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B The Prime Minister is politically respohsible to A. Guinea B U.S.A. C Great Britain the parliament D China E Nigeria.
A a one chamber legislature C workers D. shareholders B C
the process of voting in the leigslature the upper chamber in a legislature
.J E bourgeoisie
I. Which ofthe following is NOT a characteristic of the parliamentary system of government? A Ministers are usually members ofparlhriuent
C The Head o:-State is the powerful organ of government
D The Head of Government may advise the Head of State to dissolve parliament
E The Party in opposition provides the Shadow Government.
2 Capitalism is an economic system invhich
A the economy of the Stale is,entrally planned and controlled
B Private persons are pe tted to undertake enterprises
C accumulatation of private property is forbidden ""'" ,
D that means of productioq a,re owned !llld controlled by the State
E all big industries and the land are publicly owned for common good.
3. The process of depriving persons of the right of
voting is called A enfranchisement B ·· :: · disqualification C dismissal D prohibition E disenfranchisement.
D a weak government E 8. An unwritten consi titution operates in 9. A sovereign state is one
A whose constitution can only be changed by a military government B where its citizens can speak without fear or favour
C in which sovereignty is invested in the military D whose citizens are free to evade responsibility E whose government decisions are made
independent of sovereign interference 10. Representative Democracy is best characterized by
A free elections and proper register of voters B proper constituencies and a real choice of
candidates C a politically educated electorate D representation onl y for the poor E rule by the interest groups.
II. The primary function of a legislature is
A appointing a president B law C vetoing bills D E
monitoring the judiciary re-assigning civil servants
12. According to Ma rxist t heory, those who 0\\1l and COD 4. Bicameralsm refers to
,, ,, . -·s, trol the means of production in a capitalist soceity are A ex ploiters B. colonialists
D a two chamber legislature E legislature in all sovereign States.
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5. The principle ofthe separation of wers implies that the three main organs of government work A separately B independently and co-operati.vely C against one another D relunctantly and gradually for the executive E together in the interest of other"nations.
6. The main function of the judiciary is to
A serve as the watchdog of the Executive • I B enact laws
C execute the la\VS of the land
13. While political pa rties aim at formi ng a government pressure groups aim a t A imposing military rule B causing social unrest C influencing govelTIITX'.Iltal decisions D controlling a nation's economy E getting workers to untie
14. When the electorate vote for representatives who in
turn vote on their behal f we say it is A. an indirect election B. an unfair election C. a rigged ele;;t ion D. a disputed election C. a biased election
15. An election ' 'ich is coducted to fill a vacant seat in a legislature is catlct a
D interpret the laws E protect the interest of accused persons.
7. A totalitaria.·government is
A by election B. C referendum D E mini election.
general election plebiscite
A a gove;nment that aspires to control every aspect of a citizen 's life
16. Wh(ch of the fotlorv-i ng countries does NOT operate 11 Federal consi titu tion
B a government for the masses A U.S.A. B. Canada C a government of the people, by the people, C Nigeria D. France and for the peopl E Switzerland
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17. The major advantage of the secret ballot is that A it is faster than other systems B nobody can be prevented from voting C it ensures the anonymity of each voter D losers can ask for another secret vote E it extends the franchise to all adults
18. Which of these statements is CORRECT about Propor
tiona! Representatation? A It makes the assembly representative of all
citizens B It is simple to operate C It preserves the party system D. It gives the parties seats in proportion to
their popular support f. It legalies dictatorship
19. In a one party State
A there are no free citizens B. communism is banned C the communist party is the only legal party D. the ruling party is the onlylegal party f. elections to the legislature are held at the party's
conferences
20. A cabinet system of government is practised in A Britain and Canada B. Nigeria C. The Soviet Union D. All European countries including Britain E. The United States of America
21. A party system made up :... more than two parties may
not qualify for the title of a multi-party system when A the country in question has a unitary
form of government B the country in question has a federal form
of government C the parties are not competitive D different parties are supported by distinct
political interests E the parties have identical struct ure
22. A proclamation by the Head of State ending a session
of parliament is called
25. The principle of anonymity of civil servants means •
that they A have a career B are not the servant of a particular goverment ,c;,., are trained for the duties they performed
. ..,P, are credited or blamed for anything they do E are entitled to pension and gratuity when they
retir-eP
26. Thesix registered political parties in Nigeria in 1982 \o\'CI'C
A UPN, NPN,PPA, PPP, NPPandNAP B NPN,UPN,NPP,PRP,PPP,andNNDP C . PPA,NCNC,GNPP,NPN, UPN,andPPP n UPN,GNPP,NAP,PRP,NPPandNPN E NPC.,.G. N.PP, PRP, UPN,NPPand PPA
27. Which if the following is NOT a pressure group in
Nigeria? . A...... Farmers B. The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) C. The Catholic church D. Academic Staff Union ofUniversities (ASUU) E Nigeria Medical Association (NMA)
'·' 28. The N.C.N.C, sent a delegation to London in 1947 to
protest against the A Bums consiMions B Republican ConstiMions C Richards Constitution n ; Lyttleton Consitition E .. Macpherson Consitution
19. A popular principle of colonial administration in
British West Africa was A association B indirect rule C J)Ateptalism D westernization E as_imil tion
30. The three great Nigerian nationalists between 1950 and
1966were A Herbert Macaulay, NnamdiAzik.iwe and
Obafenli Awolowo B Ahmadu Bello,Nnamdi Azikiweand Theophilus
Dru !!J;118 A. a dissolution B. C a prorogation D. f. a devolution
an adjournment an abrogation
C Obafemi Awolowo, Herbert Macaulay and Alunadu Bello
n Nnanl<li Azikiwc,Obafemi Av.'OlowoandAhmadu .. Bello
23. The constitutions of the Federal Republic ofNigeria A promotes unity in diversity B allows for the dominance of the minority
ethnic groups C concentrates governmental power at one
level of government D advances the interest of the rich E ensures the dominance of one political party.
24. The transfer of authority to local government council is known as
E. K.O. Mbadiwe,S.L.Akintola and Hcrtx.>rt Macaulay 31. The first Governor-General of colonial Nigeria was
A. Sir Hugh Clifford B. Sir James Robertson C Dr.Nnamdi Azikiwe D. Sir Ralph Moore E Lord Lugard
32. 'ille fust military government in Nigeria washeaded by
A General Yakubu Gowon B General Aguiyi lronsi C General M. Mohammed
A demarcation B delecation D. General 0.Obasanjo C fusion E devolution
D fragmentation 33.
E General Hassan Katsina
The iegi:.1ature in every state of the FederaRepublicof Nigeria isca::edthe
A OAU B. O.P.E.C. C UN.O. p , I')IAT.O. E. E.C.O.W.A.S
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A State National Assembly "" B. State Legislative Council ' c State Traditional Council D House of Assembly E. State House of Representatives.
34. The 1979 Nigerian Consititution is unique because it A provides for a head of government B introduces a participation of women in
politics C provides for a head of state who is also head
of government D provides for a House of Chiefs E. makesallmenequal beforethelaw
A Promotion of Africans to senior service positions
B. nc ase African representation in the l"'glslative asemblies
c 1111proved conditions of service and salaries · for Africa
D. Withdrawal ofMilitary bases from Africa E Reduction of the dictatorship of colonial officers.
44. Under the 1979 Nigerian Constitution, each state is
allowed to elect A. two senators B. five senators C as many senators as the state can finance D. from two to five senators depending on the
3S . The supreme organ of the U.N.O. is the A General Assembly B Secrectary General C World Court E. World Bank
population of the state E. ten senators. 45. The Independence Constitution
A provided for a republican status for the country 36. Which Public Commission was not establsihed by the
1979 constitution? A Udoji Commission B. Federal Electoral Commission C Public ServiceCommission D. Public Complaint Commission E. • National Population Commission
37. Local Government Reforms were carried out by the
Federal Military Government in A 1970 B. 1976 C. 1979 D. 1967 E.1966.
38. Lagos became a Gowon Colony in
A 1900 B. 1914 C. 1886 D 1881 E 1862.
39. Nigerian elites agitated against colonial rule A by guerrila warfare B. by civil war C through television D. through newspapers E. by bribing colonial governors
40. The first political party in Nigeria was formed after the
introduction of the A. Richards Constitution B. Clifford Constitution C Bourdillon consitution D. Macpherson Consittution E. Lvttleton Constitution
41. The ECOWAS treaty was signed in 1975 in
A Accra B. Banjul C. Freetown D. Abidjan E. Lome
42. The major innovation of the Republican consittution
of 1963 was that A the Prime Ministerto be Head of State B the Governor's offJOC as the representative of the
Queen was abolished C the Cabinet was no longer responsible to the
Aegislature ll it introduced the Executive Presidential System E the Prime Minister was nominaled by the
ExecutiveCouncil
43. Which of these was NOT a demand of the nationalists movements in Nigeria?
B created a unitary state C was negotiated by Nigerians n was imposed on Nigerians by the British E introduoed the military into Nigerian politics.
46. The first general election in Nigeria was held in
A. 1933 B. 1952 C. 1955 D. 1959 E. 1964 47. The 1979 Nigerian Constitution provides for
Presidential elections every A. four years B. eight years C time the military hands over the reins of
government D. time the incubent is impeached or dies E. time the Vice President is impeached
48. In Nigeria, the constitution that preserves civil liberty
is the A. Public Complaints Commission B. Federal Electoral Commission C Lawcourts D. National Security Organisation E. Police Commission
49. Nigeria became a Federation under the new constitu
tion of 1954 became the constitution A. provided for equal repr!!sentation between
the North and the South B. created the post of a Prime Minister C provided for a division of members of
parliament D. provided for a division of functions between
the centre and component units. E. abolished the practice of nominating some members of parliament.
50. The Economic Commission for Africa is an agency of the
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In a presidential system of government the Executive A. executes its own laws only B. legislates all binding Jaws C makes laws for the National Assembly D. forms the government E executes all anti-government plotters.
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_. J•!ropetty of pressure groups which . .··..aHf iilllUfnj)olitical parties is that they
A. att not as interested in politics B. do not have permanent organisations ·c:·_ .·--·- do not :;eek.to' influence public opinion
2. A Constitution is a legal document Di·- .
- not"suppOrt candidates in elections --· . A. drawn up by lav.'Yers B. enacted by military decree C forming the basis upon which a government
rules the country D. which must not be altered by any succeeding.
government E only likel y to suceed in a country where
there is union government 3. One features of a totalitarian State is the existence of
A. a single recognised party
E. "·.;..:..., nominate candidates as their own . : ·· ·"" •· ·. official representatives
10. lt.l a Pl'ft dalsystem of government, ministers are
A.· .coltettiveiy responsible to the Senate 11 .y resposi ble to the president C in.dtv.idtially respopsible to the president ·D. indivfdwJty responsible to no one
E. . indivictuafty and collectively respc)nsible to ·. ...- tile .t fe · : .. <-.fw/' ...... .• .•.
B. pressure groups C. opposition groups D. a colonial power E. fierce political rivalry
4. A system in which a few powerful and rich nobles
own land which is hired out to the poor people to farm is called A. feudalism B. co-operatives
11. The tftiW fi,aJ;orgllns of government are the A.· 14sile;the blic Service and Judiciary B. : 7 0fit 1 tfle Executive and the .. .Judie··· .• . C..·.,:Oielslature and the Public D... die Executive and the judiciary
C socialism D. communism :f.•.:..;.·_S18 teh..l..ocal Gov.e..r,nm. ent and the
E communalism
5. The principle of check and balances is necessary becauseit A prevents government from becoming
dictatorial B. prevents the Executives from funtioning C makes the Execuives stronger than the other
organs D. makes the three organs hate each other
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The thNi.,AMENTAL rights of citizens are A ' ";'.PrOperty, freedom of thoughts
"-·a··..:.· , pioperty·and social securit c .. ure, «nd property D.' -eduCarlQn, peaceable assembly and
_· , .:o( f F. ",'f'rWiabtmovelnent, a-;sociation and religion
'1- f1 ,.·· . ' in· Mnchise is given to all
E leaves each organ of government A. · .,· ..lil- "1a.t .
citi.zidenus1B · B. independent of the Judiciary.
6. When a constitution is difficult to amend we say it is
A federal B. unitary C written D. fragile E. rigid.
7. A politcal authority which maintains sovereign power
over a specific geographical area is termed A. the nation B. the nation-state
··c. ._. :_." e':'cept members of the armed •.··rO!ees •.
1>. • .-l lparty members · ·, .E. • ·., ·m' ec:taduhcitizens.
14. • 'thir.a country may be acquired by an ilntt gh . . . A. 'On" B. nomination C. . - niiitii&liiation D. neutralization
C the state D. nationalism E. ' ·.: ra. E irnperisalism
8. A government in which control of ultimate power is
by a few who rule in their own selfish interests is classified as
....&.·:.,·:... /'· .·· IS. : _ W.h i> ng isNOT a public corporation in
···N?,••.... • , •·• -,. ;.f.:-·. :-j·'ofut A is ions cf M'atriculation Board . · .fi: ;'..!'!l.lt.pnan Steei 15evelopment Authority
A. a democracy B. C. an aristocracy D.
a dictatorship a monarchy
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A. implements the law B. makes the law C pwlishes law makers
•••• f f , ,..••.,,:,.., D. interprets the law
E Nigerian Railway Corporation
16. Government means the machinery established by a State to manage the affairs of the
E. Joseph Stalin 26. Which ofthe following was NOT the responsiblitiy of
the Federal Electoral Commission in Nigeria? A rulers B. C civil servant D peasa nts E
aliens workers and people
A. supervision of polling B. compilation of Electoral register C delimitation of constituencies D. counting and publication of election results
17. The judicial organ of government is the body which E swearing in of members of the Houses of Assembly.
A. statutory rights c. customary rights E natural rights.
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B. equity rights D. civil rights
Tl. Which of the following is NOT a civic obligations of every Nigerian citizen? A Freedom of conscience and religion B. Obedience to laws C. Pa)ment of ta.xes D. Voting by adults E. Respect for the
national flag and anthems. 28. The main deliberative organ of the U.N.O. is the
19. An electoral districts is a A. polJ ing booth B. constituency C ward D. local government area E subsidiary of the state.
20. In a parliamentary system of government, ministers
are A. collectively responsible to parliament B. not members of the legislature C appointed by a two-thirds majority of of the
legislatu re D. representative of various interests in the country E chos.en from the Upper House.
21. A fascist regime is both
A. fair and legitimate B. response and responsible C. representative and accountable D. democratic and constitutional E. authoritarian and totalitarian.
· , pil.tiiIH • !ten encourages
•t •l·! ·'·' rv·r,h ip of a ll forms of enterprises r>l:, nncd conomy
•1111• r hrp of the means of production I dcconcentration of political and
i · _ powers i n the same hands
_ i u;cns lega l l y q ua li fied to vote for parliamentary ca ndidates lorn1 A. a wa rd B. the electorate C members of t he House of Assembly D. a Trade Union Congress E. political parties.
24. Elections among candidates from the same party before
the final elections are called
A. Security Council B. General Assembly C Economic and Social Council D. Secretariat E International Court of Justice.
'19. The first black African State to gain political indepen
dence from a colonial power was A. Nigeria B. Liberia C Ghana D. Ethiopia E. Guinea
30. The major conflict that threatened the existence of the
O.A.U.as an international organization from 1982-3 was the conflict A. inChad B. between Namibia and South Africa C between the Polisario Front and Marrocco D. inAngola E between Somalia and Ethiopia.
31. Voting first started in Nigeria in 1923 because the
Clifford Constitution of 1922 granted A. independence B. self-government C dominion status D. elective principle E decolonization
32. Which organ of the U.N.O.can impose mandatory
sanctions on any of its members? A. The General Assembly B. The Security Council C The Secretariat D. The Economic and Social Council E The International Court of Justice.
33. A historic feature of the Legislative Council that met
in 1923 was that for the first time it A. running mates B. C party con ventions D. E second ballots.
25. With whom is fascism associated?
electoral colleges primaries
A. included off eial members who were Nigerians B. i luded only British officials
, C. ' ted in a detibc: tivcapacity D. included elected African members E legislated for the whole country
A. AdolfHitler B. Kafl Marx C. John Locke D. Benito Mussolini 34. The Richards' constitution
A. Abolished the elective principle in choosing
membersof the Lqislative Council
B. amalgamated the northern and southern groups of provinces
C. Established a central legislative council D. abolished regional assemblies E. abolished the system of indirect rule
3S. The military was last in power in Nigeria between
B. Clifford's Constitution C. Richard's Constitution D. The 1 963 Constih..tion E. The 1979 Consittution
43. The Constitution which introduced the ministerial
system into the N igerian Political system is the A. Richard"s Constitution B. Lyttleton Constitution
A 19S4and 1960 B. 1960and 1966 C. Macpherson constitution C. 1966and 1975 D. 1966and 1979 D. Independence Constitu tion E. 1979and 1983. E Republican constitution
36. Which of the following was NOT established by the 1979 Nigerian Constitution? A. Police Service Commission B. National Universities Commission C. Federal Electoral Coounission D. National Population Commission E. National Economic Council
37. To which of these groups did Nigeria belong before
the formation ofthe O.A.U? A. The Brazaville group B. The Monrovia group C. The Casablanca group D. The West Africa group E. The O.P.E.C group
38. The international organization fonned after the
Second World War to guarantee international peace and security is called A. The European Common Market B. The British Commonwealth ofNations C The League of Nations D The United Nations Organization E The World Bank
39. The two parties which formed the coalition govern
ment in 1959 were the A. N.C.N.C.and the A.G. B. N.P.C. and the N.C.N.C. C N.P.C.andtheGA. D. P.R.PandtheU.P.GA E. N.P.C. and theN.N.A.
40 The 1953 motion that Nigeria should become indepen
dent in 1956 was moved by A. Chief Anthony Enahoro B. Sir Ahmadu Bello C. Chief Obafemi Awolowo D. Dr.NnamdiAzikiwe E. Sir James Robertson
41. Southern Nigeria was divided into·Eastern and
Western Provinces for administrative purposes in A. 1935 'B.1 1937 ) 1 C. 1939 D. 1941 )E. 19-ts
42. Under what constitution did the Supreme Court
become the highest Court of Appeal in Nigeria? A. Macpherson's Consititution
44. The Minorities Commission appointed in Nigeria in 1957 recommended that A. more states should be created in the
Federation B. no more states should be created before
i ndependence C · Nigeria should revert to a unitary structure
ofgovemment D. the Federal Legislature should legislate for
the minority areas E. all the minority areas should constitute one
state. 4S. The second military coup d'etat in Nigeria took place on
A. January 1 5, 1 966 B. October 1, 1966 C July, 29, 1966 D. July 29, 1975 E. February 13, 1976.
46. To be elected President ofNigeria, the 1979 Constitu
tion states that one must have attained the ge of A. 21 years B. 35 years C. 50 years D. 60 years E 65 years
47. Which of the following international:organisations
was in exisitence before the outbrteak of the Second World War? A. The O.A.U. B. The League ofNations C. TheUNO
D. The Commonwealth ofNations E ECOWAS
Rates are generally collected in Nigeria by A. the State Ministry of Finance B. the Department of Inland Revenue C. the Emirate or Traditional Council D. the Local Government Council E Presidential Liaison officers
49. An electoral d istrict for a local government election is a
A constituency B. local government area C. polling booth D. ward E. market
so. All the following are organs of the O.A.U. EXCEPT A. The commission on Mediation, Conciliation
and Arbitration B. The Cotmcil of Ministers C. The General Secretariat D. The Economic Commission for Africa E. TheAssemblyofHeadsofStatx:ad
A. C
a privatebill an appropriaione bill
B. a decree 14. The deliberate tampering with the delimitation of constit uencies in order to win more seat is called
D. a public deal F. an eddict. A. gerontocracy B. gerrymandering C. delimitation D. bureaucracy
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I. Public opinion is important i,...: .:sc.it A. tells government what at:ivn it must take a lets government kncv.t v: at the people want C allows the police to·.:::ter..•ine trouble makers D. protects minorities E. guarantees a free press
2 Which branch of government is responsible for
implementing laws? The
10. Delegated legislation is the power to make laws by
A. local councils when parliament is recess B. bodies other than parliament C the International Law Commission D. military rulers E. parliament.
II. In a unitary system of government
A. political power is diffused A. Executive B. C Judiciary D. E. Civil Service.
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a there is a high degree of centralization C there is no separation of powers D. parliament is very weak F. legislative powers cannot be delegated to local
3. Universal Adult Suffrage means all A. adult citizens can vote B. citizens can vote C qualified citizens can vote D. literate citizens can vote F. males can vote
4. In a democarcy, sovereignty is vested in
A the community B. public officials C judges D. the Head of State F. the legislature
S. A bill that applies to the whole population and is intended to promote the general welfare is called
councils. 12. Case-laws are n:ade by the
A. Legislature B. Executive C Judiciary D. Attorney General and Minister of Justice E. President
13. The theory of separation of powers was for the first
time clearly formulated by A. Jean Bodin B. Jean Austin C Baron de Montesquieu D. Lord Bryce F. A.V. Dicey
7. The rule (Iflaw implies A. the rule by lawyers a that only the Head of State is above the law C the absence of a military government D. that no one is above the law E that only the National Assembly can make laws
E. devolution 15. Fascism developed in
A. France a D. Soviet Union
Germany C. Italy F. China
8. A one party system of government
A. is found in Africa B. aJlows no official opposition C does not provide for a legislature D. is practised only where the citizens share
identical views about policy F. does not accept the doctrine of separation of
powers.
9. A constitution is classified as unwritten because it A. is used in Britain a has no written records C makes no provision for a clear cut separation
of powers. D. does not emanate from the legislat:re
F. is not contained in any one document.
16. Which of the following is a good example of a confederal state? A. N:geria B. Switzerland C. L.S.A. D. Ghana E. ECOWAS
17. In a simple majority electoral system, the candidate
that wins is the one who A. obtains the greatest number of votes cast B. has spent the most amount of money C has travelled most widely in the country D. is endorsed by the traditional rulers F. has most support among labour W1ion leadefs
18. An election conducted to fill a vacant pof :il'l a
legislature is known as a primary ec:i:::1· B. a .;.:eral election _
CZ. a by-election ' D. a referendur..1
A. prime minster B. president C f.
majority leader governor-general.
D. senate president
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f. an indirect election
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D Dr. Lasisi Osunde E. Alhaji Ali
Constitutionalism means A. the constitution is largely made up of
conventions a the constitution is not easy to amend
C the provisions of the constitution are strictly adhered to D. there is a constitutional Head of State
E. there is parliamentary supremacy
!0. Which of these is NOT a member ofthe Judiciary? A. The chief justice
28. Under the 1979 Nigeria Constitution, the supreme
court judges were appointed by the A. judicial services commission B. President C honourable chief
justice D. senate
E. national assembly 29. The annual budget of the O.A.U is approved by the
A. Assembly of Heads of State and Government B. Council of Ministers C Secretary-General
R A high court judge D. Alawyer
!I. A person who is disenfranchised is
A. allowed to be voted for excersie his voting right
C. not permitted to vote nominate a candidate
E. a prohibited immigrant
C. A magistrate E. A grand khadi B. allowed to
D. allowed to
D. General Assem bly E. Economic Commission for Africa.
30. Lagos was first amalgamated with the Western Region
as a result of the A. Clifford Constituion (1922) B. Richards Constitution (1946) C Macpherson Constitution (1951) D. Lyttleton Constitution (1954) E. Independence Constitution (1960)
22. The head of the executive branch in a parliamentary system is called the
23. The political neutrality of civil servants implies that they A. are not allowed to join any organization or group B. have no dealings with politicians C are not allowed to be involved in partisan politics D. have permanent tenure f. are not allowed to vote
24. The supreme power of a state to make and enforce laws
within its jurisdiction is called A. decolonization B. independence C nationalism D. sovereignty E. enfrachisement
25. Ceremonial and executive powers are usuy fused in a
A unitary system of government R federal government C. democratic system D. presidential system of government E. parliamentary system of government
26. The members of the Nigerian Constituent Assembly
were elected in 1983 by
31. One of the non-permanent members of the United
Nations Security Council is A. Britain B. U.S.S.R C. U.S.A. D. China E. Nigeria
32. Local government in Nigeria are created in order to
A. create more civil service jobs B. encourage competitions and ri valry among
groups C. bring the government nearer to the people D. prevdent the creation of more states. E. levy import du ties.
33. The amalgamation of the Northern and Southern
Protectorates ofNigeria was in A. 1914 B. 1922 C. 1951 D. 1953 E. 1960
34. ECOWAS is
A. an in ternational military/defence organization B. a regional economic organ ization c a trans-national religious group Q a West African English-speaking organization E. an international organ of the United Natio s.
35. Which of the following is NOT a member ofECOWAS
A Nigeria B. Togo C. Ghana D. Bourkina Fasso E. Cameroun
A. bye-e:ection B. C. electoral colleges D. E. indirect election
a general election referenda
36. The Lyttleton Constitution is important because it
A. confirmed that Nigeria would be independent in 1960
27. The name of the president of the Nigerian Labour Con ress elected in 1983 is
A. Mr. Wahab Goodluck B. Alhaji Sheh u I<' angiwa C Alhaji Hassan Sunmonu
B. confirmed Nigeria's federal structure C introduced franchise into N igerian politics D. made N igeria sovereign E. abolished the principle ofindireCt rule.
