JAMB Government 2013 Objective — Question 16

Question 16 of 40 from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Government 2013 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

The act of transferring autonomous powers to subordinate agencies is

A. devolutionCorrect
B. concentration
C. deconcentration
D. delegation

Explanation

Devolution is the transfer of significant, autonomous governmental powers from a central authority to subordinate/regional bodies, which then exercise those powers independently.

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