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JAMB UTME Government 2018 past questions and answers

This 2018 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 2018 set with instant marking.

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1. A child who learns respect for national symbols during school assembly is undergoing political socialization mainly through the
  1. judiciary
  2. electoral commission
  3. school
  4. pressure group

Answer: C. school

Schools transmit political values and civic attitudes, making them an important agent of political socialization.

2. The shared beliefs and values that shape citizens' attitudes towards political institutions are known as
  1. political culture
  2. political recruitment
  3. public administration
  4. political apathy

Answer: A. political culture

Political culture consists of the commonly held orientations and values people have towards their political system.

3. A government is most likely to enjoy legitimacy when citizens
  1. fear its security agencies
  2. are excluded from public decisions
  3. obey only under threat of punishment
  4. accept its right to govern

Answer: D. accept its right to govern

Legitimacy exists when the governed accept the authority and right of a government to rule.

4. The supreme and final authority of a state to make and enforce laws within its territory is its
  1. nationalism
  2. sovereignty
  3. franchise
  4. legitimacy

Answer: B. sovereignty

Sovereignty denotes the state's supreme internal authority and independence from external control.

5. Which practice most directly upholds the rule of law in a state?
  1. Allowing officials to suspend court orders
  2. Giving one group immunity from ordinary law
  3. Ensuring that public officials are subject to the law
  4. Permitting detention without legal review

Answer: C. Ensuring that public officials are subject to the law

The rule of law requires that both citizens and public officials are governed by the law.

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