37. The Macpherson Constitution ofN igeia created a A. bicameral legislature for Eastern Nigeria R bicameral legislature for the Central government C unicameral legislature for Western Nigeria D. bicamenrallegislature for \'.':!stem Nigeria. E unicameral legislature for Northern Nigeria.
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responsiblity of the federal government E the supreme court ofNigeria was'made the
highest judicial authority in the country.
Which of the followinJ nations does not have veto power in the Secuirty Council of the UNO? A. Britain B. China C. France
38. The Arthur Richards constitution introduced into Nigeria A. federalism B. republicanism C regionalism D. the m ulti-party system E the office of Prime Minister
44.
D. Germany E. U.SA.
Public corporations are establ ished mainly to A. cater for the welfare of their board members B. give advice to the government on commerce
39. In1966,the Military intervened in Nigeria politics because A. the country was not operating a presidential
system of government B. the number of legislature was too large C crude oil had been discovered in the country D. there was a high level of corruption in the
country E the political processes had broken down
4S. 46.
C co-ordinate the affairs of several amenities on a commercial basis
E develop the rural areas.
The first military coup d'etat in Nigeria occurred on A. OctoberI,1960 B. October I,1963 C January 15, 1966 D. January 15,1967 E mber31, 1983
Nigeria adopted a republican constitution on 40.
41.
The Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP)of the pre-independence era
A. dominated the political scene in Lagos B. was formed to replace the Action Group as
the ruling party in the Western Region C had branches all over the country D. was warml y supported by traditional rulers E was not opposed to indirect rule
The Clifford Constitution A provided for universal adult suffiage R made Governor dependent on the Executive
A. OctoberI,1960 . B. October I,1963 C October I, 1966 D. May 1, 1967 E October I, 1979
47. The folowing six political parties were registered for the 1983 elections A. NCNC, UPN, NPP, NNDP,UMBC, NAP B. NPN,NAP,NPP, PRP, GNPP, UPN C NPN,NNA, PPP,PRP, PPA, UPN D. NPP,Chop Chop,PPP, PPA, UPN, PRP E UPN,AG, NNDP, PRP, NAP, PPA.
Council C provided for an unofficial majority membershipof
48. In Nigeria, theofficeofPrime Minister was firstcreatedin A. 1954 B. 1957 C. 1958 D. 1959 E. 1960.
42.
the Legislature Council D. provided for African representation on the ExecutiveCouncil
E introduced the elective principle into Nigerian politics.
Under the Independence Constitution
49. The non-permanent members of the Security Council of the United Nations Organisations (UNO) are elected for A. 5 year terms B. 4 year terms C 3 year terms D. 2 year terms .E I year term.
A. the governor-general could appoint any member of the House of Representatives as a prime minister
B. a bicameral legislature was introduced in the country
C forty-four members were elected into the Senate
D. higher ed ucation was made the exclusive
so. The Economic Commission for Africa is an organ of A. O.A.U. B. ECOWAS C. U.N.O. D. E.EC E. UNESCO
Gov rnn1 nt I9X6
I. Aristocracy is the system of government in which the few rule for A. their own benefit B. the benefit of all c the benefit or their friends D. the benefit of a few
3. A nation state is synonymous with a A. · sovereign state B. dependent territory C nation D. political community
4. Leg::•ative supremacy exists in
2 The two primary elements in politics are
A. war and peace B. order and conflict
A. ritain B. c' ' Soviet' Unidn ' ' ' D.
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France NigeriA.'
C patriotism and economic sabotage D. :tationalism and freedom.
s. Presidential ism is a syster.: of government in which A. there is elected head of State who
6. The main function of the upper chamber in a parlia A. oligarchy B Feudalism mentary system of government is to C socialsim D. presidentialism
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excercises actualexecutive powers a the head of State is not the chief executive C the executive f ions are the responsiblity
of the entire member$ of a cabinet D. all members of cabinet must also be members
ofthe legislature.
16. According to Marxist theory, those who live by selling their labour are referred to as the A bourgeoisie B. proletariats C feudallords D. slaves
17. A social system in which power is derived from
control over land is called
A. initiate new legislation B. Exccubvelaws C acts as a check on the lower chamber D. direct the activities of the lower chamber
1. The federal constitution which concedes to the
components units the right to secede is that of A. the United States B Australia C 8nlzil D. the Soviet Union
&. The principle oftwo levels of government in a
country is called A. the parliamentary system B. dictatorship C nationalism D. federalism
9. In a cabinet system, the executive is appointed from the
A legislalure B. opposition C. tWtthouse D 'YC&ker party in thecoalitioo
10. An important advantage of creating more constituents
units in a federal state is to A. enhance the people's participation in
government B. enable ambitious politicians gain political power
C make the state gain more power. D. curb the powers of the federal government.
t I
II. Under the presidential system A. the party with the majority of seatS forms the
Executive B. there is the principle'Of collective responsi
bility C the president may come from any of the
parties D. the constitution must be unwritlen
12 The major function of the legislative assembly is to A. debate on committee reports B. represent the people C. make laws D vote on bills
13. In a parliamentary system who ensures that members
A. party leader B. spealcerofthe house C clerk of the House D. Whip
14. A system in which no single person serves as the
chief executive is known as
18. A system of government in which power derives from
total control of the instruments of force is called A. monarchy B. oligarchy C capitalism D. fascism
19. Which of the following ideologies emphasizes the
abolition of goverment and law? A. Totalitarianism B. Communism C Anarchism D. socialism
20. The writ of habeas corpus is applied to secure the
A right to personal liberty B. · indepen dence of the judiciary C freedom of the press D. right to own private property.
21. Which of the following is NOT a fundamental human
right in Nigeria? A Right to education R Right to personal liberty C Free&xnofiliought D Fn:eOOm of oonscience
22. Proportional representation is recommended because it
A. favours small parties B. is simple to operate C leads to liberal democracy D. preserves the party system
23. A system of voting in which the voters are asked a
'yes' or 'no' question on a major issue is called A 'first past the post' · B. a referedum C. an absolute majority D. an indirect election.
24. A political manifesto is a document which outlines
A a country's development B. a partys programme C the national policy D. anethnic interest
A. inability to develop the nation B. encouragement of diverse opinion and opposition C. ability to attract foreign investment D. banning of pressu re groups.
A. rerbulican B. C Collegial D.
revolutionary partiamentary
26. Pre-coloniallgbo society was A. centralized B. C feudal D.
acephalous capitalist
IS. , , The idp of democracyftr;rt iated with the A Romans B. Persians C. Greek:s D. Egyptians
t . r. I II I j
27. , . Which of the following ethnic groups had centralised
admiJlistration in pre-colonial Nigeria? A. )bibio B. Ijaw C. Tiv D. Hausa
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A. Addis Ababa B. Lagos C. Accra D. Nairobi
.,...
... •.·
.. . . :.....
. ·: _-..:.:/.,..,.·. :-· ..: · ..
28. ... .... •., . ::.'i:-..-,.
ln which of the following ethJ#c.:p.re- colonial political stru ture NO by the Islamic culture? . : _,_. ,, .f. A. Kanuri !;\. Nupt:' c':·-·r.· - Fulani
39. The head of state in the first republic ofNigeria was
A. an executive president B. !\ nominal president C. a party leader
D. a nominee of the whole country. \:. "'.),...; . 1t ,:,. .. ;•
19. • i ;.• • •• , .....
The British Government rev of the Royal Niger Company antt 1q'ierdir.!ect · administrationofNigeriain ; ·.,.,·,.._,:, .. A. 1861 · B. 1900.: ,6,:\ 9q6·'e. ·D• .·l914 .
40.
Which of the folowing parties formed the oppositio.)n in the House of Representatives during Nigerian first republic A. NCNC and NEPU B. AG and UMBC
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C. NPCandNNPC D. NCNCandMDF 30. The Minorities Comm ssion a(S !lp-
headed by • ..·,.:;.:-;:_ .• A. Sir Henry Willin!( ll.· JUdoma
41. The main objectives of the Public Service Review
Commission headed by Chief Jerome Udoji C. Chieffess Okoti Eoo{l
· ' •., _ was to make the Nigerian public service
31.
D. Sir Allan Lennox-BQYd... .,!--:,; . ,....,.. .
The Zikist Movemen t '- ,,. A. philosophy of non-violciu;e _.,.. _ . B. promotion of m W ,;·;';.,:. C. militllnt jonaJiSJ11. ,·;·'·, ':.:-:.;;· .... D. enco eqtellt_ctfm'
42.
A. less corrupt B. more attactive financially C. more efficient and result.ariented D. superior to the private sector. Local governments in Nigeria receive the bulk of their financial resources from A. the state government B. the federal
J • • ,.... ,·" r4..1. ' ,· 't J' government C. rates and taxes
32.
Which of the folloWiJit.o
.J. ,-, .\.: ..,,.... ... D. local investment projects.
the development of.tl'ti? ......,. A. Racial discrini.in4·• :. B. Corruption aqd 9it)'.-. .....\.: C. Parternalism j .: • D. Election m!llp tie(C$-c:es
43. Thctmn 'Chief-in-CounciV inNigeria meansthattheChief A. is elected by the council B. is superior to the council C. cannot oppose the decision of the council D. is nominated by the government.
33.
• . . .. + :... .t .· oL,
Which constitution. c - · r the· Lagos Colony and the S;Q\1 ' A. The Richards CQ itvliQA-..;.': • · ·• '.'• B. The Clifford C()JlStitJ,Jt·· . 0- '•. .
44. Traditional rulers under the 1976 Local Government Reforms had A executive powers B. Chief-in-council status C. limited powers D. legislative powers.
34.
C. The Lytt]eton .Cons·:.'·· · D. The Macpherson C iiUi.' ·....;. .·. .
. . ;·, -:: .·""'."" ... Judges in Nigeria enjoys securiJ}"':Qf ure.·:.
45. Nigeria is NOT a member of A. the Commonweath C. ECOWAS
B. OPEC D. NATO
A. if they are appointed by-.i4eQt B. if they have the:suppe>rt9HtwJ'ii&CfiBar
Association · · .·1_ ,·'·:..... '""-·.. \\:. C. if they are of gOod bebaY,iQUf '4:. - -! .'· .
46. The greatest achievement of nationalist movement in Africa is the A. Unity of Africa States B. love and peace among African STates
D. during the lifof gov'- '. i<;h
appoints them. "' '···' .... · .. . . . . '... -: ...,.'/,.
C. sovereignty of most Afri .:an States D. economic independence of African States.
35.
36. .
. :Before the 1963 Constitutip ..h -9f appeal for Nigeria was t,lle' . •· '·..J<' •,.,h. JO, , .. . ·
• . ., . , .. '" t. ...,. ,. 'II
A. Supreme Court_ .·.I}:: CQof. Appeal ,.. .· ,\....;· ·.,.,.,.,..r_;'.";:"-J..... .,.;!·
D Federal High Court ·' ·. : · • ' ' 1- . ""-./
Which of the fQIIpwingls NOT-a «ule.tioh oftf\e Police Force in Nigeria/. ·.:..·-:::· ,.._ f. . . A. TrafficPOJl-fWl. Yf ls. C. Making oflaws 0.- <¥J.qfcriminals
47. The administrative headquarters of O.A.U. is in 48. The World Health Organisation is an agency of
A. The E.E.C. B. NATO C. ECOWAS D. TheU.N.O.
49. The organ of the United Nations primarily responsible
for maintaining international peace and security is the A. General Assembly B. Security Council
37. In Nigeria, the _highest.CQUlt ti.t. . •· A. AlkahCourt _,, : i?f.
C. International Court of Justice D. Economic and Social Council
38.
C. Suprem G?· G.Q.UU
Who was appointed; Ju Nigeria as the a i';i f. ·s........,1-11 it. l? A. Dr. M.A. MaJekooljJ1mt· B., · Fadaunsi C. Chie-f'$.,_ · D. ChiefRemi Fani K.a-·_ - ,.:<"=-
so. Which of these groups of African leaders is closely associated with the formation of the O.A. U.? A. Haile Selassie,Abubakar Tafwa Balewa, William Tubma., B. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Jean Bokassa, KwameNkrumah C. Kwame Nkrumah, Jl;mamdi Azikwe, Jomo Kenyatta. D. Julius Nyerere, Kwarne Nkrumah,Haille Selassie.
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Govem1nent 1987
I. A confederal system of government means A. strong regiona l governments and a weak
II. A special election organ ised to decide on a political issue is
central authority B. a strong central authority a nd weak regional governments
C. a strong central authority and strong
A. plebiscite B. c. general election D.
by-election primary election
regional govern ments D. a weak central authority and weak regional governments
2. The organs of government which are nom1ally fused
in a military regime are the A. Civi l service and parastatals B. Legisla
ture and the Executive C. Execut i ve and the Judiciary D. Judiciary and the Legislature
3. In a monarch ica l form of Government. sovereignty
resides with A. the cou ncil of ministers B. royality C. peasant ry D. the entire citizenry
4. A constitution is rigid if it
12. The electorate means A. elected members of the Assembl y B. candidates for election C. electoral officers D. citizens qualified to vote
13. The term ·Ru le of Law' refers to situations i n which
A. lawyers are the rulers B. laws are supreme C. the judiciary is i ndependent D. parliament ma kes laws
14. Which of t he following is OT a unique feature of
federal const itution? A. Di vision of power B. At least two
levels of govern ment C. Supremacy of the constitution D. Independence of the
A. can not be amended B. one written document C. procedures for amendment
is found onl y in req uires special
judiciary 15. An important princi ple of the civil service is
D. is cha nged onl y by judicial interpretation
5. In a u nita ry state, power is concentrated in the A. local government B. constituen t units
of the sta te
A. authori tarianism B. anonymity C nepotism D. partisanship
16. Which of the fo jlowing is NOT necessari ly a charae
teristic feature of a state? C. major ethnic groups D. national government
6. Fundamental rights arc best guaranteed by
A. A territory B. C A government D.
An army A system of laws
A. indcpendcntjudiciary B. good leadership C. e!Tecti ve legislature D. efficient ci vil service
7. The main objective of pres!!urc groups is to
A. win political power B. conduct free and fair elections C. mobil ize support on behal fofgovernmen D. protect the interests of its mem bers
8. Fra nchise mea ns
A. resident aliens can vote B. French people ca n vote C. right to vote D. execu tive order
9. A parlian1entary system of government is charcterized by
A. separat ion of powers B. fusion of powers C. delega ted legi slation
1 7. ln a federal system of government A. the central government shares powers
equally w!:h the state governments B. all t he tales of the federation are equal i n
size and population C. state courts control federal couts D. the central government has exclusive power over defence and foreign atTai rs
18. Bicameral legisla ture exists
A . where ca meramen are allowed to cover the proceedings of the legislature B. to prevent the concentration of power in one legislative house C. to provide jobs for more pol iticia ns D. to ensure that just laws are passed
1 9. Social ism is associated wi t h
D. legislati ve supremacy A . Karl Ma rx 13. Nicolo Machiavelli C. Aristot le D. Plato
10. Under proport ional representation, elections are won on t he basis of A. cinmle majorit y of votes cast B. absol ute majority of ,·otes cast C. two-t hirds majority of votes cast D. votes n.'CCi,·ed relati,·c to d1ose of other parties
20. The body that selects the head of government
following a general election is the A . · sena te B. electoral college C. electoral committee D. supreme court
21. In l iberal democracies.elections help to
A. detenninc the acceptabi lity of the government \
22.
B. unite the country again ·t outside groups C create goodwill th roughou t the nation D. identi fy the richest grou ps in the count ry A major fea ture of the presidental system of government is that t he A. president is not responsi ble for his m i ni sters mistakes B. min isters a re not collectively responsible
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Under the indirect ru le system A. ch iefs were a llowed to govern their people H colon ia l administa tors shared power equa lly
wit h t raditional rulers C. tradil>nal rulers wen!encou raged to adopt t he h system of gO\·ernmcn t D. colonial adminis tmtor.; increased the powers of traditional rulers
23.
24. 25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
to the president C. president does not nec..'Cl the legislature to pass laws D. president is not a member ofthe legislature The termination of a session of a legislature by proclamation issued by the head of sta tes is called A. prorogation B. dissolution C plebiscite D. su mmons TI1e forceful domination of one country by another is called A. na tionalism B. total i ta rianism C. dictatorship D. colonization Which of the following traditional polit ical systems was republi can? A. l gbo B. Yoruba C. Fu lan i D. Bini Which of the following is a function of the local governmen t in N igeria? A. Collection of radio and television licence fees B. Collection of company tax C Appointment of customary court j udges D. Appointment of traditional rulers An important factor that brought about the introduction of federalism in N igeria was the A. existence of t hree regions B. di\·ision
of governments C. d ive rsity and complexity i n socia l and cultu ral patterns
D. existence of c ultural a nd bieameral legislatu re When did N igeria adopt t he nineteen-sta te st ruct u re? A. 1 960 13. 1 966 C. 1 976 D. 1 979 Who was the architect of the Rritish rule in N igeria? A. George Tubman Goldie B. Frederick Lugard C. IIugh Cl i fford
Jt The funda mental ObjectiYes a nd Directive principles of State Policy i n t he 1 979 constitution do not include A. democracy a nd social justice B. federal character and inequality C. concentration of wealt h a nd provision of
maximum welfare 11. nat ional integration and et hnic loyality
35. igerian federali sm be fore 1966 was bedevilled by
A. amendment clauses of the constitution B. la rge n u mber of local govern ment areas C. lack ofun ifomity of t he civi l service D. uneven sizes of the constituent regions
36. N igeria atta ined independence in 1960 through
A. negotia t ion bet ween the Bri tish government and N igeria n na t ionalists 0. a rmed struggle by Nigerian nationalists and tradi tional rulers C. negotiation bet ween the Uritish government and the United Na tions D. negotiation between tl1e British goverrunent and traditional rulers
37. The Cl ifford constitution was nota ble for
A. ama lga ma ting the Northern and Southern provinces 13. int rod uci ng indirect rule
C. establishing the legisla tive council D. crea ting a N orthern majority in the
l.:gislat i ve co u nc il 38. U nder the Macpherson Constitution, members of the
cen tral legisl ature were A. appointed by the governor-general B. chosen from the regional legislat u re C elected d irectl y by t he whole country D. a ppoi n ted by t he regional Lt-Governors
39. The founder of the U ni versal Negro I mprovement
Association was
30.
D. Arth ur R ich ards The head of tl1e fi!St military government in Nigeria was?
A. Casely Hay ford B. C. Marcus Ga rvey D.
Herbert Macaulay W.E.B. DuBois
31.
32.
A. General Muritala Muham med B. Genera l Yak u bu Gowon C General Jolmson Aguiyi-lronsi D. General Oluscgu n Obasanjo Herbert Maca ulay was the first president of A. NCNC B. AG C. UMBC D. NEPU The Nigerian Yout h MO\·ement was forn1ed to A. fight for greater participation of N igerians in colonial pol itics B. enable the educated elite seize power from the chei fs C. establi h more schools throghout the country D. fight for the free movement of youths
40. The foremost nationalist leaders in pre-independent N igeria were A. Herhert aca u lay. Nna md i Azikiwe, Obafemi
A\\Oiowo a nd Sheh u Shagari B. l lerbert Maca ulay. Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi
A\\Olowo a nd Ahmad u Bello C. llerbert Macau lay. Nna mdi Azikiwe.Obafemi
A"olowo·a nd Mu ha mmadu Ribadu D. Alva n l kok u. Sa m uel Akintola, Herbert
Macaulay and Ahmadu Bello 41. Th.: 1 976 l .ocal Government Reforms declared that
tradit ional ru lers hou ld A. Per form execu t ive fu nct ions
A. a uthori ty B. power A. indi\ idual ism 11 equali t y C opinion D. obedience C. nationalism D. collectivism
R preside over local govemment counci ls C perform ad visory roles D. enact law
8-la\\S are A. enactment by the legislat ure R regulations enacted by local governments C fundamental jud icial sta tements D. private bills
One of the objectives of the OAU is to ensure A. mut ual assistance of member sta tes in
suppressing domestic uprising B. non-interference in internal affai rs of
mem ber state C.constant read jusunent or
46. The UNO charter aims at A. ensuring econom ic eljuality among nations B. protecting th.: right of refugees C. en uring world reace and security D. cnuring fair t n.;atmcnt for pri soners of wa r
47. The commorm \!alt h of ations is made up of
A. African and Asian taks B. 13ritain and some of her former colonies C. France and so1nc of her former colonies D. French <md Englbh spcaking l\trican countries
48. Which of t he lolkl\\ing countriebelonged to the
Casablanca Group? territorial boundaries of member states A. Lih:ria B. Tunisia D. unification ofliberation mm·ements i n C. Mali D Cote d'l voi re Southern A frica
The ad ministrati ve hcadquaters of ECOWAS is in A. Lome B. Cotonou C Dakar D. Lagos
The UNO was fou nded in 1 945 to replace the A. OAU B. ATO C Com mon wealth of ations D. League of ations
49. Publ ic corporations arc st•t up to A maJ,.c profit 13. compete with pri,·atc sector C cater for those bLin<!Sses that cannot be left
entireIto pri,atc enterprise D. enhance the prestige of go\ernment
50. In Nigeria, the institution that prcsen es ci vil li berty is the
A. Publ ic Complaints Commission B. 1:1\\ court C. Ci'il Ser.vice Com mission D. police cormnis!>ion
":J'Ji
The right to d irect and comma nd people is
The application of the rule of la w can be h i ndered by
A. independence of the jud iciary R i rresponsible press C. uneq u al
distrihut ion of wealt h
7. Fascism empha ises 8. Government by the te\\ i
A. dictatorshi p B. C. oligarchy D
monarc h y autocracy
D. free access to education
When sovereign ty reast "ith component states in a political system. the constitu tion is referred to as A.flexible B. unitary C. confcdcral D. federal
Coc..;rirutions origi nate from a belief that there is need for A. limited government 13. freedom of worship C fullemployment D. judicial independence
9. The doctrine of separation ol pD\\C is associated with A. Montcsquieu 1-3. Locke C. Mar:- · D I Iobbcs
10. The primarfunction oft he _iudicwry is to
A. make l:nvs l:i protect the citizens C. interpret laws LJ. execute l aws
II. Wh ich of the followi ng nations operates an un writen
constitution? ln a plfliamentary system of govcmment. the offices
f head of states and head of government arc fused B. sepa rated
A. U.S.A c. Australia
B Canada f) Great Britain
C not defin,•d D. indisti ngui ha ble
Citizenship may be changed by renunciation 8. remarriage
12. W hich of the following en,·ouragc;;s capital i sm? A. Publictl\\nershipnf< ll formsofcnterprise 13. [\Cn d i stribution uf\,Calth C. Pri\ at<! O\\ ncrship ul tho.: means of production
c di\orce D. con'iction D. Cent rail) pbnnmo.:d cc.mom)
13. The princi ple of collecti,·e r.:sp0nsibi I ity means tha t m inisters A. are collectively responsible to tht• Head of State 8 . are collectivel y re pon iblc fm cabi net decisions C. are heads of their respecti\.: departments D. must always show a st>nsc of responsibility to
t heir fellow ministers
14. One of the important adva n tageuf federalism is that A . any component state can secede at any time B. each state can de'elop at its O\\ n pace C. each state can only spend m uncy allocated
to i t by the centre D. CHJzcns cannot be taxed by both state and fedcr.1l go\emmcnts
15. A major dif1crence hem·cen pO\\Cr and aut hority is
\Vhich of the following groups are all public co A. UAC. NN PC. NPA, NEPA B. NITEL. AA. NUC, NTC C. E PA. N PC. N ITE L, AA D. UAC. TC. TC. PA. AA
26. The Public Complaints Commission is enpowe
in vestigate compl iaints a nd A. prosecu te false complainan ts· B. report findings to approp1iatc authorities for C. reprimand authorities agai nst whom
plaints are made D. refercom p to t radi tional rulers
27. The hasic unit of government in pre-colon i al Y,
land was the that authority is A. popul arl y acquired B. more costl y to
exercise C. less dependent on force
A. to\\ n C. pa l ace
B. empire D. ward
D. exercise more frequently
16. In simple pl urality electoral system. the winner receives A. more t hat holfofthe \ Oh!S cast B. overwhelming majority of all \ Otes cast C. more votes than those for all other D. the highest \'Ote cast in fa\ our of any candidate
17. A major weakness ofunicamcra l lcgilaturc is that it
28. The ruling system in pre-colonial Hausa-Fulani societies\\ here rulers \\'ere both religious and heads was referred to as A. meritocracy B. oligarchy C. Theoc racy D. a ristocracy
29. Which of the followi ng governors of igeria o
the demands oft he ational Congress of Briti Africa?
