Concise JAMB Government Syllabus With Number Of Question Analysis
Jan 18, 2018
JAMB Syllabus
The aim of this 2018 JAMB Government Syllabus for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), is to prepare the candidates for the Board's examination. It is designed to test their knowledge in Government, with a view to determining their suitability for placement in institutions of higher learning in Nigeria.
These objectives are to:
- Appreciate the meaning of government;
- Analyse the framework and specify the institutions of government;
- Appreciate the basic principles of democratic governance and their application in Nigeria;
- Explain the concept of citizenship and define the duties and obligations of a citizen;
- Appreciate the process of political development in Nigeria;
- Evaluate the political development and problems of governance in Nigeria;
- Understand the determinants and dynamics of foreign policy as it relates to Nigeria;
- Assess the role of Nigeria as a member of the international community and the workings of international organizations.
We provide a summary of JAMB Government Syllabus with an average percentage of the number of question in each year. TestDriller team has analyzed questions from 17 years to come up with these statistics. You can only get such rare statistics from TestDriller. This information should guide you on topics you should give more attention to. More questions will be set from topics with higher percentages.
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| Rank | Topic | % Number Of Question |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS | 13.35 |
| 2 | ELEMENTS OF GOVERNMENT : SYSTEMS OF GOVERNANCE | 6.12 |
| 3 | ELEMENTS OF GOVERNMENT : BASIC CONCEPTS IN GOVERNMENT | 5.9 |
| 4 | POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA : PRE-COLONIAL POLITICS | 5.56 |
| 5 | ELEMENTS OF GOVERNMENT : ARMS OF GOVERNMENT | 4.23 |
| 6 | POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA : THE MILITARY IN NIGERIAN POLITICS | 3.78 |
| 7 | ELEMENTS OF GOVERNMENT : POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES | 3.45 |
| 8 | POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA : IMPERIALIST PENETRATION | 3.34 |
| 9 | ELEMENTS OF GOVERNMENT : THE CIVIL SERVICE | 3.34 |
| 10 | FOREIGN POLICY AND NIGERIA'S RELATIONS WITH THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY : NIGERIA'S FOREIGN POLICY | 3 |
| 11 | POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA : PROCESS OF DECOLONIZATION | 2.89 |
| 12 | POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA : PUBLIC COMMISSIONS ESTABLISHED BY THE 1979 AND SUBSEQUENT CONSTITUTIONS | 2.89 |
| 13 | ELEMENTS OF GOVERNMENT : THE ELECTORAL PROCESS | 2.89 |
| 14 | POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA : PUBLIC CORPORATIONS AND PARASTATALS | 2.78 |
| 15 | ELEMENTS OF GOVERNMENT : PROCESSES OF LEGISLATION | 2.78 |
| 16 | POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA : INSTITUTIONS OF GOVERNMENT IN THE POST-INDEPENDENCE NIGERIA. | 2.67 |
| 17 | POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA : POLITICAL PARTIES AND PARTY POLITICS IN POST-INDEPENDENCE NIGERIA | 2.56 |
| 18 | ELEMENTS OF GOVERNMENT : CITIZENSHIP | 2.56 |
| 19 | ELEMENTS OF GOVERNMENT : CONSTITUTION | 2.45 |
| 20 | POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA : POST-INDEPENDENCE CONSTITUTION | 2.45 |
| 21 | POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA : LOCAL GOVERNMENT | 2.34 |
| 22 | FOREIGN POLICY AND NIGERIA'S RELATIONS WITH THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY : NIGERIA IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS | 2.11 |
| 23 | ELEMENTS OF GOVERNMENT : POLITICAL PARTIES AND PARTY SYSTEMS | 2 |
| 24 | POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA : CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA | 1.89 |
| 25 | ELEMENTS OF GOVERNMENT : STRUCTURES OF GOVERNANCE | 1.89 |
| 26 | ELEMENTS OF GOVERNMENT : FORMS OF GOVERNMENT | 1.89 |
| 27 | ELEMENTS OF GOVERNMENT : PRESSURE GROUPS | 1.78 |
| 28 | ELEMENTS OF GOVERNMENT : PUBLIC OPINION | 1.67 |
| 29 | POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA : THE STRUCTURE AND WORKINGS OF NIGERIAN FEDERALISM | 1.67 |
| 30 | FOREIGN POLICY AND NIGERIA'S RELATIONS WITH THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY : RELATIONS WITH AFRICAN COUNTRIES | 1.56 |
| 31 | ELEMENTS OF GOVERNMENT : PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT | 1.45 |
| 32 | FOREIGN POLICY AND NIGERIA'S RELATIONS WITH THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY : FOREIGN POLICY | 0.78 |
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