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This 2023 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 2023 set with instant marking.

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Sample JAMB UTME Government 2023 questions

1. Which practice best demonstrates the political neutrality expected of a career civil servant?
  1. Implementing the lawful policies of the government in office, whatever its party is
  2. Campaigning publicly for the governing party while on duty
  3. Refusing to carry out any policy introduced by a new administration
  4. Using official resources to promote a preferred candidate

Answer: A. Implementing the lawful policies of the government in office, whatever its party is

Political neutrality requires civil servants to serve successive governments impartially and implement lawful policies.

2. Which arrangement provides the legislature with a formal means of scrutinising the performance of a public corporation?
  1. Allowing the corporation to appoint its own external sovereign
  2. Requiring it to submit annual reports and audited accounts for legislative scrutiny
  3. Exempting it from public financial reporting
  4. Allowing its employees to determine national legislation

Answer: B. Requiring it to submit annual reports and audited accounts for legislative scrutiny

Annual reports and audited accounts enable legislators to review a corporation's operations and use of public funds.

3. Which of the following is commonly a source of internally generated revenue for a Nigerian local government?
  1. Customs duties on imported goods
  2. Corporate income tax collected by the federal government
  3. Fees from markets and motor parks under its control
  4. Royalties on offshore petroleum production

Answer: C. Fees from markets and motor parks under its control

Local governments can raise revenue through fees and charges on facilities such as markets and motor parks.

4. A government seeking to settle a dispute with another state through discussion and compromise is primarily using
  1. economic isolation
  2. military occupation
  3. cultural assimilation
  4. diplomatic negotiation

Answer: D. diplomatic negotiation

Diplomatic negotiation is the peaceful instrument through which states discuss and seek agreement on disputes.

5. The ECOWAS Protocol on Free Movement of Persons is intended principally to promote
  1. regional integration by facilitating movement among member states
  2. the dissolution of all national governments in West Africa
  3. a common army under the control of the United Nations
  4. the replacement of national currencies with the US dollar

Answer: A. regional integration by facilitating movement among member states

The protocol supports West African integration by easing movement, residence and establishment among member states.

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