A. delays legislat ion B. is un ita blc for a unitary state C. breeds struggle for pO\\Cr D. docs not prov ide a check against hasty lcgliat ion
A. Lord f-rederick Lugard C. Sir Hugh Clinard
13. Si r Arthur ·
30 18. An essent ial feature of democracy is
A. rig id constit u tion B. people's consent C. supremacy of parliament D. hicamcrallt.:gislaturc
19. A characteristic feature of comm unism is
A. free en terprise B. liberal democracy
The major change effected by the government Major-General J .T.U Aguiyi-l ronsi was the A. abolition of federalism B. reposting of government offici als C. dissolution of boa rds of corporations D. creation of states
C. d ictatorship D. multi-partsy 1em
20. Which of t he following is 0 I a mod.: or con stitu tiona!change'>
31. Which of the following principal o nicials was member of t he s tate House of Assembly? A . The leader of the house B. The spe C. The deputy speaker
A. Pa rty ma nifestO fl C. Judici al decision D.
21. A tax i s a
ronrtai<Ul1Clldmcnt Staturoty re\ i ion
D. The clerk of the Ilouse 32. According to the 1976 Local Governmen t Refi
chiefexecu ti\·e of a l ocal goYcrnmcnt council " A. prh·ate bill C. public bi ll
ll :-,pcaf'.LJ ·.., : !! D. judicial bill
A. supervisory counci lor B. ch · the loca l government counci l
C. gO\ernor of the state 22. Attempts to inf1ucncc legi:.l ntion bpcr uad ing
legislators arc known as D. secretary of the local government co
A. socialization H. gerrymandering ". ).}. One of t he major features of the constitu tion C. lobbying D. cki:tionccring t i\'e in the British West African colonies duri
23. One main feature of go\ crnmcut in man:pre-colonial societies in Nigeria was
1 920's \\ aS the A. int roduction of the electi\·e principle B. rcmo\ al of colonial governors by co
A. age-grade organization C. student's organization
B. l,.'l<lde union D. council ofobas
legisla tive council s C. in t roduction of universal adult suffi
24. The igerian Nationalist 10\cm.::nt \las greatlassisted by the
3-t.
D. abol i tion of the local gO\ernments 1 hprinciple of regiona lism was introd uced i
A. Manu li.tcturers As ucimiun of'\igeria 11 ChamherofCOIIHn<::m:./\ nculturc and Industry c. trade unions D. I raditional ruler
' 1gerian politi cs bthe l\1acphe rso n constitu t ion
n. Lyttl..:ton constitution
\ l l t.gh llll l,>rJ H. Arthur Ri..hards 44. l. l ..·d.riel- I ll<!<ll J D. Graeme1bompson
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c RH.:hardcon5>t itution 43. I, lli lk> rd n>nst i tution
3-l. ·"" l •u t <.. il wa::. created b;
,,, \ lt tri. ,,r u•.: I} ulcton con st itutionas .\ ' ...u,,1 ,,ft!...: postl'rime l\l inister I> LI"L, (J(lll nf the .!COnd Chamber at t he Centre
l'll!.hH'I olt h..: posit1on of speaker ofthe 45. ' lllllhC I I( Rcpr.:::.cntati'cs ll 1..:tno1 al ,,r t he go,·..:rnor-gcncral as ..:i1airman
'" ih..: h.:d...,a i Cabinet
\\o 1 • ''·i''o'hit ·1 m h.: 1963 and 1 979 constitution is the \ . L'!;!t'lr.!lt< nnl poli11cal parties by FE DECO
lll.t'llltl "' lnr;l! gu\crn mcnts by the 46. •· kr.I! 1 "" c nmt:lll
J Jt<...til '-'..:"tee Commi::.sion ll llt..:.m ,..;r.tl kl!thuurc for the central govemment
.-; \I-· '''I' ,.,_. f ir..:b.t..:J w the leg islative council in 47. l tlltSII \\"..;,( ,\frt..:illl1
ll1e followingare membersof thecommonwealth EXCEPT A. Lesotho B. Jamaica C Kenya D. Gabon One of the functions of the Minstry of External affairs is the A. deportation of illegal aliens B. i uance of passports C defence of the country's borders D. promotion of national interest The five permanent members of thew United nations Security Council are A. China, U.K, U.S.S.R, U.S.A. and France B. U.S.S.R. Germany,Canada, India and China C U.K, France, U.S.A, Brazil and Ethiopia D. U.S.A, China, Liberia, U.S.S.R and Italy Before the O.A.U. was fom1ed in 1963, Nigeria was a memberofthe A . Monrovia Bloc B. Afr rab Bloc C Casablanca Powers D. Brazzavile Group Which of the followi ng has NOT been a Secretary General of t he O.A.U
\ I t i...J;.t H. Sierra Leone . 111... l o1111h..t n Nigeria
A. Adebayo Adedeji B. C Diallo Telhi D
IdeOumaro EdemKodjo
• j 1..;r tht: <kp.:nd..:ncc constitution, the head of
IJ ), \ ' }._
presiden t
48. The appointment of the Secreta ry-General of the O.A.U is made by the A. Economic Conm1ission of Africa
pnm ·111 m ll..r D. pr"l!m ier B. O.A.U. Secretariat C Council of the Foreign Ministers
II ... '< igc•t.oll '\att,lllal t\lltancc of the first Republic D. Assembly of Heads of State and Government 'I
/t. . •, t.p ....
''-1.. ;--..1... Jtlll '\ l\.DP B. . PCandAG
49. N igeria is a member of
D. NCNCandAG
.i ..:n <ltd til... l<:d..:ral lilllar) Go1·ernment abol ish l k •<tt 1<..:,!-11 lb I ll '.t!lCfiJ'!
B. D.
I!, It,\, lq•t:'t-'1Pfth..·Economic Com m ission of •.'"' .. 1\).._ ne\.. ul
'-"··d. t i.. Kena C. igeria
A. OPEC, NATO and ECOWAS B. O.A.U. U. .0& ECOWAS C ECO\VAS, NATO & OAU. D. The Commonwealth ofNtions, OPEC and
tl1e O.A.S. 50. Which of the following pairs are membersof ECOWAS?
A. N igeria and Cameroon B. Liberia and Congo C. Senegal and Zaire D. Cape Verde and Burkina faso
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•''l'P''·. "' 1H.-t'"t'lll.llion ! 11ours a \ ..·•'<' -. ,t.:m B. tlm:e party ystcm
D one party system
I aptt tl'' 11 h .t•t :.:..:..no•lli t y,tcm "hich emphasises
3. A country made up of semi autonomous units is A. a confederation B. a federation C. a region D. unitary
4. When a state is subject to no other authority it is said to be
\ ( 1 tmn ,,:1 R collectivism A. powerful B. legitimate C. ind11iduJh5m D i nternational ism C. authoritative D. sovereign
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
II.
12.
One of the factors that led to the decline of feudalism is A. opposition to the system by the wealt hy B. indulstryal ization C. opposition to the
sytem by the oppressed D. the discovery of new lands The major ad va ntage of the principle of separation of powers is that it provides for A. an executi ve premier B. a powerful
legislature C. a very strong executive D checks and balances The cabinet can be described as a link between the A. executive and the legislatu re B. legislature and the electorate C. executive and the jud iciary D. legislature and the local government councils. Unicameral refers to A. a two-chamber legi slature B. the process
of secret voting in the legislat ure C the lower chamber in a legislature D. a one chamber legilsature While pressure groups ai m a t influencing government decisions the primary aim of political parties is to A. promote the welfare of their members B. execute particular programmes C influence legilsation in order to boRCfit their
members D. control political powers. Delegated legislation is justified by the A superior knowledge if issues by the executive B. fear that public debates in parliaments would
endager national security C slow and un wiedly process of decision
making in legslati ve houses D. constitutional superiority of the executive
over the legislative branch of government The obligation to pay taxes regularly is justified because A. ciizens choose their own government R citizens enjoy services provided by government C government does not discriminate in its
provision of servi ces to different parts of the nations
D. taxes are the only source of government reven ue
An important function of the legislature is A. judicial review B. review of executive policies and actions C. lobbying D. defending government
15. Which of the following is NOT usually associated with the activi ties of political parties? A. providing pol itical education B. selecting and supporting candidates for public office C. forming the governmen t D. controll ing the judiciary
16. The poli tical neutrality of civi l servants is guaranteed
by not allowing them to A. vote B. be members of any interest group C. engage in partisan politics D. have dealings with politicians
17. An unwriten constitution is one which
A. embodies only trandition and customs B. reI ies on the memories of elders and priests C. cod ifies the basic laws in one document D. embodies the basic laws in more than one
document 18. Fascism is a system of government which
A encourage poitcal sissent and opposition B. represses individual freedom opposition
promotes equal ity C promotes the international brotherhood of man
19. Representati ve democracy is characterized by
A. free elections and U):rto-date register of voters B. properly delineated constituencies and a real
choice of candidates C. a politically educated electorate D. rule by interest groups
20. In a modem democracy the ultimate sou rce of
sovereignty is the A. legislature B. people C. supreme court D. armed forces.
21. Which of these is a common feature of totalitarian regime?
A. Existence of opposit ion groups B. Competing political parties C. A single recognized party D. Freedom of association
22. Which of the following accordi ng to Marx, is the
correct order in which societies progress? A. Capitalism, feudalism, communism B. Feudalsim, socialism, capitalsim, communism C. com munsim, socialism, captialism, Feu lism D. Feudalism, capitalism, socialsim, communism
23. Which of the following is NOT necessarily a charac
teristics of a nation state? policies
A common means of infl uencing public opinion is
A. Definite boundary C. Independence
B. Sovereignty D. Common language
A. A public policy maki ng B. legislation C propaganda D. lobbying
14. An electoral system in which the candidate who
recei ves the largest num ber of votes wins is A. the preferential ballot B. the second
ballot C. proportional system D. plurality system
24. Public opinion refers to views and ideas expressed by A. citizens regarding government policies or
other issues B. government regarding the public interest c. el ites about what the pu blic wants D. st udents abou t the public.
25. An issues over which both the centre and the state can excercise authority in a federal system is A. Shared B. split C. exclusive D. concurrent
36. The leader of the Northen People congress was
A. Yakubu Maitama Sule B. AbubakarTafawa Balewa
26.
27.
28.
In the traditional Hausa Fulani political system pollical authority was vested in the A. Emir B. Talakawa C. Alkali D. Emirate council Which of the followi ng pre independence organisation was formed in London in 1945? A. The Jami"yyar Mutanen Arewa B. The lgbo State Union C. The Egbe Omo Oduduwa D. Urhobo Progressive Union lgbo traditional system of government encouraged participation through
C. Am i nu Kano D. Ahma4u Bello 37. The Queen of England ceased to be the head of state
ofNigeria at A. independence in October 1960 B. the attainment of self-government byu the
regions C. the adotpion of the Republican Constitiution in October 1963
D. the inception of the presidential system in October, 1979
38. Under the 1963 Constituion, federaljudges were
appointed by the A. Ozotitle B. C. divine kingship
segmentary kinship D. town assembly
A pesidents on the advise of the prime minister B. Chief Justice of the Federation C. Prime Minister
29.
30.
31. 32
33.
34.
3S.
In the I 950s the Northern Elements Progressive Union was notable in Nigeria pol itics be cause it A. opposed Northern traditional rulers B. agitiated for the formation of a unitary form
of govenunent C. allied with the Northern People Congress to
forn1the Regional Government D. won the election to the Not hern House of
Assembly. The author of the famous book Renascent Africa which inspired African nationalism is A. Obafemi Awolowo B. Duse Mohammed Ali C. Ernest lkoli D. House of Assembly. The civil sevice was first regionalised by the A. Richards Consittution B. Clifford Constitution C. Lyttleton Constitution D. Independence Constitu tion. The motion by Anthony Ena horo demanding independence for Nigeria was moved in A. 1951 B. 1953 C. 1956 D. 1957 The office of the Prime minister ofNigeria was first created by the A. lbadan consitional conference of 1950 B London constit uional conference of 1953 C. London constitutional conference of 1957 D. London constitutional conference of 1958. Southern N igeria was divided into Eastern and Western Provinces for administrative purposes in A. 1935 B. 1937 C. 1939 D. 1941 Which of the following aroused and promoted nationalistic feeling among Ngiera? A. Slave trade, indirect rule and amalgamation B. Economic exploitation. racial discrimination and politcal political parties C. communal riots news media and religious difTerneces D. Traditional rulers, district officers and governors-general.
D. Judicial Service Cornmision 39. The 1963 Constitution ofNigeria was
A. written and flexi ble B. written and rigid C. flexible and u nwritten and unwritten D. unitary and rigid.
40. The major policital parties in Nigeria during the First
&public were i\. NPC, NCNC, AG B. UMBC, AQ NEPU C. NNDP, NEPU, NPC D. NPC, AQ NNDP
41. The main source of local government finance since
the 1976 reforms has been A. loal states B. levies C. revenue from courrt fines and licenses D. the federal governent
42. Under the 1979 Constitution of Nigeria, the president
of the federal republic could only be removed from the office by A. the national assem bly B. the senate C. the house of representatives D. a motion approved by at least two-thirds of
all the state houses of assembly 43. Under the 1979 Constitution ofNigeria, the head of
the judiciary was the A. Attorney-General and Minister of Justice B. Chief Justice of the Federation C. Solicitor-General and Permanent Secl'\rtal'y,
Federal Min istry of Justice D. Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court.
44. Ombudsman as an institution in Nigeria is known as the
A Public Complaints Commission B. Code of Conduct Bureau C. Public Service Commission D. Political Bureau
A. UNESCO, B. WHO C. the General Assembl y
A. judgement B. judicial oaths C. orders- in-council D. judicial precedents
45. Which of the following sets of nations belongs to
both the ECOWAS and the UNO? A. Sierra Leone and Uganda B. Zimbabwe and Nigeria C. Cameroun and Burkina Faso D. Ghana and Mauritania
46. Fundamental human rights of citizens are provided for in
A. the U nited Nations Charter B. the 0AU Charter C. the constitution
of Amnesty Intemat ion D. the 1979 Constituion ofNigeria.
47. The head of Commonwealth ofNations is the
A. chairman of the conference of the Common- wealth Heads of Governments
B. Queen of G reat Britain C. Prime MinisterofGreat Britain D. Secretary-Ge:-eral of the Commonwealth
48. Which of the followi ng principle does NOT govern
Nigeria's foregin policy? A. ational i nterest B. Non-alignment C. African intersts D. lnemational terrorism
49. During the struggle for Angloan Independence
Nigeria supported A. UNlTA, B. MPLA C. FNLA D. SWAPO
50. Within the United Nations, the veto power is excerse in
D. the Security Council
· Govemtnent 1990
I. Which of the followi ng functions is performed by both political parties and pressure groups? A. Contesting election B. Interest articulation C. Formal opposit ion to governmen t D. Working for the interest of their members
2. The excercise of political power involves
A. winning elections B. using the police C. deciding cases D. Allocating values
3. Sovereignty is l imited by
8. An indispensable aspect of the constitution of a democratic state is A. press censorsh i p B. presidentialism C. fundamen tal human rights D. social ism ideology
9. A good democratic constitution shou ld aspire to
evolve the following EXCEPT A. a judiciary dependent on the executive B. genuine and truly national politcal parties C. a free and fair electoral system D. the establishment of the principle of accountablity
A. the criminal case C. the legal system
B. decrees D: international law
for public officers 10. ·.:'hich of the following is NOT characteristic of
4. The pronouncenent of judges which have the force oflaw are called
5. Constitutional disputes between states in a federation can only be settled by
c:!emocracy? A. Popula r sovereignty B. Regular elections C. Majority rule D. Limited franchise
II. The principle of sep..ration of powers is fw1damental to the
A. parliamentary system B. presidential system C. totalitarian system D. federal system
A. parliament C. a tri bunal
B. the Supreme Court D. the Court of Appeal
12. U nder socialism, the con trol of power resides with the
A. peasants B. bourgeoise 6. The second ballot is based on the principle that a
successful candidate must obtain A. absolute majority B. si mple majority C. forty percent of the votes D. filly percent of the votes
7. Which of the f : 11owing is the least democratic
selection process· A. First pas. the post system B. Proportiona: representation C. Indirect E lection 0. Co-option
C. nobles D. proletariat 13. Marxism is directed against
A. state ownership of the means of production B. materialsirn C. the proletariat D. socialism
14. The rule oflaw implies that
A. judges interpret the la w B. Ja.,.yers inteq,ret the law C. everyone is subject to the law D. the legislature make the law
A. B.
cro-;.,ing from the l .ol\cr house to t he Uprx:r house ra:rht)anagllienggiance afler election
A. C.
Education Forced Labour
B. Pacification D. Taxation
C. D.
opposing party discipline in pa rliament resigning from parliament.
29.
U nder
the mi l i ta ry regime in N
igeria, state enactment
/'.. first reading 8. com m illce stage C. seconc.J reading c. final stage 30. The mi lita ry normal l y belongs to t he arm(s) of
go\'ern ment known as
A. 'Ol.t;t) i-..m H. ca pital ism C. li.:utlal i sm D. nazism
B. th.: :.-:cond republic C. the first repu blic D. ind1 r.:tt ruk.
15. A by·law is made b
A. parliwncnt B. congress C. an electoral college D. the loca l gO\·cmmcnt
16. The noti<'n of ·ca r pet-cro sing·in a parliamentary
democracy irn uh es
c. promote missionary activities D. c.-.;ploit and ex propriate Nigeria resources for
13ritish interests. 28 Which of the fol l o11·ing factors con tributed most to
cash crop production during the colon ial administra tion in igcria?
are known as 17. ln a parlia ment. the most extensive amendment to a
bill ta kes place at the A. Laws B. D. promulgations
decrees C. edicts
18. A set of internalized norms"hich guides political action is called A power B. ,·alue C. law D. symbol
19. Freedom of speec h in a democra tic sta te is li m ited by
A. Jm, of -;ed ition 8. l aw of trespass C. press censorship IJ. martial law
20. llabeas corpus rs an essentia l process for sa feguard
ing the right <'f cit izens to A . ''vic B. personal liberty C. own property D. freedom of speech
21. TI1e mo't ,·!-1:ril c.,,,,u. 'K>:Ut.\ring public opinion is
A . by cxaminmg t he questions asked by jou rna lists B. bthe fr ,r:.renc:,,f the prcs releases of pressu re grou ps C. brdi.:rcndum D. through opinion poll.
22. I n a t rue dcmo.:nc.: franchise c:Jn he l i mited by
A. sc" 13. educa tion C. age n. wealth
23. Liberali!>ma ph ilosoph) u nderlyi ng
A. the legislature and the judiciary B. the cxecu til'e C. t hejudiciary D. the judiciary and the executive
31. The first policital party i n Nigeria was the
A. igerian National Democratic Party B. Nigeria 'Yout h Movemert C. Action Group D. National Councils of Nigeria and the Cameroons
32. The major prohk m of the N i gerian federal strucutre in
the fi rst repuh l ic wa A. ethnicity 11. pol iticization of the military C. lopsided siLe of the com ponent units D. rigging of elections
33. The lcgislati'c orgun of t he Federal Govern ment in
the first republic 11as the A . parliument B. judiciary C. legi slat ure Counci l D. national assembl
34. Which of the following is an a utonomous governrnental
agency?
24. Which of the follo11 ing se n ed a, the electoral col lege du ring t he election into the Constituent Asssembly in
A. B. c. IJ.
1he Civi I Sen icc Commision The National Security Council The Ma npower Advisory Committee The 'a t ional Emergency Relief Agency
1 978? A. Local commu nities 13. local govern men t counci l C. the Federa l J:lectoral Commission D. Traditional cou ncils
25. Tradit iona l rulerin :"Jigeria c-.;erciscd the greatest
polit icai J'lll\\Crs u nder A. the militar: udmini>trations
26. During the scc;Pnd r('pub!1c. omc lt1c:JI go,ernmelll counci ls were er.:ated by A . tate go'crnmenb B. t he t;:dcral go1·ernment C. t he national asscmhl: D. thcjudicia ry
27. The princi pal objecti1e of British coloni a l policy in
N igcria wa<; tn A. l .ay a sol iJ 1\•un.b i.>n t;w '\;igcria i ndependence B h<.lp bt·; ki <1 1 r rik \ tl,!l'ri:lt'Conomy
35. Which of the lollowi n g wa t he LEAST i mportant rat ionale for N igeri an fctleralism? A. The vastness of t he territory a nd t he size of the popu lation B. Dil'erse cu lt ures C. Economic benefi D. Bicameral legislature
36. One of the agreements of the 1 957 constitutional
con ference was that A. Southern Ca mcrou ns should constitute a separat region B. a I louse of Chiefs was to be created in the Western Region C'. the office of the speaker of I louse or Reprcccntatives was to be created D. the police was to be regional ized
37. The 1110 nationalist leaders who led the tour of
Nort hern 1'\i geria in 1 946 to campa ign against the Richards Con st it·Jtion were A. A hmad u 11ello a nd Abubaka rTafawa Balew 13. Nnamdi J \ Zik.iwe a nd Obafcmi Awolowo
, · .--._ .,._.\"!• '"A·'"' · ... -.'!"... .....
c. Ahmad u Bel lo a nd Samuel Ladol-..c Akintolu D. Herbert Macau Ia) and Nnamdi Azi!.. i,,e
B. Cameroon and N iger c Togo and Namimhia D. IJotswana and Zaire
38.
39.
40.
41.
I ndirect election was tirt introduced in 1 igeria bthe A. Lyttleton Con:.titut ion 13. Macphe.rson constitu tions C. Richards Constitu tions D. Cli fTord consititution TI1e mot ion oflf go,emment \\US mo,ed in 1 953 bthe A. Northern People's Congress B. Action Group C. a t iona! Cou ncil
of igeri an and the Cameroon D. Northern Element s Progrcssi,·c U n ion \Vhid1of the fol io''ing hnd a centralized ad min istra tion in pre-colonial Nigeria? A. 1 he lgbos 13. The Tivs C. The lbibios LJ. The Yorubas. I n which of the following states was the govcmor impeached during the second republ ic'? A. Borno l3. lkndcl C. Kaduna D. Ana m bra
-15. The headquarters oftl te O.A U. Libera tion Committee is located in A. Lagos R. Addis ABaba C. Dar-es-Salam D. Harare
-16. Which of the following groups advocated for po!itical
union of Africa States? A. The Congo G roup B. The Brazzavi lle Group C. The Casa blanca Group D. The Mon rovia Group
47. igeria·s first c:-.ternal afTai rs minister was
A. Al haji Nuhu Rmnali B. Prof. l shaya Audu C. Dr. Okoi Arikpo IJ. Jaja Wach ukwu
48. The first conference of the N u n-Aligned Movement
\\'US held i n A Bclgrnde B. Bandtmg C. Havana D.Harnre
49. Which of these cou ntries is NOT a member of the
Commonweal th of ations?
42. The ECOWAS trade l ibera lization programme excluded trade in
A. Papua New G uinea C. Grenada
B. Sri-Lanka D. Ru wanda
43.
A. unprocessed goods 13. crude oil C. t raditional cra l1s D. Indust rial products The Economic Comm i ssion for Africa is an agency of A. The OAU B. ECOWAS C. The F..I:.C. D The U., .0.
50. ln internat iona l relat ions. countries have a ri ght to A. export oi l B. create more states C. diploma tic immun ity of t heir envoys D. own a police force.
44 Which of t he following pai rs of countries were trust
territories of the U nited Nation A. Tangan:ika and Gha na
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I. Pol i tical authorit) is \ett:d in the A. The confirPJation of the appoi ntment of the A. state 11 judiciaf) chief jutice by the legislature C government D. armed f (lrces. B. Widespread usc of t ribu nals c. Payment of the salaries of judicial officers
2. An indispensable feature of an:gO\ ernment is A. a written mnstituuon B. the. independence of the judiciary C. the separation of pow..:rs D. political rx)\\er
by gO\ ernmen t. D. Making the min ister ofjustice the attorney
general
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The unrestrained power of a sta te O\·er its citi1.ens defines the concept or
6. Bicameral legislatures are- popular i n A. unitar) sstem B federal system C. confederal stem D. rigid system
-1.
A. nationalism 13. C. nat ion-state Case-la\\S are made by the
el f- determination D. SO\ crcig nt y
7. One of the ''eaknes cs of C(lnfCderation is the
A 0' er ccnt rali;at ion l'f a uthority B. lac!-.. ora CC'n tral army
I 5.
A. legislature B. council or mini> ter C. judiciaf)' D. presiden t W h ich of t he following u ndl:rmincs the indcpend..:nc.;· of the judicia ry'!
C. tendencies tu\\ Jrcb :.ec.:ssion D. absence of k•c<>l i n t.lepcdcnce
A system of governmen t which emphasizes co· ordinate status of com ponent units is referred to as A. federal B. confederal C unitary D. communal
19. A flexible con stitu tion is one that is
18. In the parliamentary system, when.parliament defeats a major government bill the A. prime minister d issolves parliament B. entire cabinet resign C. speaker resigns D. opposition immediately fom1S a new government
A. amended periodically B. C ammedable with d illiculty D. easy to i nterpret
easy to amend 19. A bill becomes an Acts of Parl iament after it has been A . passed by the pa rliamen t B. signed by the head of state C processed through the committee of the house
10. Unli ke the British, t he U nited States constitution is A. rigid, federal and written B. flexible. unitary and unwritten C. rig i d, written and con-federal D. flexi ble, federal and unwritten
II. The terms, oligarchy and democracy, identify govern
men ts according to A. the n umber of people who participate i n it B. the philosophy of the state. C. fom1al distri bution of power among govern
mental levels D. i nstitu tional str ucture and relationships.
