals

Answer: C. The legislature through committees and questions

Legislative questions and committees enable elected representatives to examine ministers and departmental administration.

2. A permanent secretary advises a minister and remains in office when the minister changes. This illustrates the civil service principle of
  1. political neutrality and permanence
  2. collective responsibility
  3. judicial independence
  4. separation of powers

Answer: A. political neutrality and permanence

Career civil servants are expected to serve successive governments impartially and remain in post beyond changes of ministers.

3. Which measure most directly enables a legislature to hold a public corporation accountable for its use of public funds?
  1. Giving it exclusive control of taxation
  2. Requiring audited annual accounts and reports
  3. Allowing it to appoint legislators
  4. Exempting it from all public scrutiny

Answer: B. Requiring audited annual accounts and reports

Audited accounts and reports provide a formal basis for legislative scrutiny of a corporation's finances and performance.

4. A local government authority is most likely to improve democratic participation by
  1. abolishing elected councils
  2. transferring all decisions to the national cabinet
  3. allowing traditional rulers to appoint every councillor
  4. involving residents in local planning and budget discussions

Answer: D. involving residents in local planning and budget discussions

Public participation in local planning gives residents a voice in decisions that directly affect their communities.

5. In a single-member constituency using first-past-the-post, a candidate wins by
  1. receiving more votes than any other candidate
  2. obtaining every registered voter's support
  3. winning a majority of all seats nationwide
  4. being selected by the electoral commission

Answer: A. receiving more votes than any other candidate

Under first-past-the-post, the candidate with the largest number of votes in the constituency wins, even without an absolute majority.

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