12. Govern ments whose central com·ern is the equitable
dist ribution of wealth are said to be A. feudalist B. capitalist C. socialist D. fascist
13. The president ial system of government ensures
A. democratic ru le more than other system s B. the sharing of executive powers with t he
legislature C the concen tration of powers in the ch ief
executive D. The decentral ization of executi ve power
14. The notion of checks and balances guarantccthat
A. t he execu t ive is a ble to control t he legislat ure B. the judiciary can stop all executi ve actions. C. each branch powers government acts as
watch dog over other branches D. the legislature is subrodinate to the judiciary
D. debated in the house. 20. n, pnmary d uty of citizens to t he state is
A. loyalty to t raditional rulers B. obedience to min isters C. obedience to politicians D. allegiance to the government
21. I ndi vidual rights are said to be i nal ienable if they
A. apply to citizens and al iens alike B. cannot be denied under any circumstances C. can only be denied after due legal process D. oan only be denied by the legislature
22. Elections present the electorate the opportunity to
A. control govenunent policies B. control members of parliament C. assess the performance of the previous
represen tatives D. choose among candidates
23. The process of removi ng an elected official by the
electorate afler an elect ion is termed A. impeachment B. plebiscite C. recall D. referendum
24. Groups which seek to bring about changes in
government policies without actually cont rolli ng the personnel of government are known as A. trade unions B. pressure grou ps C. secret societies D. elite groups
25. The style of government i n the Sokoto caliphate was
A. democratic B. au thoritaria n 15. The principle of collecti ve responsibility implies that C. populi st D. totalitarian
A. the prime mi nister can dissol ve the entire parliament
B the head of state can dismiss the prime minster
26. Which of the followi ng traditional poli tical systems
was segmentary? C. each offending m i nister can be reassigned D. the cabinet stands or falls together
A . Kanem Bornu B. c. lgbo D.
Benin Yoruba.
16. The application of t he rule of law may be constrained by
A. secu ring t he enture of office of judges B. insultingjudges from parti san politics C. employing men of proven integrit y as judges D. involking emergency powers
17. A device for contTolling prolonged debates in
parl iament is called A. an adjournment B. a prorogation C. a dissol ution D. guillotine
27. Which of the following led to the i ntroduction of indirect rule in igeria by the Drit ish? A. eed for adequate financial resources B. Desi re for rapid development C. Speedy t ransition to independence D. Man power and personnel shortages
28. Wa rrant chiefs were appointed to
A. prvent tribal wars B. supervise native courts C. dt'r ide di vorce cases D. take charge oflocal
admini strat ions.
29. Th..: I'J.J6 Cun titution is c.:l.:t rac.:to.:rized by the lcgi:,law re C. legislature.: a nd the
counci l
1\. B.
ollic ia lmajurit·in the kgislati ve council non-ul1icial majori ty in the.: kgislaturc
<.:x<:cutiv..: D. judiciary. th<: executive and the legislature.
C. non o11icialmajority in th..: executi ve council D. kdc.:ral systc.:m or govern ment.
30. The Will ink Commission wus s.:tup to
1\. solve.: houndar·problems B. rc.:vi..:" re'.:nuc alloca t ion l(mnula C c-..:aminc.:i uc.:rdati ng to til<.: \\C.:ll;lt\: ofgmups D dra\\ up a Ill:\\ wnstitution
.J O. 1igcria is NOT a member of the 1\. non-ali gned nations 13. Orga nisati on of l'.:t rolcum Exporting Coun tri<.:s C. Organi sation lor Economic Co-operation and Developmen t D. l nternationall\lonetary Fund.
41. ig.:ria brok<.: diplomatic relations \\'ith France under
th.: 13ak\\ a gO\ ernment over 1\. the 1\lg.:ria \\:lr or independence 13.Frcnch policy
31. ll1c.: stale.: kgislatut\:s of the second republic in the lollowing l: xcn> r a
igcria had in the Congo C. atomic tests in the Sa hara D. Fr.:nch i1n olmcnt in Togolese pol itics.
1\. speaker 13. C. dc.:put y spc.:<tk..:r D.
s..:nate l.:ad..:r c.:krk of the house.
42. The Obasanjo ndministration nationalizcd the asset s
ol'th.: British Petroleum over the Briti sh \\'hic.:h orth1.-sc c.:nnstilutions 1\:Ct>gnis.:d Il>cal go'<:mmcnt as the third t ic.:r of go'crnmc.:nl? A. The.: 19-16 ..:onsl i lui ion !3. The 1960 Constitu tion
gowrnment·s A. c.
Kenya 1\nglola
policin 11. D.
Zimbabwe DotS\\ ana.
C. Th.: 1 963 Constitution D.. the 1 979 Constitution.
33. 1\ condition !or judicial inctcpcnd.:n..:c is the.: appoinlment or
jttdgcs by the 1\ . Civil S.:rvicc Commission 13. Judicial S.:n ic.:e Commission C. Law Review Commission D. Cock or Cond uct Uur..:au
3.J. Th.: federal system or govcrn m..:nl in Nigeri a was
nholish.:d in litYour ora unitary one hy 1\ General Ynkubu Gowon 13. G<.:nernl Murtala Mohanun<.:d C. Mnjor Gc.:neral Jlthnson 1\gui yi-lronsi D. Major Gene.rall'vluhammc.:d Buhari
.J3. 'igaian lorcign pol icy impkmcntation is th.: rcsponsibl ity of the
1\ . Dcpartmc.:nt of Immigration U. Mini st ry of ExternaI 1\ na· irs
C. N igeria nlnstittllc.: of l ntcrnationall\llnirs D. Minist ry of Budget a nd Plann i ng
4.J . The hcnd of a igcrinn misson in a Commonwealth country is called /\. an Ambassador U. a Consul Genera l C. n ll igh Commissioner D. an A uache
45. Which orth.: lollowing is NOT a statutory function
or an c.:mbassy? A I ssuance of visns 13. Colkct ion of inlormat ion C. Espionage
35.
Om:of the mcasun:s l:lk..:n in I\lXI! 10 grnm mor.; D. ci ti t.\..\:'n.:slinn:ofh :r
au tonomy to the locnl go\'enmcn ts in igeri a \\aS the 1\. aL:Jiit ion ol\tah.: ministries orlo ::1l govemmem ll. Ct\:ation or the post orsu1x.:n isory councillors C. CI\::Hion or the post orchainn.:n oi'loc:1J govem
men! D. alx.1lition of its supervision by Stall: :lliVC.:IlllllelllS.
36. Tradi t ional rukrs m:re :cslrictcd to c.:remonial rules
by the Local Govcn)l'.c.:Ill Rl'forms (,f A 1966 r. 1976 C. 19;;,• D.
' 1987
37. Which Mthc folio'' ing is NOT associ at·:.' '·idt local governmelll elect ions?
46. ECO\V/\S is a imed at uniting the \Vestl\li<..:an stales A politicall y 13. socially C. culturally C. economically
-17. Which of th.:sc.: lollo''ing coun tries pioneered the
idea or ECOWAS alongside N igcrin? 1\. Cote d'l voirc 13. Mali C. Liberia D. Togo
48. Which of these coun t ries was NOT a foundat ion
member or the Organisa tion ofl\li·ica Uni ty? A Ghana !3. Ethiopia C. Zimbab\\e D. Tanzn nia
1\. Consill u.:ncy 1:. C. Ekcturnl ollil:cr D.
13al'-. ·,o, \\'a t .I
.J9. The Unitc.:d Nations''as roumkd with the primary ol*cliv.: or 1\ . t.:nninating colonial i sm in the world
JR. The Publ il: Serv ice Revi<.:\\' Cnmmision o r 1 '.J-1 made proposals to ensure t hnl the pu blic scn·ice w:. : 1\. more elkct i' l: 1han th.: pri' all.· sc.:c.:tor U. more nt:rac.:tivc than the pri v:...: sector C. prof :ssional iz..:d D. elli c.:i.:.ll nnd r..:sult ...:·ien tc.:d.
39. Und.:r military reg im..:s. til.: bra nches of• .'C rnm.:nt that becom..: fused an: 1he 1\. judiciary nnd the ex.:c.:t•'·. ,j. jul:;:ia ry and
13. c.:nding the Second World War C. promoting \\Orld peace and security D. uniting alln n1ions in to a ,,·orld federa tion
50. Until her i mkp.:nckncc. Nam ibia was n
1\. German) colony 11. South 1\fri':n n province C. Unit..:d Nntions t rustcship D. 11ritish pro·:ctoratc.
responsbile for his fai lures A. mobilization B. propaga nda C the prime minister can remove an erring minister C. i ndoctrina tion D. distortion D. no individual can be held responsible for
Governtnent 1992 .
L A political authority wh ich exercises sovereign power over a specific geographical a rea is tenned a A. nation B. state C. domin ion D. levia than
2. The process by which political beliefs and values a re
II. La w making under military is done through A . delegated legislation B. admi nistrative enactment C . the promulgation of decrees D. the Ministry of Justice
transmitted from one generation to another is best known as pol i tical
12. The most critical debates on a bill and ammendments to it tak-e place duri ng the
A. socialization B. culture C trai n ing D. decentral iza tion
A. first reading B. C third read i ng D.
second reading assent
3. The fusion of the executi \'e and leg islative organs of
government is associated with A. monarch B. the presidential system C fascism D. the parliamentary system
4. One criticism of delegated legisl ation is that it
A. subjects cit izens to executi ve decrees B. makes laws too flex ible C makes laws too technical D. is not useful in emergency situation
5. A system of government in which the central government is
13. The fundamental rights of citizen s i nclude A. social security a nd free speech B. religious freedom and collective agression C. immuni ty from li bel and right to employment D. right to life and liberty.
14. Electoral colleges have been criticized because they
A. are very expensive B. create more seats in the legislature C. make the legislature too responsi ble D. sometimes negate the wishes of the electorate.
supreme over other levels is I S. A. totalitarian B. con federal c federal D. unita ry
6. Which of the followi ng defines a constitution?
A Any written legal document B. Basic laws for the conduct of modem gO\·cmment 16.
c Rules adopted in legislative proceedings D. ll1e doctrine that limits the powers of government.
7. Which of the following ideologies advocates governmental
control over all sources of powers? 17. A Totalitarian B Feudalism c. Liberation D. Democracy
8. Which of the following is NOT an acceptable means
of achieving democracy? 18. A. Referendum B. Recall c. initiative D. Riots
9. I n the cabinet system of government, individua l
responsibi lity of minsiters means that
Universal ad ult suffrage is usua lly restricted in most political systems to A. those with landed property B. literates C. citizens D. those not more than 70
yea rs old An election i n wh ich citizens are called upon to vote f or or against a specified issue is called a A. mandate B. referendum C. by-election D. run-offelection The most impona nt objecti ve of political parties is to A. elect their spokesmen B. lobby the government C. form eiTective nationa l organisations D. control
the government The primary function of a pressure group is to A. win and cont rol governmental power B. elect their offici als C. influence government policy D. orga nise wor!:ers to confron t government
A only ministers can be held responsible for errors. B a minister must hold his surbordinates
19. The biased presr .tta tion of in fonnation i n order influence pubtic opi nion is refered to as
government decisions
10. The principle of collecti ve responsibility does not operate under the presidential system of gO\·emment because A. cabi net members a re responsi ble peopl<' B the legislati ve and the executi\'c work togt':h::r c. the executive iselected for a fixed term D. the judiciary will overrule the impeachment
of the cabinet
20. Which of the followi ng was a great m i litary political power before the colonization ofNigeria A. The ldoma K i ngdom B. The N upe kingdom C. The K wararafa empi re D. The Igala empire
21. The Yoruba traditional governmental system was
A. egalitarian B. reJ: Jblican C. democra tic D. monarchical
22. During the pre-colonial period in Eastern Nigeria autocratic rule was made difficult by the
A. activities of secret socieities B. rulers fear of detronement C. absence of a system of centralized authoril)' D. demands of pressure groups.
23. Vassalage as a political system was practised by the
A. Ibibio and Igala B. Tiv C. I lausa Fulani D. Jgbo and Efik
24. Which of the following was NOT a feature of colonial
administration in Nigeria? A. forced labour B. Low prices and exports C Taxes on the population D. Education levy
25. Dual mandate was proposed by
32. The highest court in Nigeria before 1963 was the A. Supreme Court B. High Court C. Judical Committee of the Privy Council D. Court of Appeal ··:J,·,
33. The highest decision making body in Nigeria l!n t:·:r
the Duha ri regime was the • A. Am1ed Forces Ruling Council B. Supreme Military Council C. Na tional Cou ncil ofStates D. Federal Executive Council
34. Under the 1979 Constitution, the function of the Civil
Service Commission include the A. appointment of Civil Service Commissioners B. appoin t men t, promotion and discipline of
civil servants A. Hugh Cl apperton C. Lord Lugard D.
B. llugh Cli fTord George Goldie
C. negot iating better conditions of service for ci vil servants.
26. The Northern People"s Congress stand during d1e
nationalist struggle for Nigeria's independence was for A. immediate independence tor N igeria B. Gradual evolution towards independence C. the continuation of British rule D. independence in 1 956.
27. The Aba women riot was caused by the attempt to
introd uce A. indirect rule to Southern Nigeria C. direct taxes C the \varrant chief system D. forced labour
28. One of the unique irmovations of the 1951 constitution
was the introduction of A. regional premiers B. the oflice of the speaker C theofliceoftheprimeminister D. regional executives
29. The Constituent Assembly of 1 978 had the primary
responsiblity of A drafting a constitution for the Second Republic B deliberating on, debating and amending the dmft
constitution. C passing the constitutio into law D. conducting a
referendum on the draft constitution
35. The primary factor w hich led to the formation of political parties in colon ial N igeria was A introduction of the elective principle and
representative institutions B increased wealth of the indigenous el ites C granti ng of self government by d1e colonial
administration D. call by black people all over the world for a final assault on colonialism
36. Three of the principles used in revenue allocation
inN igeria are A national i nterest, cultural ethnocentrism and
nationa l unity B. land mass, primary school enrolment and
geographical location C. derivation, equal ity and even development D. needs, derivation and relative stability
37. The results of the 1973 census in N igeria were
rejected because A. the figures were unacceptable to the U.N. B. t he figures were controversial C. Nigerians were conten ted with the existing
population figures D. there were prepara tions tor a fresh census
30. To quality to be President ofthc Federal Republic of
Nigeria under the 1 979 Consti tution a candidate must A. ·be at least 40 years of age B. be a Nigerian by birth C. have the
highest number of votes cast at the election D. have not Jess than 1 /4 ofthe votes cast at
the election in each of at Ieat 2/3 of all states in the federation.
31. By statute, the main responsibility of the armed forces
ofNigeria is to A. form a .military goven.::tent
38. One of the advantages of privatization is that it A. relieves government of its liquidil)' problem B. makes the poor to be richer C. gives pri vate individuals control over public
corpora tions D. ma kes public corporations more effective
39. The most important aspectoflhe 1 976 Local GovellUTlel'l
Refom1s was the A. introduction of a uui fonn system oflocal
government B. i nt roduction of part} politics at the local levels C. subordinatioa
B. maintai n Jaw and order C. defend the sovereignty of the country
D. take part in peace-keeping operations in troubled neighbourhood countries.
off local government to the Federal and still Governments. D. recognition oflocal government as utonomous a nd sovereign government
')
40. Local governments were crea ted in N igeria main ly to A. realise the objective of lui!em ploy ment B. bring government nearer to the people C prevent t he creat ion of mure states D. encourage compet i t ion and ri\ a lar mongst
ethnic groups
41. The Nigeria M il i tar) Go'ernmcnt la unched t he Second Nationa l Dc,·clopmcn t plan in l Q70 purposely A. to de\ clop all the d i s,ld \ a ntagcd state B. to accek ra tc t he dcv..:lopmcnt or thc country C. for rapid econom ic a nd ocia l development
of t he countf) aller t he ci,il wa r D. to furt he r t he cause of a un ited. strong and
sel f rel ia nt nat ion
42. A feat u re u nique to General 1u rta la 1uham med·s
45. ig<l: ia·s forci!!J I policy of non-alignmen t \vas a reacti0n to A British imperialism 13. East West ideologica l competition C. militari mofex·colonialpowers D. T!tird World poverty
46. Which oft he followi ng countries had a strained relation5hi
p"ith :-Jigeria m·er the Angolan crisisof 1975? A. The O\ iet U n ion B. Tanzania C. The L1nitcd Statcs of America D. South Africa
47. In t he Fi rst Republic. l'igcria was very relunctant to
ha\'c meaningfi.li imcraction with A l tal) H t he Soviet Union C. the l n ited <)tate<: of A merica D. Gennany
Supreme Military Council as compa red to that of 48. General Yakubu G0\\011 "as tl1e A. inclusion ofci 'ilians as members B exclusion of military gO\ cmors from the council C inclusion of the Chief J usticc as a member D. the exclusion of the I nspector-General of Police 49.
ITom the council
43. A major problem of militaJygo,-emments in igeria is the A. absence of proper accou ntabi lity B. abolition of the post of ombudsman C absence of the ru le oflaw D. encou ragement of foreign i n\'CStors. 50.
44. ln 1973, follm\ ing an O.A.U. resolution. N igeria broke 'J
diplomatic relations with A. South Africa B. Fra nce C. l smel D. Cuba
1he major l iberation organisation wh ic h fought for Nami bia's independence \\US 1\. S \V/\PO B. /\.N.C. C. FREI I 0 D. M.P.L.A. Which of these in ternational orga n isa tions is t he predese-ces-.or of the Un i ted 1 mions? A. The European Cconom ic Com m un ity B. The Organisat ion of American Sattes C. The League of ations D. The North 1\t latic Treaty Orga ni sation. TI1e dramatic rise i n the membershi p of the lJ. N. during!ali 199I and early 1992 is best accou nted for by the 1\. admission of a l nrge num ber of newly
independent 1\ frican Sta tes. B. appointem.:nt of the first 1\ frican as
Secn::tatr: General. C brea k up of the So,·ict Un ion in to indcpen
dent Republics. I). C\pan<;i,,n fo the membershi p of theSecurity
Counc1l.
I. Political a uthority refers to 1he A. abi lity to cflcct polit i ca l action B. capacity to produce d ·ired pol itical resul ts C capacity to reshape t he pol itical behaviour of
ci tizens D. recognized righ t to c\eercise political po\\·er
2. The sovereignt y of a statt' i s det mnincd hy
A. econom ic a nd legal ::t spects B. socia l and pol i t ical apects C. political
a nd lega l aspect D. econom ic a nd rol itica l aspects
The civi l ser vice hi:long Ill t he orl?-an or go,·ernmen t called the A. legi sla t ure B. t:.xecutive C judiciaf)· D. pa rastatals
4. U lt imate po,,er in a con federa l state is A. concen t rated i n the central go,ern ment B. consi ttutionally dividcd bet ween the cen tre
::t nd t he u nits c. exercised by the larger units D. \ ested i n the constituents un i ts.
5. f cderal ism is a const i t utiona l arra ngement in which
/\.. the na tio nal a nd regional governments dcri 'c their po'''crs from t he constitu tion
11 the national go,errment acts only through t he regional go..,ernments
C. region:.! and loca l authorities exist a t the pleil u re of t he na tional government
D. t he na tional go\ern mcn t does not reach indi 'id ual citizens directl y
6. A written constitution is one that
A. cannot be modified or amended !lean on l y be ammended by the h ighest legislative bod y
c. th..: ..:mergencnf ideal leadershi p D. t:quJ I repre;;en ta•. ..II
C. is contained in a sing le dm·ument D. is drawn up by draftsmen
7. A federal system of govcnmelll ca n exist withou t
A. decision of powers 13. su premac) of the ritten constit ution C. an cxccuti q:presidential system D. a rigid ammend mcnt procedu re
. As a political ideology. commun ism seeks to
A concentrate national wealth i n the hands of a few B. abol ish collecti ve ownership of property C prov ide adequa te opport unit ies for cit izens
to make profits D. eliminate all forms of socioeconomic inequal ity
l. Nazism as a doctrine was proposed by
A. Benito M ussol i ni 13. Adolf llitlcr C Karl Marx D. Joseph Stal in
!0. Despite the doctrine of sepa ra tion of powers the
legislature plays quasi-judicia l role as a resu lt of its A. investigati ve po\\ ers 13. financial powers C. emergency powers D. appropriation powers
I. In the presidential system of govcmmenL the president is
A. elected onl y through the electornl college B. empowered to dissolve the legisla t ure C Head of State and I lead of Govern men t D. vested with a bsolute po\\crs.
A.,
18. Free a nd fai r elections Jo No·r a.:l v.1·1110date A. obedieih:e to t he rules of' the ga me B. equalit.) of all 'otes C. freedom of choice by voters. D. partial electoral admini tration
19. Proport ional representa tion is olh:n criticized because it
II.. tends to preserve the mult i-pa rty system B. is too simple to operate C. ensures
that each party has a minister D. pro,·ides that each states is represented
acconling to its population 20. Interest gmups are import:mt to J::mocmcies because they
/\.. repcresent th.: masses B Jo not al low mismle C. represent group \\"ho otherwise would be left out D. pro'ide a lomm tor confmming the go,·emment
21. In the llabc political system. the Sarki was assisted in
performing his cxecuti\'c functions by the A. alkali 13. khadi C. ulama D. galadima
22. In the Oyo empire. the ll.balin "as
A. a n absol ute monarch 13. popularly elected C. a constitu tional monarch D. \\Orslllpp.:d as a deit)
?"-''· \\'hich of thec s<'ts rep:·c entthe disadvantages of
colonialism?
2. In the Westmi nster system of go\ e rnment. formal legislation can take the following forms EXCEPT A. royal procla mations B. orders in council C. acts of parlia ment D. mi n i steri al pronounceme nt
II.. B.
c
E!> posure to western education, cultural imperiali sm and e\terna l trade relations Cultural imperialism and C:\1ernal manipulate and Jo' reign control or domestic econom y External manipu la tion. ci,·il service evoul tion a nd liberal democracy
3. Delegated legisl ation is disadnmtageous beca use it A erodes the principle of separation of powers B. makes hasty review of legislation possi ble C di sallows q uick action duri ng emergencies D. increases the work of the legislature
4. The principle of the rule of law st ipulates that
A. on l y judges i nterprctcs the law B. law makers are abo,·c the Ia\\ C everybod y is equa l bdbre the law D. lawyers make Ia"s
·5. Gerrymandering means
A. the second ballot system B. single t ra nsferable vote C the manipu lat ion of COibtituency bou ndaries D. the ty ranny of t he majori t y.
S. A nother term for an colonial i mn electoral district is a
A ward U. local g\J\ernment area C politicall y dema rcated area D. consituency
7. .franchise ensures
A. participa tion in publ ic a nair. R. a classless democrati.: >sl!ll
D. L.!t-..::al1kr11X r:Jc:). lill\:;en domination and LliiU \Ial in1.:riah,;:11
24. I mperialism was adopted by Europe to
A. expand its economi c and political base B. de'elop the economies of the colonies C. esta blish a democratic soc iety similar to that
ofFurop.: D. cnu cth!l ic m,d J iO:' in t hL .:olon ies.
25. rho: I i!S(• ol na p,j th.: '•it,llll.rn !'ruLCctoratc of
Nigeria \\ Crejoi ned in t hc ea r A. J tJO.l B. 1906 C. 1910 D. 1911!.
26. Tu bmv.n Gold ie was famous for the
A. ' l• f'J'I'Ci < •n of ll'l'al rulers B. Ph ' .; <l. lli lll'h ,, 11•1'•''11•:" int< > th..: U nited
\1'·· 1 • H,Ia<: Ra id IJ t r<'.IIl,r :nl'I:J b:i' : :,; 1 • •.: r :..: t>l. ik ki
27. Which of tile l(>llo\\'ing inter: al J'a.:tors did N OT a tTect t
he de\'elopment Of na tionalist 1110\'Clllen ts in COlonial Nigcci .<?
'\"'-··
A Denial of equal opportunities to Nigerian vis-a-vis
ir Europez:. counterparts. B. e
reg1me C. Monurtala/ Obansanjo D. Buhariregirne
S. ."he establishment of political parties and newspaper
c the influx of West Ind ia n a nd American intellectuals
D. The development of modern education
One significant aspect of the Legislative Counci l of 1922 was that
37. In Nigeria. public corporations are also know as
A. multinatior.al corporations B. private enterpises C. parastatals D. co-operative societies
38. The local governement is an example of
A. concentration of power A. Africans were in the majority B. separa tion of power B. C
it made l aws only for the southern Provinces the Colony of Lagos and the Protectorate of
C devolution of power tion of power
D. delega
Southern Nigeria were merged
19.
30.
31.
32.
D. laws governing land ownershi p in the nort h were extended to the south.
The 1960 Independence Constitution could be described as written A monarchical and parliamentary B. republican and parliamentary C monarchichal and presidential D. federal and republican The governor-general ofNigeria at the time of political independence was A. Lord Frederick Lugard B. Sir John
Macpherson C. Sir Arthur Richards D. Sir James Robertson Before the collapse ofNigeria's first republic in 1966, the prime minister was both A. the head of government and a law maker B. the head of state and Comma nder-in-Chief of
the armed forces C Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces and
party leader D. Head of State and party leader. In Nigeria, the function of t he Cou nci l of states is A. judicial B. investigative C. legislative D. adv isory
39. The body responsi ble for exercising the functions of local governments in the 1976 reforn1s was the A local govemmentconunission B. local
government council C. local government committee D. committee of chairmen and supervisory councillors
40. Diarchy refers to the
A. rule by the government and the opposition parties B. mixtureofparliamentary and presidential systems
C rule of political and economics elites D. rule by the military and civi lians
41. Nigeria's relations with other nations is determined by her
A. political cul ture B politicalsocializatio C national i nterest D. national
consciousness 42. The foreign policy of Nigeria is cen tred on Africa
because of her A. membership of O.A.U B. membership of
ECOWAS C. concern for and attention of African problems D. commitment to end colonization in Africa-
43. The major organization through which Nigeria pursues
her economic, political and social interest in West Africa is
.'.
Under the military administrration, su preme court decision are subject to review by A. Sharia Court of A ppeal B. no other court
A . ECOWAS C E.C.A
B. AD.B. D. O.A.U
of law C. Federal Court of Appeal D. Judicialtri bunal
Public Commissions established under the 1979 constitution were expected to be A. independent of the executive B. part of executi ve C. advisory to the
exective D. advisory to the legislature.
Which ofthe following was an ad hoc Revenue Allocation Commission? A. Ashby Commission B. Adedeji Commission C Udoji Commission D. Phillipson Commission
Tbe term federal character was popularised by the A. 1975 Constitution Drafting Committee
44. A state is admitted into the U nited Nations on the A. recommendation of the secretary-general to
the security council B concurrent vote of the Security Council and the
General Assembly C enablingaction of the General Assembly D. sponsorship of any me'?ber of the organization
45. The highest policy making body of the O.A.U. is the
A. the Economic and Social Commission B. Cou ncil of Ministers C. General
Secreta riat 0. Assembly of Heads of States and Governments
46. To wh ich of these bodies did N igeria belong before
the formation of .'1e O.A.U in 1963? A. Cassablanca group B. Monrovia grour
A. sovereign state B. community A. unitary constitution C. national state D. polity B.
C. quasi-unita ry constitution federal constitution
C. African and Malagasy Union D. Pan African U nion
49. Fim:..Y ial contributions to the liberation movements in South::m Africa by African goveruments were chanelled through the
47. Who was the first Nigerian to be appointed President of the International Court of Justice at the Hague? A. Justice Taslim Elias
A. E.C.A C O.A.U.
B. ECOWAS D. U.N.O.
B. Justice BolaAjibola C. Justice Daddy Onyeama D. Justice Danley Alexander
48. An agency of the United Nations which specialize in
the welfare of children is the
50. Prior to 1991, veto power was exercised in the United Nations Security Council by A. France, Germany, the Soviet Union, Italy and
Japan B. Japan, the United States, Italy, Germany and
France A. W.H.O B. U.N.E.S.C.O. C. the soviet Union, People Republic of China. C. U.N.LC.E.F D. U.N.D.P.
D. Great Britain, France and the United States Italy, the United States, the Soviet Union, Germany and France
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I. A society that is politically organised under a government is called a
7. Switzerland is often cited as a classic example of a country with
2 Political power is naked force when it is exercised without A. set objectives B. state apparatus C. govemmentallegitimacy D. sovereignty
3. The major difference between a state and a nation is
that the latter presupposes a A. heterogenous population B. homogenous population C. well-defined territory D. mourganized system
4. The principle of judicial independence makes sense
only when judges A. have freedom to try any case B. are themselves above the law C. have permanent tenure of office D. can join any political party of their choice
s. A federal system of government has the following
D. confederal constitution 8. What is the major distinguishing characteristic
between flexible and rigid constitution? A. Manner of documentation B. One is unwritten C. Amendment procedure D. Degree of legal ity
9. Which of the following best defines democracy?
A Govenunent based on virtuous principles and lavv-s B. Government based on the spirit and letter of the constitutiJn.
C. Government based on the free consent of the governed. D. Government which recongnizes and respects human rights as enshrined in the constitution
10. An economic system in which the major means of
production are owned and controlled by a few individuals is called
three advantages A. economics of scale, uniform development
and political unity B. economics of scale,
A. social ism B. C. conm1unalism D.
communism capitalism
uniform development and strong army C. strong army, greater security and economics
of scale D. economic co-operation, un iform development and greater security
6. Constitutionalism means
A. promotion of the constitution B. respect for the constitution C electoral processes based on the constitution D. voting rule and regulations
II. The essence of checks and balances is to A. en hance the functioning of government and
prevent arbitary use of po·..,er B.ensure that people ha ve their owr :•ghts C. make sure that power ni ot delegated to other bodies
or individuals D prevent political parties from putting pressure on government
12. The power of a head of state to di ·sol ve the legisla
ture and order a general election is usually associatl:d with the
A. Tiv R C Hausa D.
A. presidental systt•.n of government B. monarchical system of government c parliamentary system of government D. unitary system of government
11 Accountability in public office means that officers shall
A. keep proper account of states finances B. render good account of their acti vities C not accept bribes and gratification
having self·govemment B. British colonialists were no longer interested in governing their acquired territories C. French administrative policies did not allow for political agitation D. nationalists in British West Africa were more united than their French counterparts
24. In British West Africa, the elective priciple was fir!!
introduced in D. declare their assets periodically A. Nigeria B. Ghana
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The act of bringing a legisla t ive session to an end
C Sierra Leone D. The Gambia
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only for business to con tinue later is called A. adjournment B. prorogation C resolution D. abrogation Which of the following violates the principle of the ruleoflaw? A. Arbitrary increases of prices by traders B. Criticism of government actions by the press C Arbitrariness of government policies D. A rbit ra riness of i ndividuals in the society An electoral system which restricts voting rights to only male ad ults is termed
25. A thorny issue during the 1957/58 Nigerian constitu tiona!conferences was t he A. leadership of the first post-i ndependence
government B. problem of ethnic minorities C control ofthe Mid- West by the Western Region
D. sta tus of Lagos 26. ll,l the 1963 Consti tution, there was seperation of
powers bet ween the A. president and the commander-i n-chief of the armed forces B. executive and the legislature C. head of state and the president D. head of
A. popular franchise B. C li mited franchise D.
male suffrage ad ult suffrage
government and the head of state 27. A major feature which differentiated the 1963 and 1979
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Which of the following best represents duties and obligations of government? A. Respect for national symbols B. Provision of public utilities C Care of public property D. Obedience oflaws An electoral process in which candidates for elective offices are selected by party members is known as A. primary election B. electoral college C direct election D. preferential voting The principle whereby a legislator 's tenure is abruptly brought to an end by his constituency is known as A. rejection B. reference C. recall D. return One ofthe main fuctions of a pol itical party is A. political eva lutionB. interest aggregation C political account ability D. interest determination Which of the following trad i tional Nigerian societies practised t he system of checks and balances?
ru l gbo
In terms of administrative structure, wh ich ofth'! following sets of pre-colonial Nigeria political sy tcms do NOT match?
constitutions was t hat in the fomer, A. ministers were appointed from the National
l.xxr · Assembly B. ministers were appointed ',. from outside the National Assembly
C. the prime minister was elected by the whole country D. the National Assembly comprised the senate and the House of Assembl y
28. A court order compelling the executive or its agencies
to produce an unlawfully detained person is called a writ of A. mandamus B. s ubpoena C. habeas corpus D. injunction
19. The primary function of the Armed Forces ofNigeria is to
A promote and protect the security of the nation B. protect the head of states ::nd commander·
in-ch ief ofthe armed forces of the nation C. protect the citizens against corrupt and
oppressive politicians D. project the country's image by participating
in peace keeping operations 30. Which organ was enshrined in the 1979 constitution
to protect public servan ts from political interference and a rbitrary dismission? A. Public Complaints Commission B. Code of Conduct Bureau C. Federal Judicial Service Commission
A. lgbo and Tiv B. Benin and l gbo D. Federal Civil Service Commission C Sokoto and Oyo D. Renin and Soko:o
31. The political party that replaced NNDP before !J. Nationalist activities were earlier in Bri:isl: than in
French West Africa because thl:! A. French West Africans wunot interested i n -
independence was A. NYM C. UNDP
B. NCI'\C D. AG
A. Benue-Piateau B. Cross River 43. The foreign aiTa1rs m in ill:r 11h1 .u.hn,·::k', ..: c Kwara D. M id-west ·concert ofl\lcJn1m Po\\t.:l ..a
32. Apart from discussing the draft of the 1979 constitution. what was the major pre-occupation of the C.onstituent Assembly in 1 978? A Revenuel\llocation B. Sharia issue c Formation ofPolitical Parties 42. D. Election of a President
C 1 igt:ria busin.:.> n .:11 "],,, r ·;· •:· ! interct·.
D. 1\:igl.!ria C o.)ntrlh.:\>J:o lU t,, "" PP\t ' ·• 1 1 Which oft h... lnl • o,,in._ 1 .::'11..:,.., -t -1 ated \lith the d1.'1 dupn ...:11 uf.\j. • 1 • 'l.: · u "''!'!
A. L'.S.A I;. • ,,:1 •.. ' 33. The first minority state to be created in tht: Nigerian
federation was C India !) 1'1" :1
34. One major constraint on the smooth operation of federalism in N igeria is the A lack of an acceptable revenue allocation formula a inability to conduct a successful census C high cost of administration
44.
A. Prof l h nth im Ct:L tL..ri B. Major-Ucncral Jo<.' ( •Jrb.l C. Alhaji Ril\\anulul-..llJl D. Prof. Bni.JJ! \l,ta_ .1
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D. frequent change of govenunent
35. One of the basic differences between ministries and public corporations is that while ministries are A. run on rules, public corporations are not B. wholly owned by the government, publ ic
corporations are owned by both government and individuals
C not established with specific statutes. public corporations are
D. not important i n developmen tal process, public corporations are
Nigeria du ring t h... lit'! ''-'1'..11 1 < t.: • •I independent tort:1gu p1l ... ·> A. The numerous d1 Cll:n.:nct.:< a111 1nf! tiH:L'thimc
groups B. Lad.o f p >ltlic.l i ,,I>,
c Nig.:ri:t \\ as a 111111-aligl t...d t.:•>t.•tlr D. 1\ig rta.:culh•lll \\,1- J T• •'-· \.
Western cn u nt r! _,., 45. The British pri m.:min it..:1 ''i • ,, I :1.1
tion of Nigeria's debt ''a A Margaret lhnchc-r H i ' . 'II • I
36. Privatization and commercial ization of public en ter-
prises in Nigeria will lead to further entrenchment of A. socialism B. capitalism C welfarism D. fascism
c. Joh n l\ ljtlr D. li·•
46. Which of the fol!o\\ ing \!'T'l.HI uJII. I
N igeria's assistance t<• li gltt hcr ''.1r ..t in 1975/76?
"' 1\'11 ,, •n
37. The 1976 Local Government Reforms has
A. reduced political corruption at the local level
A. am1b1a c South Africa
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B. resulted in accelerated development in the rural areas C created more autonomy for local administration
D. n:duced the political roles of traditional rulers
38. The Babangida administra tion's transition to civil ru le programme officially started in A. 1992 B. 19<xl C 1987 D. 1985
39. A major negative impact of mi litary intervention in
Nigerian politics is the A. politicization of the military a domination of the economy by foreign powers C poor performance of the mil itary in foreign
peace-keeping operations D. neglect of the welfare of mi l itary personel
40. The committee t hat recommended Ahuja as the new
Fed ::ral Capital was headed by
47. Which Nigerian '"IS the ..:\ .;C:Utl\1.' .,.;, ,•.t' ! ·."It·\'' A. ChiefL mel-.a \ n'.1.•i..u B. Prof. .1\lkb;l\ I \,', ·- ( • - r
M atthe\\ ,\l h u n..1\il.l I \• uh 1..1 \ 1haji 48. Nigeria was rega rded a.; :1 ·1 r..nul.n..: '' t.··h .c sh.:
A assisted libt.:ratl<'ll 'tnl fk''u·:-,,,nhcn \lr1:a B. assisted LC0:'\1< ){, trnnp. 1111 i 1·cri C. sent r•oortil• p..::ICt.:-1...: p 1:: 1: !-:J, 1 :'' .t D. se·t policcmuttu '\;am• i 1
49. The major·:a tc:t!usc.!b:. ( ll'[T t int'u 'l.t• C'il
price is by A. detcnr. :ting t he q ua nti!\ t\t od tn hi.' rr 'l1c.:d at any given jCriod B. i nt1ucncing bu c:-s :tt the imernatio:.al marl.ct to b I) Jt hi;!h p1Kt: C..tlll''' 111g
mem ber ccuntrics to pmJ ucc a t t he1r JI,.,L'r.:t'on D. increa,i ng theuppl:- t fth..: n>mn 1,lt.)
50. The Gulf war of t •JI)tl 1" n• md1 :..u• •. 1 ttl '·0.
,. . Graham Douglas B. C Rotimi Williams D.
Manunan Nasir Akinola Aguda
unable to A. ensure Ire.: 11u, .J tr:tt.J..: P I' I 1:nlis C. contr•)l::trmam..:nt
41. The te. 1, comprador borgeoisie. has been used t j sch<•lar;. '..\ describe A. L eign busi nessmen in Nigeria B lc ·eign di;JIQmats worki1:g in Nigeria
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D. cnsur..:n pt ama n \\l)t! I pc.t ,
The concept of sovereignty can best be defined as the A. state of being su preme in a ut hot ity B. power of the executi,·e presiden t C supremacy of the legisla t ure D. supremacy of the execu ti ve
Power is understood to mea n th.: A. right to compel obedience B. capacity to compel obedience C relationship between t he gm·ern ment and
the people D. desire to seize t hcstatc a pparatus
The i nstitutions which const itute the mai n organs of the government of a na tion a re the A. legislature. the execut h·c and t he judici ary B. judiciary and the civi l service C trustee and the presidium D. civil serv ice and the sena te
The execut i ve arm of government inc ludes the A. police B. co urt C. national assem bly D. senate president
U n ieamerallegislaturc is often criticized for A. restricting the scope of participat ion B. cheapening t he opportu nit y for partici pation C condoning the participation of traditional rulers D. na rrowing pa rti ci pation to t he: m ilitary
A legal document yet to be enacted into law but still under deba te in the legislature is kno11n as A. a n edict B. a decree C a white paper D. a bill
According to Marx ist theory. t hose who 011 n a nd control the means of product ion i n a capita list societ are the
II. B) t:·lil\IS made by the !linistet ofTransport for running the Nigerian Rail way Corporation i ru1e\ercise of A. delegated power R. parliamentary power C statutory po11er 0. residual power
1 2. f hc applica t ion of the ru le of law can be ltmited by
A. g i1 ing judges full authority B. im oking emergency powers C. securing the ten u re of of1ice of j udges D. insu la tingjudges from pan isa n politics
13. La ws made by t he a norney-general and mi nister of
jutice a re ca lled A. tcm porar) la11s B. bills of attainder C. case laws D. ex post facto laws
l·t The legal process by wh ich a n al ien is accepted as a
national or u country ot her t h a n h is own is known as A. nat uraliza tion B. citizenship C. expatriation D. i ndigenization
1 ]. T he i na l iena ble rights of t he citizen are best protected
through A. a n c kcted govern men t B. a humane head of state C.· a constitution D. a lt:arlcss j udicia ry
1 6. J:nrra nch isdilent describes t he process of
!\. allo11 ing eligible persons t he righ t to vote . . B. allo11 i ng special categories of persons to
contet election s C. allowi ng all women the right to vote
D. t he act ual act of voting 1 7. A n electoral system tha t apport ions legislati ve seats
to a group rcla ti1e to its act ual voting strength is rd;:rrcd to as
A . fra nchi se B. simple pl urality A. produ cers B. bou rgeoisie C. proportiona l representa t ion c. colonia l ists D. proleta riats I} d iscrim ina tory majority
A distinct i ve feature of a democratic system of go,·ernmen t is the A. ex istence of period ic compctitil c elections B. existence of a single pol itica l pa rt C. absence oft rong pressure grou ps D. centralization of a ll power in t he exec uti ve
The goa l of the theory of seperation of power i s to A. make the exerut i1·e dependent on t he legislat ure B. give more powers to t he: leg isla ture C. protect ind i vidua l lihcn D. crea te el1icicncy in t he jud icia r
The power of the cour ts to dccla n:legislative enactments as unconstitutional is k no11 n as j udicial A. ru li ng H. re1 it.:11 C interpretat iou D. ed ict
18 ,.\ non party election occurs "IH:n \. all cand ida tes r un as independents
H. t here a rc no party ms bols onlpa rtcandidates contest
D. 'lllers have no pa rties 19. ·1 he major d istingu ishi ng factor between a political '
pa rtand a pressu re group is that wh ile the f ormer .\ . is c!Tecti,·clorgani1ed. t he !,mer is not B. engages in propaganda. t he !alter is not L eeks po11er. the lattt> r inll ueme: s i t I) dncnot form a f!•"cn u m:nt. the latter does
2U. Pu bl ic opinion is the 1 ie11 ex pn:eJ b) a
:\. I'' mem bers of the 5o.:ict B. li:11 artic u late members i n the society C. llldjorito r the 111Cillbers of U S(oCiety ·, D. ,;roup o f indi1 iJu.t b u, tlot' :>'l• icty
Which of the followi ng was NOT a function of 32. On what is charismatic authority based? 21.
A. 1960 B. 1966 C. l %9 D. 1 976
A. Prime minister B. presiden t D. the phasing out of the post of the c C. queen D. governor-general
A. inherited wealth and power B. ty rannical tendencies C. institutional pmccsess D. Personnccal abil iat nd i nflu:
22. I n which of the following Nigerian pre-colonial
political units was the principle of separation of power i nstitut ional ized?
FEDE<X> during the second republic? A. Organ izi ng. cond ucti ng and supervis'
elections B. Pro\'iding guidelines. and regulations for pol i t ical parties
C. Arranging for the regist ration of perso. quali fied to vote
D. Swea ring-in of elected candidates
A . Oyo Empi re B. C. .Ha u sa states D.
Benin Empire Bomu Empire
33. Who among the followi ng served as chainnen under Gene ra l Babangida? A. Chief Ani and Justice Ovie-Whisky
23. The geographical entity in which the traditional ruler was born the religious and polit ical head "as the A. Tiv society B. Elik kingdom C. Ju kun kingdom D. Sokoto caliphate
24. Jn which order did the \'arious European groups
penet rate into t he interior of present-day N igeria? A. Explorers.missionaries. traders and i mperialists B. x?IO'i -- . ·:..c:.missionaries and imperialists C. _.._...-:.:rs.. _:.::.::.J.imperialists and missionaries D. ·• ...x·alists, traders and missiona ries
25. l ndi rect rule •\as i ntroduced in igeria because
A. traditional rulers ,,·ere powerful B. there were few adm ini strators in the country C. the coloniali sts were poor admini st rators D. the native auU1orities were already well organized
26. The breakdown of the Macpherson Constitution was
partly caused by the crisis within t he A . N.C.N.C. B A.G C. N.P.C D. N.N.D.P.
27. The first leader of the ational col!ncil ofNigeria and
the Cameroons was
B. f'rof. /\wa and Prof Nwosu C. Prof. Uya a nd AI h. Kurfi D. Col. \Vase a nd ChiefEsua
The Minori ties Com mi ssion appointed i n 1957 8 Nigeria was )1eaded by A. J usticeUdo Udoma B. Si r Henry C. Si r Alla n Lennox-Boyd D. J ustice Damely A lexander
35. N igeria adopted the nineteen-state structu re.in 36. Pri vatization of pu blic corporations in Nigeria ·
A. go,·ernment di\·estment from the co B. the public take over of companies C. the autonomy of govern ment comp D. t he commercialization of publ ic co
37. Examples of public corpora tions in Nigeria are
A. UACand CFAO B. NE PA and C. CFAO a nd CC D. NEPAand
38. Presidential ism i n Local government adrninis understood to mea n
A. NnamdiAzikiwe B. C. Samuellkoku D.
M ichacl Okpara IJcrbcrt Macaulay
A. the aboli tion of the role of traditional as chairmen B. local gov chief executives to be known as pre ·
28. U nder the 1963 Consti ttn ion. a bill cou ld only become- law i f it was accented to by the
C. chai rmen of local govern men ts to accou nti ng officers
29. The first executi\'e president of Nigeria was
1\ . Dr. 1 n::undi /\zih.i"e B. Sir Abubakar Tafit\1a Balewa C. General Yah.uhu Go''on D. Al haji Shehu Shaga ri
30. Which ofU1e following organs control U1e Civil service?
A. pa ri iamen t am.l the courts B. trade unions and the courts C. the pol ice and p<. rliamt:nt D. tri bunals a nd interest groups
:; I. Under the Ch il Sen ic{·Reforms of 1 988. the igeria n
Civi l Service beca me
39. Local govemment have been stripped of one important functions through the establ ishment A. ational Primary Education Commi · B. Nationa l Health Ca re Commission C. ational Boa rd of Local Governments D. National Orienta tion Agency
40. The m ilitary administration that attempted to
the problem of ineffi cie:tcy in the public sector mass retir eee n t of pu blic officers was the 1\. < juwon ad mini stration B. Muri tala admi · C. Obasanjo ad ministra tion D. 13uhari ad · ·
41. Un..!t!r m i litary regimes in N igeria. t he branches
go\,emmenl that were fused are the
A. nationalized C. bureacratiL;:c
B. pro tcssiona Iized ;,·,d:?<?,enized
A. executive a nd the leg:,;lan1re B. executive a nd t he judiciary C. legi slature and the judiciary L>. executi ve. the legislature ard the jud'
42. N igeria is the major shareholder in the 47. Wh ich of the followi ng coun tries has the right to veto
A. OPEC Fund for Devclopmcrn the decision of the Security Cou nci l of t he UN B. African Development Bank A. Switzerland B. Argentina C World Bank C. ( hina D. Sweden
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43.
D. International Monetary Fund
igerian soldiers have been deployed tor peace keeping mission to A Burundi and Yugoslm·ia 1:.1. Ethiopia and Korea C Somalia and Rwanda D. llaiti and Lebanon
48. The primary objectiYe of the UNO is to A . maimain i n ternationa l peace and security B. promote fundamental human rights C. develop bilateral relations among nations 0. serve as a co-ordinating platfom1 for the actions
of nations
44.
45.
The adoption of non-align ment as a principle of N igerian foreign policy is aimed at A. promoting Nigerian 's leadership aspiration in
Africa B. placing Nigeria on a comfortable position to
contribute to international peace and morality C. enabling igeria assume equal sta tus with
the world powers D. fulfilli ng a basic requiremen t for her acccp
tance into the Sccurit) Council of the U The country whose interest connicted with t hose of Nigeria oYer Angola in 1 975 was A USSR B. USA C France D. Cuba
49. The OAU is founded on t he pri nci ple of A. sclllement of international d isputes by armed
struggles B. justi fiable interference i n the domestice
a flai rs of member states C. sovereign equality of member state ))_ equal contri bution by member states
50. One of the ach ievements of ECOWAS is t he
A eradication of colonialism B. adoption of vehicle insu rance scheme C. settlement of Liberian refugees D. respect for human rights
46. The pri nciple of Africa bei ng the centre-piece of
Nigeria's foreign policy has been demonstrated in A. Egypt B. Gabon C. Zambia D. runibia
I. Authority refers to the A. might to secure compliance from other wit hi n
a given social setting B power to exercise might o\·cr others lx:ha\·iour C mandate to exercise power 0\<:r others D. ability to compel others to act in a panieular way
2. Government is di!Terent from other poli ti cal organ iza
tions because A. it has legitimate pO\\ er over cit izens B. its oflicials have fixed tenns of office C. it can punish those who violate its ru les D. it is made up of elected oflicial
3. Judicial independence in a modern d t:monacy can be
ensu red by A. the con ti rmation of the appointmen t of
judges by the legislature B the pruvision that judges cru1 lllll) he
removed fium unice b) the pre.si<knt-in-council
4. The official report ofprocccdings in parliament is knO\m as the A. l la nsard 11 diary of even ts C. gazette D. su mma ry of proceedings
5. An important feature of the federal system of government is
the existence of a A. strong national legislature B. President with veto power C. court system wit h impartial judges D. multiple tiers of govern ment
6 An important asp<.."<.'t of an Ull\\Titten constinrtion is that it
A . is casto understand by everybody B. safeguards the monarchy C. contain .:u tornary laws a:1d conventions ))_ is not easily amended
7. The id..:ology tha t advocates the com plete control of
the sources of power is C. making judges independent nfthe ministr') A . tntalitarianism B. socialism D.
ofjustice safegua rding t he security o t tenu re ofjudgcs
C. lihcralism D. democracy
8. Shadow cabi net is associated with the A. communist system B. presidential
18. The process of dividing a cmmtry i nto electoral districts is known as
system C. parliamentary system D. fascist system
A. demarcation B. c. delimitation D.
delineation distri bu tion
9. One basic characteristic of parliamentary system of
government is that the A. upper and lower houses of the legislatu re
have eq ual powers B. cabinet is pan of the legislatu re C. prime minister is usua lly a member of the
upper house D. opposition party members are also included
in the cabinet
19. Pol itical parties are formed essentially to A. capture state power B. replace bad governments C. complete with the military for power D. satisfy the needs of members
20. A systematic effort to manipulate te beliefs. attitudes
and actions of the public through the mass media and other mea ns is called
10. In a presidentia l system. the theory of separation of
power is not absolute because the president
A. political educat ion B. C. propaga nda D.
publ ic opi n ion brainstorming
A. can declare a state of emergency B. can be impeached by the court C. assents to bil ls D. can declare laws
null and void
II. The principl.e of checks and balance is found mainly in A. parliamentary system B. presi
dential system C. monarch ies D. oligarchies
1 2. During the second republic in Nigeria, the branch of
the legislature responsible for ratifying presidential nominees for appointments was the A. Senate B. Council of states C. House of Rreprescntative D. Publ ic Service Commissions
13. A tax law originates from
21. In the lgbo political system.authority was shared among A. men and women with ozo titles B. all age groups and warrant chiefs C. e lders of the community and ofo title holders D. title holders and age groups
22. The crucial check on an au tocra t ic Oba in the pre-
colonial Yoruba poli tical system was A. presenting to h im a su icide symbol B. avoiding t he palace C. sending h im a exile D. refusing to carry out his orders
23. A major feature of the system of government in the
Sokoto Ca liphate was that A . it was based on customs a nd t raditions B. it was theocratic C. i t was democratic
A a private member"s bill B. C ajudicial bill D.
an education tax bill a public bill
D. po\.ver was effectively decentral ized 24. The people of Sout hern Nigeria first came in contact
14. The order used by the court against unnecessary detention is A. i nterlocutory injunction B. habeas corpus C. that of extradi t ion D. mandamus
IS. When school pupils sing the na tional anthem and
salute the flag, they are A. performing their obligations as citizen B. exercising t heir rights as citizens C. practicing to be leaders of tomorrow D. carrying out their responsibil ities as citizens
16. A major duty of citizen is to
with Europeans through A. military expeditions B. Church missions C gunboat diplomacy D. peaceful trade
25. N igeria's first law making body after t he amalgamation
was know as the A. igcrian Council B. ational Assembly C. N igeria National Assembl y D. Legislati,·e Council
26. One major flaw of the Briti h indirect rule in N igeria
was that the system A. made use ofrraditional i nstitution
A. vote at elections B. C. pay taxes D.
associate freel y join political parties
B. championed ethnocentrism C. encouraged the use of European administrators D. was not centralized
17. The simple plurality electoral system is often crit icized beca use A. the ruling party may lose the election B. the winner.may not poll an absolut majority C. it works against a ll opposition parties D. it is easy to rig
27. The nationalist organization formed i n Nigerian i n the
late 1930s was the A National Council ofNigeria and the Cameroons B. N igcrian Youth Movement C. Nigerian National Democratic Party D. Action Group
In19-J7.Dr. NnamdiAzikiwe led adelegation to the BritishColonial OffiCe in London to protest against the A. provisions of the Richards Constitution B. appointment of Bernar Bourdillon as
Governor·(l.:nl!ral C. appointment of Oliver Lyttelton as colonial
secretary D. provision of the Macpherson constitution
19. Under the 1922 CliiTord constitution, franchise was
granted in Calabar and Lagos to A. all adults B. male adults C persons with an annual income of at least I 00 D male adults with an annual income of at least I 00
30. Under the 1979 Constitution in Nigeria, each state of
the federation A. had a bicameral legislature B. had equal legislators in the House of
Representati ves C. had an equal num ber of senators D. was provided ith a presidential liaison officer
31. Under he 1963 Repu blican Constitution, t he power of
judicial review was vested in the A. supreme court B. parliament C president D. the chief justice of the federation
32. Between 1966 and 1975, the highest legislative body
in N igeria was t he A. Armed forces revolutionary council B. Supreme military council C Armed forces ruling cou ncil D. Provisional ruling cou ncil
33. Three im portant concepts associated with a well
organized civi l service a re A .meritocracy, neutral ity a nd bureaucracy B general orders, confidentialism and red-tapism C neutrality, anon ymity and impartial ity D bureaucracy, confidentialism and general orders
34. The public agency now mandated to register births
and deaths in Nigeria is t he A. National Civi l Registration Commission B. Ci vil Service Commission C Ministry of Health D. ational Popuiat!on Comm ission
35. U nder the Babangida administration. the political
bureau recommended at the federal level, A unicameral legislature and multi-party system B. bicamera l legislat u re and multi-pa rty system C un ica meral legisla ture and tv<o-party system D. bicameral legislature and t wo-pa rty system
36. The first political party that contested election in
N igeria :1fter the Cli fford Constitution was A. N igerian Yout h Movement B National Cow1cil of Nigeria and the Cameroons C Northern People·s Congress D. Nigerian Nationa l Democratice Party
37. For pre-independence political parties in Nigeria included the A. AG,NCNC, NNDP,andNYM B. NNDP, NCNC,NPC andAG C NNDP, CNC, NPCandUMBC D. NYM, NCNC, NPC and NNDP
38. In igeria. fu nctions shared by the central and state
governments include A. external representation, education and
provision of water B. construction of roads, defence and health C. control of pons, health and ed ucation D education. provision of water and
construction of roads 39. The creation of more states in Nig ria has
A. eliminated ethnic and religious conflicts B reduced the gap between rich and po;>r states C increased the powers of the federal govemrnent D. increased the power of the states and local
governments 40. After the botched coup of Ja nua ry 1 966, power was
handed over to General John son Agujyi-lronsi by the A. se nate B. presiden t C. house of representatives D. council of ministers
41. Nigeria·s major export commodi ties in the early years
of her i ndependence were A. cocoa, ground nut and ginger B. cocoa. rubber and beru1iseed C cocoa, pal m oil and groundnut D. rubber, kolanut and cotton
42. The foreign affai rs minister who introduced economic
diplomacy as a foreign policy intiative was A. Prof. BolajiAkinyemi B. Major-Generallke vvachukwu C. Prof. Ibrahim Gan1bari D. Major-General Joseph Garba
43. Non-alignmen t is no longer releva nt in N igeria foreign
policy because A. she is seen as the leade. of Africa B. her focus is now on Africa C of t he formation of the ECOWAS D. the cold war has ended
44. In 1978, t he ObasanjoAdm;...stration nationalized the
assets of the Bri tish Petrr :eum and the Barclays Bank in Nigeria in reaction tc .he British A. monopol y or , igeria's oil markets B. occupatior ofthe Falkland Islands C. contin ued trade links with South Africa D. reluctance to write ofTNigeria's debts
45. Nigeria broke diplomatic relations with France in 1961
because of · II.. France's atomic test in the Sahara Desert B. the poor relations of the Franco-Phone
cou ntries with her
A. c.
government territory
B. D.
population sovereignt y
9.
The resignation of the cabinet afier a defeat in
parliament is an expression of the princi ple of The judiciary assigns clear meaning to the laws by A. political accountability A. interpretation B. enforcement B. collective responsibility c. adjudication D. revision C. checks and balances D. rule
A. electorate B. people c. head of state D. armed forces
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C General de-Gaulle's negative attitude towards her D. France's diplomatic relations with Israel
46. In 1 993. Nigeria troops were on peace-keeping
assignment to A. Li beria and Bu rund i B. Rwanda and Liberia C. Chad a nd Lioeria D. Liberia and somalia
47. N igeria established a trust fund for other African
countries with the A. ,!tlt'rm!lin;:al Bank II 'I R.ec,nstrucl ion Jnd
lJI!,·c lopme111
48. Nations join international organizations so that they A. ad vance their interests B. get foreign aid C. form alliances D. become more developed
49. The organ of the U.N.O. wi t h full represt!n tation is
A. Security Council B. General Assembly C. Trusteeshi p Counci l D. In ternat iona l Court of Justice
50. Which of th'f."l!<l\1 ing '"a' the last to "in indepca
dence from culunial rule? B. 1 igerian Industrial Developmen t Bank C. African Development Bank D. Economic Commission for Africa
A. Cote d'lvoire C. Tanzania
B. Algeria D. Angola
7. I. Which of the following defines the concept of
government? A 1lle process of administering justice in a country B. The process of supervising the activities of
legislature 8. c. The orderly management andcontrol of the
affairs of a country D. The orderly transfer of power to duly elected
politicians
2. The most distinguishing characteristic of the state is
A major characteristic of the social ist system is ils provision for A. · limited pri vacy B. C. unlimited privacy D. In the presidential system of government, the chid• executive is A. elected by the entire electorate B. nominated by the legislators C. selected by the party with the majority oL
seats in t he legislatu re D. appoi nted by an i ndependent judiciary
3.
4. The st ructure of government implies the 10. A. law making process of government B. law enforcement process of government c. organ izat ion of power and functions of
govern ment D. method of revenue allocation by government il.
5. If the centra l government has less power than the
component units, the const itution is said to be A. federal B. unitary c. con federal D. unwritten
12. 6. I n democracy. ult:.:::::te authori ty resides in the
Ceremonial and executi ve powers are fused indie A. parliamentary system of government B. presidential system of government C. federal system of government D. unitary system of government The empowerment of the Police Service <:Oimnlilllil to make rules for the appointment, promotion ... dismissal of its person nel, is an example of A. a decree B. a penal ... C a delega ted legislation D. an exewne.. The principle by which both t he governors aDd governed are bound by the law is called A. constitutionalism B. constitutional suprem:1cy C. rule by decree 0. rule by law
13. The rights of a citizen can be withdrawn by the state if the person A. leaves the country B. is convicted by a court C. opposes the government D. is pronounced dead
24. The Aro system in Tgboland was a A. political organization B. commercial organization C. religiousorganizatjon D. imperial organization
25. In 1879, four British companies were merged to fom1
the U nited African Company by
14. I n a democracy. franchise is given to all A. adult citizens B. citizens
A. Frederick Lugard B. C. Tubman Goldie D.
John Beecroft Macg egor Laid
C. loyal party members D. resident adults
15. The major ad vantage of secret balloting is that it A allow people to vote frl!ely B. ensures the anon ymity of t11e voter C. extends the franchise to all adults
26. Which of the following was a feature of the government of a British protectorate? A. Legislative cou nci l B. Provincial
authority C. Executivecouncil D. Native Authority
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D. is faster than the ot her systems
16. A candidate who wins a n election' by a simple majority. must have been voted for by A. majority of the electorate B. most of t he electorate C. · a good number of the vov:.:s
27. Edt cated elites did not like the system of indirect rule in Nigeria because it A . did not make provision for them B. was exploitati\·e and cumbersome C. made traditional ruler too powerful D. was undemocra tic and oppresive
D. a majority of the voters
17. A party system ca n be defi ned by the A. structure of political parties B manner the government and the parties operate C relationship bcnveen the parties and the voters D. number of political parties in a country
18. One major aim of a pressure group is to
A. capture political power B. influence the pol icies of the government C. install a government of its choice D. implement policies that \\II benefit its member
19. Which of the following is the commonest means of
expressing public opinion? A. Handbill B. cwspaper C. Radio D. Television
20. One effect ive way by wh ich governments ascertain
publ ic support a nd reactions is through A. the press B social mobilization C. opinion leaders D. elections
21. An acephalous pre-colonial pol itical system is
best represented by the
28. The Nigerian Cou nci l was created by A. Hugh Cl iflbrd B. Arthur Richard C. Frederick Lugard D. BemardBourdillon
29. Nationalism in igeria was facillitated by
A. tlle actions of t he veterans of the two world wars and tradional rulers
B. the activities1fChristian churches and missionaries
C. education and urbanization D. rapid economic growth
30. The 1 946 constitution was rema rkable because it
A. created m i nisterial positions in Nigeria B. introduced regior.al governments in Nigeria C introduced for the first time, the elective principle D. brought about sel f-government for N igeria
31. Which of the following statements is true about tlle
1963 and 19790 const itutions? • A. Both had provisions for the omce of the president B. BoU1 had provision for the office of a
constitutional president C. Both provision for the office of the Prime
Minister and president
A. Oyo empire B. organization c. organization D.
lgbo political !jaw political Benin empire
D. Both had provisions for the office of an executive president
32. The premier of Western Region immediately after
22. The adm inistration oft t>e capital of the em irate under the pre-colonial Ha usa-Fulan i political system was entrusted to the A . Galadima B. Waziri C. Sarkin fada D. Sarkin pawa
23. In the pre-colon ial Yoruba society. the power of the Oyomesi were checked by the
independence was A. ChiefObafemiAwolowo B. Chief Ladoke Akintola C. Dr. M.A. Majekodunmi D. Alhaji D.S. Adegbenro
33. During the period 1960 to 1 966, Nigeria was goveme<
under the
A. Baale C. Are ona kaka nfo D.
B. Ogboni Bashorun
A. presidential system of government R Westminster system of government
_,·,rderal system of government D. u..1t.:.. system of government
.J'f . vv111cn or tile tollowi ng was not established under the 1979 Nigerian constitution? A. National Council on Education B. National Economic Council C. National Security Council D. Na tional Defence Council
35. Federalism was adopted in igeria as a constitutional
response to the problem of A. educational imbalance B. national identity C. ethnic pluralism D. ·, anpower and resources
36. In ? Jeral system. the power allocated to both the
ce: :al and the state governments is said to be A . exclusive B. concu rrent C. residual D. inherent
37. I n the botched Third 1Republic, the unit of representa
tion i n the House of Representatives was- t he A. local goverment B. electoral wa rd C. senatorial dist rict D entire state
38. Public corporations mainly differ from the m inistries i n
that t hey A. arc not burea ucra t ic B. provide social services to the public c. require h ighly professional staff D. a re organized as busi ness enterprises
39. The privatiza tion of public corporations is aimed at
A. making their goods and services ava ilable B. maki ng them reliable C. making them more eflicient D. allowing the public to control them
40. One major democratic innovation in local govenm1cnt
admi nisration introduced by the Babangida regime was the A. appoi nt ment of portfolio counci llors B. appointment of ret ired military officers as
sole ad minist rators C. selection of head of personnel managemen t
departments from t he counci ll ors D. separations of powers between the executive
a nd legislative a rms of the cou nci llors
41. The change in the role of traditional rulers i n local government administration in 1igcria can oc attri b u ted to the A. 1976 local government reforms B. i nvolvement of the mil itary i n pol itics C. lack of support for the tradit ional r ulers by
A. organization ofFESTAC B. construction of roads C creation of tweive states D. civil service purge
44. AnexampleofNigeria·s cx1emal cultural relations i n her
A. establishmen t of diploma tic rela tions wi t h other nations B. economic aid to neighbouring countries
C. exchange of studeuts with friendl y nations D. trade interactions with developing cou nt ries
45. At independence in 1 960, the permission to establish
a diplomatic mission i n igeria was not gra nted to A. the United States of American B. Japan C the United Ki ngdom D. the U nion of Soviet Socialist Republ ics
46. The concept of A frica as the centre-piece of N igerian
foreign pol icy implies that Nigeria should A. interfere in the i nternal affairs of other
African States B. support seces sionist movement in Africa
C participate in any peace-keeping operation i n Africa
D. Jay more emphasis on African issues 47. The organ responsible for the general adminstration
ofECOWAS is the A. Executive Secretariat B. Council of
Ministers C Authority of Heads of State and Government D. Tribunal of the Community
48. The first interna tional organization N igeri a joi ned after
independence is the A. United Nations Orga nization B. Organization of African unity C. Commonwealth of Nation D. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
49. The Security Cou ncil of t he Un ited Nations Organiza
tion is composed of A. the Western industrial nations B. the five permanent members C the fi ve perma nen t members and other
members periodically elected D. eleven member sta tes elected by the Genera l
Assem bl y 50. The headquaters of the Economic Commission for
Africa is located in the citizens D. 1988 civil service reforms
-l2. Wh ich of the following factors was not responsible
for the milit ary i r:•.-:<:ntion in Nigeria ;ol itics in 1966? !\.. will:..gness of politicia ns to rc inq ui sh power B. the vVeslt!rn Regional election . f 1 965 C. the Federal election of 1964 D. eth nic politics a nd lawlessness
3. One outstanding action for which the Gowon
administration will be rerr.embered in Nigeri a·s pol itical h istof) i th{
A. Ghana C Nigeria
B. Kenya [) tlhiopia
A. socializa tion B. i.1doctrination C culture D. participation
\ . :m oligarchy B. a g4,#.Y;; ' c. an eristocrecy D. a .fu·;. .
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In a federal state, power is shared !\. between the centra! government and the
12. The most important function of the executive organ of government is to
local a uthorities n among the states of the federation l atno'ng the major regions of the country
A. formulate policies B. C control foreign policy
give assent to bills D. enforce la\\S
D. bct\\ cen the central government and other co-ordicna te units
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13. The process of learn ing the norms and values associated with a political system is referred to as political
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In a tcdcra l system of government the centre is !\. superior to the ot her components B. inferior to the other com p0nnts C qual to the other components I) ')f·unlimited jmisdiction In a pr iden tial system of government, mi isteTs are A. indi\.lioual tv responsible to the president B indivi,(lually respons.ihle to te senate . · C' co11·.!ctively responsible io the presi<Jent D. col lecti vely responsi ble to the electorate Ihe principle of collect iYe responsibi li ty implies that A. individual views ear1not be expressed B <lecisiorts tak:en are defended in spitof
individual opin ions C those ''i1o hold d.iflerent views must acquiesce D. government cannot be personalized !\ gmcrnment controlled by a few people for their 0\\ n interests is said to be A. an a utocracy B. a tyranny C. an oligarchy D. a meritocracy In the pa rliamentary system of government, formal legislation ca n take the following forms except :\. royal procla mations B. order in council l.. a..:ts ufpurl iament D. mi nisterial pronouncement One of1ht: d lstindivc features of democracy is that it A. . aoi'tnQtes;civil rule. . • .. I g fucitinrtCs.P<>pularpartlcipation . C prm ides' for a un icameral legisl.ature D. is not a!.sociated with one party
t . , . . '\ h.:rcditar\ svstem of government is · ;.,. ! t .
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Tbc scparatiM of jUd'ic.ial.legi$tive-llrta ortve· . ' ftmct i A.
ons is designed to promote freedom B.
' .. • ·p?evnt tyrcmily ' ··
C promote peace D. prevent anarchy
Ri:-'11.:!ral legislat utes arc a common feature of /\. monarchical systems B cohfederal s ms C ftdera1 S)'l>'ternS U.' unitary systems In a !t:deral con titutiona! legislat ive powers that are shared by M·o levels of government,are referred to as 1\ . exclusive B. extra-ordinary C. residual D. concurrent
14. Which of the following best decri bes t he role of the
civil service? A. promoting the in tere t of ci\ il servants B. advising go'emment an9 implementing its
. policies C ·Keeping records for government D. providing infonnation on g0\·e1n ment and its
agenci s 15. One instrument for safeguarding the rights of cihzcn is
A. judicial i nterpretation B. . , . president ial pardon C. legislat ive
tiervent ion D. ' \\'rit ofhabe:ls corpus 16. Legislative control over delegated legisl::!tion ca n be
performed t h rough A. wit hdrawal of delegated powerby the
j udicial)' B. nul iflcation of unconstitlltionallegislation C imest igation into t he exercise of delegated
power D. apprOYal of legisla tion by the Ch ief Jus\ice
17. The feature which best difTercnti:nes pressure groups
from pol i tical parties is tha t the) do not A. have i nterest in pol itics B. seek to influence public opinion C have permanent organization D. nom i nate ministers
18. The notion of equality before the law is the same as
the principle of A. su premacy of the constit ution B. ru le oflaw C independence of the judiciar;. D. socal equal it)
A c011stituticm is classified as unwritten when i t A. does not emanate from the legisla ture B. provides for separation to powers C. originates from Britai n D., is not cot ained in a n;. sing le document
20. A state is.said to be fasc1st \\hen
A. its leader is patriotic but the citizen are not e. all rights a ll libert ies a re subordinated to
state interest C its citizens are fanatically in love with their leader
D. all rights and l i berties are placed above state i nterests
A. 1886 B. 1893 C._ 1906 D. 1922
21. A dominant two-party system is operated in A. he United Kingdom and the United States B. India and Pakistan C. ,France and Germany D. South Africa and Senegal
22. Indirect legislation can be achieved by
A. judicial interpretation and precedent B. passing of bills and making of decrees C. passing a pri va te mem ber's bill D. the two legislative chambers considering a bill
23. Naturali ation is a process of acquiring citizenship by
A. persons of dual nationality B. foreign visitors to a country C. ,.resident foreigners of good character D. persons born abroad
24. The ideology which states that each person is the
best judge of what is in his self-interest is A. liberalism B. socialism C. (fascism D. feudalism
I· 25. The Code of Conduct Bureau was established essen
tially to
32. During the 1957 constitutional conference, the Willillltll Commission was set up to A. recommend a date for independence B suggest an equitable revenue allocationf C. create new regions in Nigeria D. recommend solutions to the problem of ..
minorities 33. The duty of an Alkali under the Hausa-Fulani
system is to A. adjudicate under islamic laws B. make islamic laws C. execute islamic laws D. make treaties under Islamic laws
34. The motion for self-government in Nigeria pro
by Chief Anthony Enahoro in A. 1950 B. 1953 C. 1956 D. 1958
35. The legislative functions of the government of kingdom were performed by the Oba and a council tl chiefs known as A. Esan1a B. Ndichie C. Uzama D. Enogie
A ensure the independence of the public service B. ,enhance probity and accountability in public
ser vice C protect the right of the public D. reduce corruption in public life
36. The highest ruling body under the Murtala/Obasaqie regime differed remarkably from that of the Gowon Administration because of the A. inclusion of civilians as members B exclusion of military governors from thecouncl
26. The British government revoked the charter of the Royal Niger Com pany and took over the administra tion ofNigeria in A. 1861 B. 1885 C. 1900 D. 1914
27. The Independence Constitution can be described as A. monarchical and presidental B. republican and parliamentary C. monarchical and parliamentay :: federalnd republican
28. Which of the following parties forn1ed the opposition
in the House of Representatives during Nigeria's First Republic? A. AG and UMBC B. NCNC and NEPU C. NPC andNNDP D. NCNCandAG
29. The first Head ofGovemment in independent Nigeria was
A. Nnamdi Azikiwe B. Ahmadu Bello C. Tafawa Balewa D. Herbert Macaulay
30. A feature common to the I963, 1979 and 1989 consti
tutions of Nigeria was that they provided for a A. republican system B. Prime Minister C. ceremonial head of states D. president as head of government
31. The Lagos colony and Protectorate was amalgamated
with <he protectorate of southern Nigeria in
C. inclusion of the Chief Justice as a member D. exclusion of the Inspector General of Police
from the council 37. :)ecree No34 of May 1966 is also known as the
A. State Security Decree B. Suspension and Modification Decree C. Public Order Decreee D. Unification decree
38. In 1979, the Unity Party ofNigeria contested and \¥Oa
gubernational elections in A. Lagos, Ogun, lmo, Oyo and Bendel B. Lagos, Kwara., Oyo, Ogun and Benue C. Lagos Ogun, Oyo, Ondo and Bendel D. Lagos, Kwara, Ogun, Oyo and Ondo
39. Rates are usually collected in N igeria by
A. minister of commerce in the states B. local government councils C. the department of inland revenue D. the traditional rulers
40. One of the main reason for the creation of more Joe*
goverments in Nigeria is to A make them more responsive to people's neat B. weaken the powers of traditional authoridll C make them more receptive to traditional rulas D. establish them as the third tier in the fcdlnl
structure 41. Based on its objectives, the Organization of Afri4*1
Unity can primarily be classified as A. a social organization
B. a political organization c a cultural organization D. an economic organization
47. One o(the underlying principles ofNigerian foreign
policy Is A. encouragement of peace keeping operations
in African B. interference in the 42.
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44.
45.
Nigeria's role in ECOMOG isessentially infonned by her A. desire for peace and stabi l ity B. chairmanshipofECOWAS C. desire to establish democracy D. membersh ip ofECOWAS The annual budget of the OAU is approved by the A. counci l of ministers B. secreta ry genera l C. assembly of heads of state and government D. Genera l assembl y The major strategy used by OPEC to influence oil price is by A. allocating production q uotas to members B influencing buyers at the international
market to buy at high price C. allowing member countries to produce at
their discretion D. increasing the supply of the commodity Nigeria was suspended from t he Commonwealth
intemal activities of other countries C non- commitment towards African unity D. respect for sovereign eq uality of all states
48. Befort a new member is adm itted to the United
Natidhs Organization, its application much be approved by all A. permanent members of the Security Council B. members of the General Assembly C. ltlembers of the Economic and Social Council b. members of the International Court of Justice
49. Which of the following international organizations
was in existence before the outbreak of the Second World War? A. the OAU B. The i.league Nations C TheUNO D. TheECOWAS
The otgan of the United Nation Organization respon sible for the former colonies of defeated world war ii powets Is the
because of her A. tacit approval of military dictatorship B. negative position towards other nations C. complete negligence of freedom of the press D. violation of fundamental h uman rights
46. Nigeria's non aligned pol icy means t hat she will
A. have nothing to do with the super-powers B. not take sides in international issues based
on ideological considerations C. avoid ha ving any dealing with any country
with ideological leanings D. relate only with member countries of the
Non-Aligned Movement
A. General Assembly B. ' Security Council c Economic and Social Council D. trusteeship Council
Ciovcnlllll'lll ·:_ non
I. The civil service cad re responsible for the general supervision and control of ministers is the
A. administrative B. professional C execut ive D. clerical
2. A disadvantage of the one-party system is that it
A. makes accountability difficult B. negates freedom of association C. emphasizes political differences D. deleys decision mak i ng
4. The rule oflaw is a cardinal principle associated with A. democratice systems B. federal systems C communist systems D. feudal systems ..
s. The mlltn function of publ ic opinion is to A. change the policy of government B. provide direction for public policy C. support the policy of governn. nt D. indoctrinte the people
6. A typical (orm of delegated legislation is
3. Citizenship refers to the A. 'ndigenous member of a state B. soial status of a person in a state C. highest position in a state D. legal status of a member of a state
A. actofparliament B. C. bye-law D.
7. A reftrehdum is a device; to ensure!lhat
A. elections are free and fair ,
dec gazette
a legislators vote to resolve corurntious issues
A. positi ve B. static C. d ynamic D. nagative
c. bye-elections are held to fill vacant positions 19. D. decisions are effected with the consent of citizens
8. One main' weakness of a unitary system of govern mentis that A is facilities the domination of minority groups B. the constitution can be amended easily c. it is run as single entity 20. D. carpet-crossing and opposition are made difficuh
9. Pressure groups harmonize different individual concerns through interest A. mobilization B. aggregation c. manipulation D. articulation
Separation of powers is a principle which enable arm of government to A. probe one another B. overlap the functions of the other C. carry out its constitutional functions D. moderate the scope of the constitution The main attributes of a state are A population tenitory. government and so B the press, the legislature, the executive and1be
judiciary C. federal, state and local governments D. government, the pelice and the armed fo
10. The act of removi ng an elected official by the
electorate is referred to as A. IUnpeachment B. consensus c. plebiscite D. recall
II. One of the major source of a constitution is
A. judicial precedence B. political debate
21. The General Purpose Committee of the local governmelll ftmctions as a A. committe for awarding contracts B. cabinet of the local government C body responsible for supervising self-help
projects D. comm ittee of the local government on public relations
C. 'opinion poll D. executive order 1
22. Nigeria observed the principle of collective responsi bility betwec.:n
12. A charaOJeristic of public opinion is that it is A. 1993 and 1999 B. C. 1979 and 1983 D.
1985 and 1993 1960 and 1966
13. Coalition government arises when
A one of the parties has a majority in parliament B. no party has a majority in parliament C. two or more parties co-operate to pass a bill
in parliament D. the ruling party is defeated in parliament
14. One of the central tenets of the fascist dectrine is that
the leader is A. supreme relati ve to the constitution B. subordinate to the norms of the society C. subordinate to the laws of the state D. weak relative to the constitution
15. Which of the following electoral bodie in Nigeria
conducted elections from 1979 to 1983? A. National Electoral Commission B Independence National Electoral Conunission C. National Electoral Commission ofNigeria D. Federal Electoral Comm ission
16. Constitutionalism refers to the
23. The political party with the widest spread of member
ship in Nigeria during the Second Republic was the A. GNPP B. NPP C. NPN D. UPN
24. Military intervention i n Nigeria arose from A. percei ved incapacity of civilians to govern B. military corporatism and egocentrism C. international presusu res for change D. civilians desire to give up power
25. Federalism was i nt roduced in N igeria under the
A. Richards constitution B. Lyttelton constitution C. Macpherson constitution D. Independence const itut ion
26. Regional consciousness in Nigeria was introduced by tbe A. Lyttelton constitution B. ClifTor:i constitution C. Macpherson constitution D. Richards constitution
A. process of operating a constitution B. process of drafing a constitution C. adherence to a constitution
27. Hw many states were creaed i n N igeria in 1 967? A. 21 B. 19 C. 12 D. 4
D. amendment of an ex isting constitution
17. Under a presidential system of government, the legislature and the executi ve are
A. elected separately to a fixed term
28. The day-to-day operation of public corpoation is the direct responsibility of the A. management B. union wor.kers C. su pervising mi nistry D. board of directors
18.
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B.. ' elected separa tel y to an unfixed term C. 'appointed by the judiciary to a fixed term D. appointed at the same time to an unfixed term The Supreme Court, through its interpretation of the con'stitution, is a A protector of the state B. guardian of freedom C. participator in the politics of the state
29. 30.
Under the independence constitution of N igeria, Dr.NnamdiAzikiwe was A. Head of State B. Governor-General C. Prime Minister D. Lieutenant-Governor Which of the following contributed greatly to the introduction of t he ClifTord Constitution? A. Nigerian National Democratic Party
, D. j ·· .Ptpe er·ofthe'.:s. tatuq4o , • '-. { . ? ,. ,,.. • w • •
B. Lagos Youth Movement
B. pcrfom1ed only executive fu nction A. NewYork B. Washington DC C. had no clear separation of powers C. Los Angeles D. San Francisco
A. Monrovia Group B. Casablanca Group B. Gowon and Eyadema C. I3ra7..z.a ville G rou p D. Libreville Group C. Kerekou and Tubma n D. Kou nche and St:nghor
C • 'igcrian Youth Movement D. National Congress of British West Africa
In geria. the Local Government Service Commission is set up by the A. local government counci ls B. federal government C. state government D. local government chairmen
In the 1930s, the political movement that challenged the NNDP domination of Lagos politics was the A. NYM B. AG C. NPC D. NCNC
Residual powers in the 1979 constitution of Nigeria
41. Nigeria's quest for a leadersh i p role in Africa hinges principally on her A. military might B. economic strength C. size and population D. generosity
42. Which of the following wold powers was the fy-st to
come to Nigeria's aid during the ci vil war? A. Britain B. USA C. Germany D. USSR
43. Nigeria"s relations with African countries are urtder
scored by its policy of A . non-alignment B. afrocentrism C. political diplomacy D. peaceful co-existence
were vested in the 44. The foreign policy thrust of the Babangida adrriinis A. local and sta te govern ments B. state governments c. federal governments D. local governments
t ra tion was A. econom ic diplomacy B. war against na rcotics D. Africa n interest
1 C. military ion
The Nigeria Public Complaints Commission as the Ombudsman suffers most from A. poor knowledge of the workings of the
public service B. manipulation by pol i tical office holders C. too man y co1nplaints to handle effectively
45. One of the principle objectives of the OPEC is to
A ham10nizc the oil policies of member countries B. discipline erring oi l-producing countries C detcnnine oil prices i n the i nternational market D. assist non-oil producing, developing states
' D. lack of power to enforce its decisions
A charateristic of most pre-colon ial government in
igeria is that they
46. How many count ries constitute the Economic ; Community of West A frican States? A . 16 B. 15 C. 1 3 D. II '
A. had no defi ned funct ions 47. The cha rter of the United at ions was drawn up in
D. observed independence of the judiciary
Prior to the fom1ation of the OA U in 1963, Nigeria identified with the
I n 1 99I.the A frican Economic Comm u nity Treaty was signed in
48. The two leaders that played the most prominent roles
in the fom1ation of the ECOWAS were A. Achean1pong and Jawara
49. The Secretary-General of the OAU is appointed by the
A. Addis Ababa C. Lome
B. Abuja D. Tripoli
A. Council upon the recommendation of the Assembly B. Council upon the recommendation of the Secretariat
The first African Secretary -General of the United Na tions is
A. Kofi .<\ n nan B. Joe Ga rba C. 13ou trou Boutrous-Gha li D. Ibrahim Gambari
'igerians cpposed the Defence pact with Britain at
independence because it A. was forced on N igeria by Britain B. was 'ery ambiguous C. waof no bcndit to N igeria D. l tkndd tl1c. r nrt 1.: !1 11:jp..:nd ncc
The Techn ical A id Corps s heme i n igcra aims at stmgthening relations with A. countries in the Northern Hem isphere B. countries in the Sorthem Hemisphere C. Africa n Countries 0 \\"'t frican Count ries
C Assembly upon the reconunendation of the Council D. Defence Commission upon t he recommendation of t he Secretariat
50. The approva l of budgeta ry and linancial matters in
the United Nations is the responsibility of the A. General Assembly B. Security Council C. Trusteeship Counci l D. Economic and Social Council
r d a l tfe'mrI r,om inll uencc i n tha t i t i
\ . pcrsua-; i n:''hile inllm:m:e is di rt'cti\e B corci1c 11 hile infl uence is harmful C. cocrcl\e ,•, hilt: mlluem:c is persuasa1·e D. arrogant ''hi le i n f1ucm:e is corrupuble
2. I h..: t.t11d i ng cnmmillcc of legisl atu re is one
,\ 11hose mem bers stand 11hi le del iberating H. th<tt ha-, statutory responsibi lities
·C. that p..:rfom1s ad hoc functions 1 lJ. that has a ll lcgblators as members
3. 1 \ here the constat u t ion i s supn:mc, unconstitutional
facts of the e"\ccu li l c und the legislatu re can be > hcd.ed hthe courts through \ 1\ . a ccall H. judicial n.:1 iew
C 1otc of no confidence D. impeachment
I ..J. I he cent ral decasion-ma king orga n of a confederation
·, is made u p or A. technocrats appoin ted b) the units :13 pnlitiLHllh ..:lccted from tho: con federal
cu n st ituencics l C. ;-·>l i ticians nomina ted by governments of
mem ber states ;) rcrrescnt:lliws of pressure groups
5. Which of the foliO\\ ing is true of a parl iamental")
sy tern of g,n ernment? A. clear separation of gol'crnment organs B. st rict operation ofbieanu:rals legislutu n: C. removal of g01ernment by impeachmen t D. Adherence to majority ruk
A ;r.ajor feature of au thori tm ianism is thar gm emment is A . con sen s ual R. personalized C ccn traliz:d D. decentralized
7. ·1 he centrul point of capita l ism. as ex pounded by Karl
Marx. is that A. capi taltis· profit i s the surpl us va lue
obtained from workers labour B. workers a rc inheren tly i ncapable of being
011 onr f thei r la bour c. CJ pitalists shall ahvayincrease worker
ea rning capac rty through wages D. capitalih shall u l wuys readi l y consent to
\\Orkcrs·1\ella rc demands
c. serwat h..: tou ntai n hc:ad of for the exercist: of pmvcr
D. promote·citi: cn paati cipation i n and administrution
10. When a bill passed by thl! legislature is
cxecut i \e. the action underscores the A. proLit:·,IJlJ accou n tabi lity B. eparata on of po11er C. (OIIectilc rcsponsabilny lJ. checks and ha l a nces
1 1. In the lcgislati\ e procco;s. a bill i s a
A. mfoor tdioenbaatcecept :d B. motion rejected after debate C. propo al before the legisl amrc D. law passed b) t he legi atu re
12. O ne ot'the advantages of bicameral over
legislature is that it A . is cheu p to maintai n B. promot..:s social eq uality C. takes less time for bills to be passed D. prel<.:nts the pas, age or ill-cons'
13. The fundamental nghts or citit.ens i ncl ude A. free education. em ploymen t and
thought · B. life. speech and association C. life. liberty and property D. association. property and social
l·t 1he ma nipulation of bounda ries of const'
order to ' 'in more seats is called A. devolution B. C. gerry-m·anderi ng D.
15. One argument against a multi-pa rty system is
A. encouragement of opposition a nd B. bann ing of interest grou ps C. inability 10 allract foreign assistance D. high cost of conducting electivns.
16. Associational interest groups a re orga n ized to
A. further the i nterests of mem bers B. specilicalllobb) the government C. su pport t he government D. achieve goa ls atfccting other assoc·
8. A co: ,titution that require" a plebiscite.or a rcl r< .Jaummentodebd is ,'\. rigid H. u n"ntt, n C. llc"\lbl..: D. 11 nncn
1 7. Pu blic opinion i s vie11 that is A. held bthe majorit) R acli\c i n the public rc·.:l m C. D. no Iunger a "c.:ret
widely
I 'J. An importa n t function ot a constllution i t hat 11
A prm ide ...1 t'ra nac11 n rk for the studul 1:' 0\ e nlllll.!nt
B. ta' c d itall.c: ro..;s-lert il il.ataon of i tkuL'f s:rm ern m1nce
18. The poli ticul ncutmlil) ofci\ il sen ams implies thai A. arc not alloweJ to _ioin any orga n ization or B. hal'e no deal i nes "ath polit icians. C. arc not allm1ed to be invol ved i n part isan D. a re not allmved t n \ Ole
A . Kebbi B. llorin C. Bida D. Gwandu 32. The President of N igeria i s ad vised on the sover
eignty and territorial integrity of the country by the
A. 1945 B. 1951 B. ca retaker management commitees C. 1959 D. 1963 C
D. uniformity in structure a nd functions the third tier of government
C. 1963 constitution D. 1 979 constitution A. 4 to 12 B. 1 2 to 19 C 19to21 D. 30to 36
A. Privy Council B. High Court C Supreme Court D. Court of Appeal
19.
20.
21.
22. 23.
24.
The idea of making the civil service pennanent, neutral and anonymous is to A. enhance efficiency in ad ministration B. ensure loyalty and support C prevent opposition to government D. make civ il servants a funtional elite. The western zone of the Sokoto caliphate was adm ini stered from Some pre-colonial N igerian societies are described as. stateless because A. they had no fonnal governmental institutions B. they had no definite polit ical boundaries C thei r population was too small D. they were not independent The method used by the British to facilitates the adm inistration ofSouthcrn Nigeria was
A. persuasion B. dialogue C di vide and rule D. trade concession A major fu nction of the Warra nt chiefs was to A. prevent tribal wars B. supervise native courts and markets C stop ritual ki ll i ngs D. take charge of local government After 1945. the demand of African nationalists
30. The equivalent of a commissioner at the local government level is the A. executive chainnan B. secretary C. councilor D. supervisory councillor
31. The Independent National Electoral Commission has
the power to prepare a nd maintain the register of A. political parties B. constituencies C voters D. electoral candidates
A. National Securi ty Council B. National Defence Council C. Council of State D. federal Executive Council
33. The Nigeria Youth Movement collapsed as a result of
A. its fa ilure to win election B. shortage of funds to run its affairs C the harassments of i ts leadership by
government D. the breakup of its leadership 34. The first restructuring of the igeria Federation took
place with the A. creation of the Mid-West Region in 1963 B. abolition of federalism in 1966 C. military counter-coup of 1966 D. creation of state in 1967
35. The land use decree of 1978 vested the ownership of
land in Nigeria in the changed from reform to independence because A. local chiefs B local governments A. colonial rule became less opperessi ve B. colonial rule was in disarray
C state governments D. federal government
25.
C. the second world war boosted thei r morale D. the second world war enhanced colonial r ule When N igeria achieved independence in 1960, the Head of State was the
36. The main source of financing local government in Nigeria is
A. internal revenue generation B. statutory revenue allocation C special state grants D. grants-in-aid
A. President B. C. Governor-General D.
Prime m inister Queen of England
37. The most remarkable legacy ofthe 1 976 Local Govern
ment Reforming N igeria was the introduction of 26.
Tl.
28.
-
The central legislature ofNigeria became bicameral in Which of these consti tution. recognized local government as a third tier of govern ment in Nigeria? A. 1 946 constitution B. 1960 constitution
' Under the 1963 constitution. item not li sted in the exclusive and concurren t lists were w ithin the exclusive competence of the A. Executi ve B. Fc:deral parliaments C Regionallegislatu re D. Judiciary Before N igeria became a republic, the highest body charged with the administ ration of justice was the
A. the office of sole administrators
38. The M1·1.a1a/Oi.ci:,.::>r gi me in N igeria increased the number of statefrom
39. A major factor that influenced the fonnulation of Nigeria foreign pol icy in the First Republic was A. geographical location B. the colonial
legacy C. economic consideration D. the parliamentary system
40. Nigeria departure from pro-west policy during the
Murtala Muhammed regime was as a result of A. the economic interests of the west in Nigeria B. Nigeria increased international influence C the growing trade beM:en Nigeria and the East
- D. Nigeria's concern for decolonization in Africa
41.
42.
During the Civil War, the major power that ex pressed moral support for Bia fra's self-determination was A. France B. China C. the U nited Sta tes 0. Great Britain The Barclays Bank a nd t he B ritish Petroleum Com pany in Nige ria were nationalized in the l ate 1 970s for transacting business with
47. Nigeria'swithdrawal from theEdinburgh Common wealth Games in July 1986 was in protest against British A. support to UN ITA rebels in Angola B. su ppl y of arms to Rhodesia C. fail u re to impose sanctions on South Africa D. negative utterances on igeri a
48. The major dema nd of the Third world countries on the
A. France C. Port ugal
B. South Africa D. Libya
U nited at ions in the recent times is the A. expa nsion of the permanent membership of
the Secu rity Counci l 43.
44.
45.
South-South coopera t ion is a major pol icy plan on whi ch N igeria bases her relations wi th A. developed count ries B. cou nt ries of the sout hern hem isphere C. developi ng countries D. mem ber countries ofOA U N igeria's recongnition of the Popul a r Movement for the Li bera tion of Angola to lead the country was made under A. General Yakubu Gowan B. General Murtala Muha mmed C. General Muhammad u Buhari D. General Ibrahim Babangida The first N igeria perma nent Representative to t he
U n i ted Nation was A. Alhaji Yusu f Maitama Sule B. General Joseph Garba C. Professor I brahim Gambari D. Chief Simeon Adebo
B post of the Secretary-General of the organization C. wi t hd rawal of the veto power from the
Secu rity cou ncil D. enforcement of resol utions on the superpowers
49. Wh ich of the fol lowi ng is the funct ion of the Council
of Ministers ofthe O.A.U.? A. Co-ordinating the general pol icy of the
organizntion B. Directing thefinances of the organization C. Preparing t he agenda of the orga nization's
meeti ngs D. Reviewing the fu nctions and activities of
other organs of the organization. 50 The Economic Comm unity of West African States has
made impressi ve progress in t he area of A free movement of persons and right of residence B. increased trade among members C. Pol itical integration of the region D. provid ing fina nical aid to is members
46. In 1 981 , N igeria participated in a n Organization of
African Unity peace-keeping force to replace Libyan force in A. Somalia B. Chad C. Et hiopia D. Zai re
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I. Delegated legislation becomes u navoida ble when A. legislators cannot reach a consensus B. issues u nder consideration are persona l C. issues u nder consideration are techn ica l D. legislatu rs have to proceed on a recess
2. One major disad van tage of pu bl ic opin ion is that
A. the cri tics of government pol icies arc always harassed B. a vocal minority claims to represent t he majority
C. gossip and rumou rs t h rive D. leaders are unnece sa ri lly criticized
3. Citizenship i n a modern state ex presses the status of a
person who possesses A full political rights B. some religious rights C social rights only D.exclusive economics rights
4. Comm un ism is a system which recognizes A. class stratification B. t he existence of the state C. the existence of the individ ual D. the abi lity of the individual
5. TI1e delineation of constituencies is a major duty of the
A. national assem bly B. political parties C. boundary commission D. electoral commission
6. The st ructure of t he civi l service is based on
A. lateral organiza tion B. merit system C. pat ronage system D. hierarchical orga nization
7. A common feature of a mult i-party system is that
government is formed by
A. delegated B. centralized C fused D. separated
Centr A.
ahntion of power is the b fede:alism
sic feature of B.a confederation
C a presidential system D. a unitary government
•
A. the major political parties B. all the registered political parties
1 8. A l aw passed by the legislature and assented to by the executive is
c a coalition of pol itical parties D. the party with the highest votes.
A. an act 13. c. a decree D.
a presidential proclamation a legislative order
8. To quali fy for absorption i nto the admin ist rative cadre
of the civil service in N igeria, an appl icant must be A. k nowledgeable i n civil service rules B. holder of a first uni versi ty degree C speci fically trained in pu blic administration D. a senior civi l servan t
9. The fmal interpretation of the provisions of a federal
constitution is vested in the A. head of sta te B. cou nci l of state C highest legislative body D. highest court of the land.
10. A major issue that disti nguishes pressure groups from
political parties is
19. One of the features of a sovereign state is that it A. has the capacity to defend itself from
external aggression B. has a large number of soldiers C practices the presidential system of government D. i s not indebted to other countries
20. A major way of main taining confidence in the electoral
process i s by ensuring that A. electoral officers a re regularly trained B. elections are conducted i n a free and fair
atmosphere C unlimited franchise is observed D. elections are conducted as and when due.
A. membership d ri ve C the voting pattern
B. t he objecti ve D. ideology
21. The principle of checks a nd balances reinforces separation of power in order to
A. protect the powers of the executi ve 11. Proportional representation i s a system of allocating
seats in the legisla ture based on A. gender participation i n pol itics B. an area's involvemen t in politics C contri bution to the national econom y D. total votes in an election
12. The application of the princi ple of separa tion of
powers seems impracticable because power is
13. One major factor that differen tiates t he presi'dential from the parliamentary system is
B. make the legislatu re more powerful C prevent an unconstitutional change of
governmen t D. prevent the emergence of dictatorship
22. Legisl ati ve con trol of pu blic corporation in N igeria is
effected through A. the dissolution of thei r managements B. the reorganization of thei r boards C. acts of the ationa l Assembly D. bye-laws.
23. The lbadan Conference of 1950 was convened to
A. separation of powers independence C.
D. party system
B. judicial passage of bills
discuss the provision of the A. Macpherson Constitu tion B. Cl ifford Constitu tion C. Lyttelton Constitution
14. A major conseq uence of proportional represen tation is that it A. reduces the chances of political instability B. favours the developements of a two-party
D. Richards Constitution 24. The fees collected by local governments at motor
parks represent system
C discourages voting along ethnic. lines D. encourages the prol iferation of pa rties
A. levies C. income tax
B. fines D. user charge
IS. Oligarchy is a form of govern ment wh ich
A. enhances the in terest of the ruling few B enhances the electoral chances of the majority C disregards the views of the minority D. protects the i n terest of the common people
16. The absence of t he rule of la w is govern ment will
bring about A. human rights abuse B. treasonable
offences C. corrupt practices D. politicri apathy
25. The first igcrian constitution to provide for the funda menHl l objectives a nd deri vative principles of state pol ic)' \\'as the A. 1979 Constitution B. 1989 Constitution C. 1999 Constitution D. 1960 Constitution
26. Under the 1 999 Constitution ofN igeria, the power to
.:reate local government is vested i:1 the A. state assembly B. office of the D.
deputy go\'ernor C. national assembl y
presidency
27. The body set up to review the reven ue allocation
li. a fommla in 1980 was the A. Udoji Commission C. Dina Commission
B. Okigbc Commission D. Adebo Commission
A. the oracles B. consen s u s A Supreme Mil itary Counci l c. i mposition D. majority votes B.
C. Armed Forces Ruling Council Provisional Ruling Council
28. In pre-colonial lgbo society, decisions on public 37 issues were reached mainly through
The main legislative body in Nigeria between 1 966 and 1975 was the
29. The mai n duty of the Local Govern ment Service Commission is to
A. supervise and manage the affairs of the local 38.
D. National Security Council Nigeria fonnally became a federation in
governments A. 1960 B. 1 963 B. create job opportunities at the local level C. 1914 D. 1946 c. handle request for the creation of more local
governments. 39. D. conduct elections i nto local councils.
30. The constitution that introduced restricted franch ise
into Nigeria politics was the A. Independence Constitution B. Lynelton Constitution c. Richard Constitution D. Cl i fford Constitu tion 40.
31. I n Nigeria, the Council of State was first created by
A. General Murtala Muhammed B. General Ol usegun Obasanjo C. Major-Genera!Aguyi l ronsi D. General Yakubu Gowan
The United Nations charter is an instrument t hat A sets out the rights and obligations of member
states B. provides for fund ing of member states C. facilitates the resolution of disputes among
member state D. determines the admission of member states. The most active organ of the Economic Community of West African states is the A. Tribu nal of the Community B. Technical and Specialized Community C Authority of Heads of States and Government D. Counci l of Ministers.
32. The leading agen t in the expansion of British intlu
encc in Northern Nigeria in the 1890s was the A. British Consul in Calabar B. Royal West African Frontier Force C. British Consul i n Lagos D. Royal Nigeria Company.
33. The two military coups that toppled Civilia n regimes
in Nigeria were those uf A. January 1996 and Decem ber I Q83 B. July 1966andAugust l 985 C. J anuary 1966andJ u1y 1975 D. February 1966 and December 1983.
34. The main function of the Code of Conduct Bureau is to
A ensure accountability in government business B. gi ve the judiciary more power to disci pl ine e
rringj udge . C. protect publ ic officers from the press D. gi ve the police more powers to make arrests.
35. TI1e emirate system of administration can be likened to a
A. con federal system of govern ment B. unitary system of government C. federal system of government D. constitutional monarchy
36. The abol ition of the state min istries of local govern
ment in 1989 entails that local governments A . are eq ual to the states B. ha ve more control over their funds
41. The group or states that conceived the idea of the United Nation Organization included A. the USSR, Italy, the UK and China B. Ttal y. the UK ,France and Japan C. the USA, the USSR, the UK and China D. France, the USA, Canada and Japan
42 The action of the Commonwealth ofNation's is felt
most in the area of A. diplomatic cooperation B. economic cooperation C cultural cooperation D. military cooperat.ion
43. The greatest criticism of the Security Council of the
UNO is that A. has no sta nding arm y B. is not representative enough C. undermines the General Assembly D. has exclusive veto power.
44. Which of the following is a founding member of OPEC?
A. Nigeria B. I ndonesia C. Venezuela D. Algeria
45. Professor I brah i m Gambari is t he Special Assistant to
the U nited Nation Secretary General on A. African affairs B. political and social matters C. the Economic Commission of Africa D. security matters
46. Who among the following served as Secr...tary
General ofOPEC? C. no longer have anyth i ng to do wit h state
governments D. are no longer subordinate to state governments.
A. Jibril Aminu C. Dan Etete
B. 11.
A ret Adams Rilwanu Lulcrnan
47 Nigeria's act ive role i n the li beration of some coun tries in Southern Africa earned her
B. implemen ts la11s A. comm ittec 11 monarch C promulgate decrees c. pa rli r mcn t D. prcs1Jcnt D. adjud icate dispu te
A . chief judge B. president c. sus pension D. an adjourrncnt C prime minister D ca binet minister
A. Chairmanship of the Em inent persons B. Mem bership of SA DC c Giant of Africa D. the status of the frontline sta te.
Wh ich of these internatinal agencies is Nigeria a member of? A. London Cl u b B. The !nfrastructural Dc1clopml'lll hmd C The Paris Club D. :rhe l ntcmational Muncta!) Fund.
·19. igcria:, mL n l:'c•h i p ,,fthe L C OWAS is informed b her desire to A. tkl dup a m:dv.:t in the ub-region B. form su b-rcgion:ll high command C. becurnc a sub-r..:t;iunJI pom:r D. promnte .:conomic inll:gration
50. An anri butc t hJt, I!!Iia ,hare;;''ith mot non-
al igncJ cou ntries is 1\. h.:r la rge popula tion B. the stat..: o!' her cconnl11) C. her hcterogcacous popula tion 0. her large in:.
One of the duties of the legislat u re is to A. exercise oveirght
8. 1\ collegia l e\ecu t ive io; a gri1emment i n wh ich ptm er is ,.c,ted i n a ·
The best form of government for a heterogeneous society is a A. quasi-federal s:.tem B. confetlera l system C unitary system D. federal system
9. 1\ common fea ture of gm cm ment is A. the maki n!!of publ ic pol ic B. the separauon or pO\,\ Crs C. the i nJepc::ndence of the judici a D. a written constitution.
10. ;\ meeti ng of the legisla t ure i:. usua l l y brough t to an
end "i th ·I
I Remova l by impeachmen t applic to the position of a A. a prorogation ll a dissolution
I
Government by the weal this kno11 n a A. ol igarchy 13. aristocrac c rltrtocraC} D. democracy
The i ndependence ofthc judicia!)· can be u ndermined th rough the A. payment of the s<Jia ries ofjudieia l officers by
governmen t. B appointment of the minister ofjustice as the
Attome-GrncmI C politicita t ion of t he a ppoin tmen t<; of judge::.; D. con fi rma tion •lf th':: appoin trm:nt of judges
bthe lc::gislat ure
Thr unrestrained power of t he sta te 01er it s <: : _!ns is underl i ned b) A self-determi na tion B. patriPt isrn C so,ereignt y f>. nationalism
In a parliamentary system. the funct ion or t he head of state and the head or gm ernment an: 'etetl i n -\_ the ministerial cou ncil B. an individual C. the inner cabinet 0 'o dillcrent indi1 iduals.
II. fhe ci1il sen icc cmhracro; all \l ot J..crs in A. public anJ pri1ate com p:lnies B. a II pm ate corporal ions C. public corporation-. D. gm ernment mi ni ters
12 lne citizenship of a counu;·could b.! acq ui red through
A. regist ration :md arbit ra tion B. pre ic.lcntial procl.unation C. bi rth anJ natu ral izatiOn D. pari iamentar) leg1sla t ion
13. What Jhtinguishes a rolllu:al pJ11from other ,,ll:ial
institution ts the desi re to A. promote th.: i ntcn.:st or party mcm brs B. i nfluence t he in ternati nal communiot n local r
issues c. inlluencc go\cm rnent policres in cer.t ain
I directions I
D. 11 i n derll'J n s a nd lorrn a go,·ernment
J.t Capitalrm is a S)stem nfL>cononHc org<miLation based on : !\. I C t') tfir c.lil ibution of the mea ns c.:if
prml ucuon B a mi,ed tconOm) that taJ...:all r mcrest into considera'lion
C. t rpadki n1g\haom0o11n1.1; pa n:od control thetr itemuftrmlL.
D. indiYidual O\ll1crshir of d1e means of production
15. Social ism is a mode of production based on 25. The c'\penditun:of publ ic funds by the ,..
A national ownership of the means of production B. mixed ownershi p of the means of production. C. state ownership of the means of production n collective ownership of the means of production
16. Constitutional disputes i n states with wrinen consti
tutions are resolved by the
Nigeria is controlled by the A. president B C. judiciary D.
26 The 1 979 Constitu tion established the
A. B.
A. legisla ture B. C. electorate D.
ombudsman c. judiciary D.
17. Election as a political proces is significant because it
A facilitates constitutional change of government B is associated with campaigns for public oflice C. facil i tates t he recall process D. enables citizens to vote
18. Public opinion becomes politically relevant when it
A. aggregates view a nd interests B. is in support of government C. influences the decision of govern ment D. criticizes people in power
19. The operation of the rule of la w is undennined by the
A conspiracy by the two house of the legislature to impeach the president
B inability of the press to discharge its responsibilities
C unfiiendly attitude of pressuregoups n existence of administrative tribunals and
special immunities
20. Associations whose main interest is to influence public policies withou t havi ng to capture power are A. polit ical pa rties B. communa l groups C. pressure groups D. trade unions
21. One of the legacies of pre-colonial 1 igcria destroyed
by the British was the A. peace ami ha rmony in the land B. nation's farmland C. education of the local people D. indigenous cu lt ures of the people
22. The smooth operation of the ci vil serv.icc in igeria i:;
mostly ha mpered by , A. debt burden and red undancy
B. poor infrast ructure C. inadequate training of person nel D. corruption and inefficeincy.
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23. The type of government opera ted in igc1 ia bct\\ef'n October Ist 1 979 and Decem ber 31 st 1 983 is called A. presidential system of govern men t B. collegial system of gon:rnment C. uni tarsystem of go,·ernment D. parliamenta ry system of govern ment
24. ln the pre-colonial lgbo society. the maintenance of peace and orde was the function of the A. asseml y of ezes B. age-grades C. assembly of title holders D. clan elders
27. The Eastern and Western regions of N the status of self go\'crnmcnt in A. 1 959 B. C. 1955 D.
28. l11e Arthur Richards Constitution was
A. six years B. C. fi,e years D.
29. The 1976 reforms have been most hene
A . igeria Police B. C. federal government D.
30. A problem ofNigcrian federalism that was
the Supreme Cou rt between federal "m1en the linoral states cent red on resources. A. maximization B. control C. derivation D.
31. One of t he reasons adva nced for t he
Gowon Regime ,,·as its fai l ure to A. promostome officers ofthe B. honou r the promise to hand over C. create new state D. try
detention 32. In the first republic, politics in the Northern
was dom i na ted by t he A. 'PC H. C. NEPU D.
33. The Bureau for Publ ic Enterprises is charge
responsibility for A. erad icating poverty B. generating opportunities C. pro'iding emplo) ment D. privatization and commercializatioL
34. 111e milit:u: head uf stlte during the ll1ird
A. Gencml lbrahim Babangida B. General l\1urtala Muhammed C. General San i Abacha D. Gcncr:l Oluscgun Obasanjo
35. The most important challlenge facing the
Repu blic is A. the need to de,clop Nigeria B. how to de velop N igeria's sociaJ · C. how to deal with the military 0. the successfu l cond uct of the 2001
36. Financial allocation to local government by the federal 43. Nigeria's relations with Britain were at a very low ebb
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or the state governmen t to supplement the cost of a project is called. A. revenue allocation B. matching grant C. statutory allocation D. reimbursement
under the A. Buhari Regime B. C Shagari Regime D.
Gowon Regime BabangidaRegime
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N igeria's i n fluence in OPEC is determined by the A . sizes of her refineries B. accessi bi l ity of her oil fields C. low sul pur content of her crude D. volume of her oil reserve The activities of N igeria in the international commu nity a re primarily influenced by
44. The ECO WAS Treaty was reviewed in 1991 to A. accom modate the i nterest of France B. mobilize ECOMOG C. accommodate ext ra sub-regional interest D. make it responsive to new challenges
45. The headq uarters of the International Court of J ustice is in
A. Paris B. The Hague C London D. Washington DC.
A. military power B. C. propaga nda D.
diplomacy national interest
46. The independent African countries that signed the
OA U Charter on May 25, 1963 were 39. The dispute between Nigeria and Cameroon is over
A. trade B. ex ploration rights C. fishing rights D. territory
A. Morocco and Angola B. Togo and Sierra Leone C Chad and the Gambia
D. Togo and Morocco
40. Nigeria 's h igh sta nding in the UN General Assembly is underscored by her
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The tenure of the President of the UN Security Counci l
A. financia l contri bution B. military strength. C successes i n UN elective offices
A. two years c one montlt
B. one year D. six months
D. contri bution to global peace
41 N igeria's Non-Alignment policy is constrained by her A. membership of the UNO B. Afrocen tric posture C. mem bersof ECOWAS
48. The majority of t he OPEC members are from A. Asia B. LatinAmerica C the Midd le East D. Africa
49. The non-British colony which is a mem ber of the
Commonwealth is D. stro.1g ties with Western powers A. G uinea-Bissau B.
C Rwanda D. Mozambique Eritrea
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The main constrai nt on Nigeria Francophone West A frican cooperation is A. ideological differences B. cultural difTer
ences C. poor road network D. economic dependence.
50. The major problem of the ECO WAS is lack of
A. a com mon Customs Union B. a ideology C. un iform ideology D. commitment by members.
· . Goven1n1ent 2004
I. In a democracy, sovereign authority is exercised by the A. people B. executive C electorate D. legislature.
2. The agen t t h rough wh ich t he state undertakes
polit ical socialization is the A. school B. family C. pler grou p D. pressure group
3. Unica meral legislature is a common feature of
A. presidentialism H. parliamentarisr.1 C. un itarism D. federalism
4. Independence of tho.: judiciary p= ertinent because it
accords the j udiciary the power to A. determine a fixed tem1 of office for the judges
B. dismiss any judge who has breached the judicial code of cond uct
c enable t he judge to try and decide cases without bias
D. determi ne a fixed sa lary for judges. 5. In a unitary system of government, power is concen
trated at the centre A. without devolution B. with devol ution C with residual fu nctions D. without resid ual functions /
6. In a confederation, the constituency that a mo.:mn.:1 .•• " legislature represents is a .;;:: A. senatorial district B. parliamentary constitu
ency C. nation-state D. region
A legislature B C cabinet n
7. In a constitutional monarchy, the authority tP remove; the head of state is exercised by the
of primeminisler
8. In a parliamentary system of government, a vote of no
confidence leads to the resignation of A. the entire cabinet
A major influenceon the formulation of publicopinion is A. public joumals B. peer groups C. the family D. the mass media
21. The highes grade i n the civi l service is know as the
A technical cadre B. administrative cadre C '!xecut!ve cadre D. clerical cadre
B. an individual minister 22. C the entire parliament D. the prime miniser
9. In a presidential system of govemmeJlt, the president
checks the legislature through A. executive order B. ex ufive review-·
The pre-colonial Yoruba political system as a whole can best be described as a A. confedera tion of monarchies and chiefdoms B. federation of ch iefdoms and localities C highly contralized kingdom D. confederation of chiefdoms and localities
C exercise of power D. legi l tive ord-e""t' 23. The major motivation of British c::: lonizatni ofNigena was to
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The economic basis of feudalism is ; A. capital B. aJriculturc -. C slavery D. traqc;.
f ; .. ' The creation of a classless society is $e 11JMutte!lUlt of A. communism B. <;jlpitalism 24. C socialism D. fllSQism One of the sources of a constitution is A. constitutional law S. conmion h w C corporate law D. statutory law The fundamental assumption on w jch the idea of the 25. rule oflaw is based is A. rationality of human beings B. equality of human beings C love for social justice D. supremacy of the constituticm
A. spread religion B. !:atisfy British economic :n:!rests c. westernize Nigerians D. protect N igeria from external anack The Native Authority system was most effective and successful in A. Western Nigeria B. Mid-Western Nigeria C Northern igeria D. Eastren Nigeria. The process of nationa lism was accelerated by A. rapid economic development B. the coming of Ch ristian missionaries C the signi ng of the Atlantic Charter D. improvement i n wa rfa re tactics
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The principle of separation of power was made
popular by A. John Locke B. Baron de Mo'1tesquieu C Thomas Hobbes D. Nic()olo
Machiavelli
26. A common feature of the earlier political parties in N igeria was that they
A. started as socio-cultu ral organizations B. were formed by the government C were non-elitist in nature D. were backed by the colonialists.
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Delegated legislation refers to the laws m•de Y 21. A. the legislature B. military JOVeJllments C civilian governments D. non·legisla
tive bodies Law made by state governments lP'C known as A. edicts B. acts C decrees
( D. bye-laws
Tht;law o?libel!imits a citizen '!I rigt f dom of
A. association B. movement C Jorship n. expression
The first franchise in the history ofte <jern<>c;Tiltic process is
Under the 1999 Constitution, the power to declare war is vested in the A. legislature B. executive C National Council of States D. National Security Counci l A distinguishing feature of the 1979 Constitution was the A. depa rt u re from the pa rliamentary to the
presidential system B. preservation and en trenchment of republi
can ism C introduction of unicameral ism into iger!a D. introduction of a federal structure.
A. female franchise B. C uhiversal franchise D.
ltlale franc ise frwlch
29. The two chambers of elected national representative in Nigeria are called A. the parliament B. the senate
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An interest group that admits members and conducts its affairs according to stated rules is described as A. institutinal R. Qrg!p\izatioflal
associational D. nofl·associational :
C. House of Assembly D. the National Assembly
. Judicial administration in respect of national code of conduct lies with the A. Judicial Service Commission D. Code of Conduct Tribunal C. Public Complaints Commission D. Code of Conduct Bureau
I. In the Second Republic, the ruling National Party of
Nigeria formed an alliance with the A. Unity Party ofNigeria B. Nigeria People's Party C. Great Nigeria People's Party D. Nigeria Advance Party
2. The relationship between the tiers of government in
Nigeria can be descri bed as one of A. independent co-existence B. coordinate and independent jurisdiction C. voluntary su bordination
39. Nigeria's support for the South-South Cooperation is
based on her desire to A. promote economic understanding in the
Third World B. counter the political and military domination by
major powers C. assert her leadership role in Africa D. promote her non-aligned policy
40. Nigeria's relation with black political comm unities
outside Africa is built on A. economic considerations B. shared political aspirations C. perceived cultural affinities D. expectations of political support from them
41. The one-time president of the United Nations General
Assembly was D. superior-subordinate co-existence
3. The 1976 Local Government Reforms in Nigeria
A. Maitama Sule B. C. Ibrahim Gambari D.
Joseph Garba Arthur Mbanefo
transformed the relationship between states and local government into one of A. master ::nd servant B. partnership and cooperation C. equality D. subordination
34. Government-owned companies operating in the
economic sector are referred to as
42. The leaders who spearheaded the transformation of the Organization of African Unity into the African Union are from A. South Africa, Libya and Zambia B. Nigeria, Libya and South Africa C. Nigeria Liberia and Kenya D. Algeria, Libya and Morocco
A. public utilities B. C. public investments D.
public enterprises public services.
43. The countries in which N igeria participated in the ECOMOG peace-keeping operations were
A. Liberia a nd Guinea 35. The difference between commercialized and privatized
companies is that in the former A. private ownership is dominant B. public ownership is dominant C. government subsidizes costs D. profit motive is recessive
36. The body responsible for running the personnel
affairs of senior local government staff in Nigeria is the A. Local Government Council B. State Ci vil Service Commission C. Senior Staff Com mission D. Local Government Service Commission
37, The immediate cause of the January I S 1996 military
coup in Nigeria was the A. Kano Riots B. Tiv Riots C. election crisis i n the Western Region D. crisis over the population census.
B. Sierra Leone and Coted 'lvoire C. Senegal and Coted 'l voire D. Liberia and Sierra Leone
44. The permanent member of the Security Council of the
United Nations are A. Britain.J apan, Austral ia, Germay and the
United State B Gennany, France, Poland, Hungary and China C. the U nited States, Russia, France, Britain and
China D. the United States, Russia,
France, Britain and Japan 45. A special ized agency of the United Nations Organiza
tion is the A. World Health Organization B. General Assembl y C. International Court of Justice D. International Ol ympic C01;nmittee
38. Nigeria demonstrated her com mitment to the policy of
non-alignment during the regime of A. Muhammadu Buhari B. .'o!lns1n Aguiyi-lronsi C Murtala M uhammed D. I brahim Babangida
46. With the adm ission of Asian and frican countries to the Com monwealth, the Queen of England bcame the j A. head of state of these countries B. head of government of t!)ese countries C. patron of the Commonwefilth D. chairperson of the Common wealth
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47. A major problem of the defunct Organization of Africa Unity was A. ideologica l differences B. Language barrier C. inadequate resources D. cultural di'ersity
48. The Lagos Treaty of I\ l ay 28t h 1975 led to the
formation of the
49. • .The current Executive Secretary of the [.<..:0\v}\S ts A. Lansa ns Kouyatc. B. Abub,akar Qattara C. Mohammed I bn CpaHlber D. Abbas 9undu
50. The responsibility for admitting new mcmbrs tn. the
OPEC rests wit h the A. Board of Governors B. Conf.:rom.:e
A . Economic Commission for A frica C. Secretariat D. Summit B. Economic Comm1.1nity of \Vest African States C. Lagos Plan of Ac:ion D. African Economic Summit
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I. Apart from option C, a ll ot her options are features of parliamentary system of government. AnsC
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vacant seat before t he general election. It is called By ELECilO Ans A Typical features of a federa l state are division of
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Capitalism as a socio-economic mode of production requires the involvement of priva te individua l in its running. The involvement of the state is not required. Ans B · The right a cit izen has to vote is called franthise or suffrage. The process of a llowing that citizen to exercise this righ t is en franchisemen t. While the process of deprivi ng the pcrson isdisen franchisement. Ans E The ex istence of onl y one house/chamber where laws are made in a politica l level is called UNlCAMERALISM. !f at the level there are two (2) cham bers, it is called BICAMERAL ISM. Ans D Separation of powers as a constitutiona l doctrine was made popular by the French pr ilosopher called BYRON DE MONTESQUJ EU. The concept states that the fu nct ions of t he t hree arms of government should be separated from one anot her, though it does not d iscau:age some ki nd of cooperation a mong them. It is typical of president ial system of government. Ans B D A An unwritten constitu t ion is one wh ich is partially written and pa rtiall y made u p of a set of conventions. G reat Britain is a notable coun t ry t ha t uses it. Ans C When a state is said to be sovereign, it connotes thathe state ca n operate without interferencce from outside. Ans E Tn a representative democracy. a pol it ical setti ng is expected to be divided i nto small a reas/districts for election to take place. Thi s process is called D ELIMI TATIO . People's representative(s) are expected to emerge from eac h of these small district s called con stituencies. Ans B B According to Karl Marx, there arc two classes of people i n a 1 sett i ng. I . Those that cont rol the mea ns ofp
1 on. They a re called
BOU RGEOISI E. 2.'n10se that sell t heir labour, that is the workers.They arc k nown aPROLETARIAT. AnsC A political party is a grou p of people that come together i n other to control t he machi nery of the state (i.e the government) whi le the aim of a pressure grou p is to i nfl uence the act i vities of governmen t that will fa v..... :-,( pressure group) members. AnsC A I n t he le;;islan1re, vacancy ca n be caused by any of the following: deat h, recall, resignation. if any of t hese happen . an election wil l be organised to till the
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powers between levels of government, a rigid amend ment proced ure, t he constitution must be supreme and written. Ans D Options B and C are advantages of the secret ballot bu t Ihe main reason it is applied is the cover it gives the voter. With t his, it reduces the level of a narchy. D D Cabi net system can also be called parli amentary system. Some of the features ca n be identified in q uestion No I. Nigeria operate this system up till 1966. So as at the t ime thi!> question was set, it would be wrong to pick NIGERIA A nsA c I f the head of state make a proclamat ion in ot her to end a parliamen tary session,the procla mation is called PROROGATI ON. But if i t is due to allow a general election to take place, that ci JIIed DISSOLUTION. (These a re features of pa rl iamentary system of govern ment). A nsC A With devolution, t he governmen t a t the centre transferssome decision-making autonomy to lower level s like t he loca l governmen t. Ans E B Bet ween 1 979 and 1 982, t here were tive political parties. It was in 1 982 that the Shagari government approved one more to increase the n u mber to 6. The 6t h one was called the Nigerian Advance Party (NAP) led by Tu nji Braith waite. A ns D A pressure group must have an umbrella of operation. Therefore apart from opt ion A, all ot hers are pressure gro ups. AnsA The C C delegation of 1 947 was led by Nnamdi Azikiwe. It wen t to report to t he secretary of sta tes at t hat time. Mr C reech Jones. It went there to protest agai nst the Richards Constitution. Ans C 8 D Frederick Lugard, II ugh ( 'l iflord. G raeme Thompson. Donald Cameron. Bernard Bourdi llion, A rthur R ichards. Joh n Macpherson. Oliver L)ttleton, James Robertson. Nnamdi Azikiwc. A ll the names listed represented the British Crown 111 igeria (in t hat other). Aziki we was the only non-13riton. Ans E B D The 1 979 constitution rt"cognised presiclcntia l system.
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In this system the head of state is also the head of government (monocaphalous) AnsC In the United Nations, there are six principal organs namely (I) General Assembly (II) Secu rity Council (lll) Secretariat (IV) International Court of Justice (ICJ ) (V) Economic and Social Council (F.COSOC) (VI) Trustee ship council. The supreme organ of them all is the security council. The reason is that VETO POWER resides in it. Ans B B (here for the first time the woman in the north was allowed to vote) D There were three (3) ways through which African cou ntries got thei r independence. Some were not colonialised at all (Ethiopia and Liberia). Some negoti ated theirs with the colonial powers (Nigeria, Ghana, Guinea, etc). While some fought war before they were granted (Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau etc). As at the time Nigeria was really agitating foindepend ence, there was no television system. The first televi sion station came up in 1959. By this time the national ists were rounding ofT their struggle. Ans D The first pol itical party was formed in 1923 by Herbert
Macaulay and some of h is friends. It was called the igeria National Democratic Party (NNDP). Its forma
tion was inspired by the elective principle introduced by the 1922 Cli fTord Constitution. In 1923, for the first time, some Africans were elected into the Legislature
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Council( I . 4 of them (2) it happened in Nigeria first before the three other British colonies=> Ghana, Gambia and Sieria Leone. The treaty ofECOWAS was signed in 1975, Feb 28 in Lagos (Nigeria). There is no answer in all the options provided. No answer With the Republ ican Constitution of 1963, the queen stopped being the head of state of Nigeria. Ans B D B (there were 19 states then. With this, there were (19 X5) senators in the senate. That is 95). Ans B c The first general election in Nigeria was held in 1959. Ans D A c Though option A was a feature ofthe 1954 Lytteiton constitution. It did not define its essence FEDERAL ISM. It is option D that explains this. Ans D The Economic commission for Africa (ECA) is an agencyofthe UNO. While Africa Economic Community (AEC) is an agency ofOAU (now African Union). AEC was created in 1991. AnsC
Govcrntnent 1984
L Like the cabinet system in presidential system, government is always formed in th.: Execcutive. Ans D c Reference to I 983, No 7 AnsA D
c Checks and balances is the doctrine that complements separation of powers. The essence of having these two is to discourage a tyranical government. AnsA There are two basic ways to analyse types of constitution (i) amendment process· Rigid and nexible constitutions. (ii) documentation·written and unwritten constitutions. AnsE c E Reference to 1983, No 27 Ans E ln the presidential system. ministers are individually responsible to the president that chose them. But in the cabinet system, the ministers are individ ually respons:...:·to the prime minister and while in the legislature. :1ey are collectively responsible. That is, share I :arne and praise. AnsC
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D c ln democracy, the following are the basic creteria used to determine the adults that can vote. (i) Citizenship (ii) Age (iii) Registration (iv) Residence. The qualified voters are refered to as the ELECTORATE. And this suffrage/franchise is called U IVERSALADULT SUFFRAGE. Ans E E All the options represent puolic corporation, save for the fact that as at the time this question was set (1984) option C (Nigerian National Oil Corporation) had ceased to exist. Note: JAMB is a publicc corporation.Any organisa tion established by the government in other to provide basic services or amen ities lo the people at afTordable charges or prices is a public corporation. With definition JAMB fits in. Ans C E 0 0 Reference to 1983 No I 0 Ans B Reference to No I0. 1\ns A
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Fascism as a system was fashioned by one of the past rulers of Italy in the early 1920s, Benito Mussolini. Like Nazism. all its features are direct ;:,pposite of democracy. Ans E Reference to 1 983 No 2. Ans C Reference to No 1 3. Ans B There are two {2) stages of election ( I ) the elections that takes place at party level. Here the party's candi date emerges. This stage is called PRJ MARY ELEC TION (PRIMARI ES). (2) After the emergence of different candidates. there is always an election that will see them ·competing' in ot her to determine the representative of the people from the constituency. The second or last stage is ca lled GE ERAL ELECTION. Ans D Reference to o 2 I . Ans D · Swearing in of members i s the responsibility of the judiciary. Ans E A Apart from being the ma in deliberative organ, the General Assembly is the most representative. Un li ke other organs in the General Assembly all the member states have representatives, among other features. Ans B As earl ier said Li beria and Ethopia were not coloniallzed. Nigeria had its independence in 1960, Ghana in 1957. Guinea in 1958. AnsC Between 1 977 and 1 983, there were two major confl icts that affected the OAU greatly. (I ) the conflict between Ethopia a nd Somalia which "erupted into full scale wa r in 1 977/78."(i i) the conflict between Morocco and Polisaro front. Ans C Reference to 1983, No 40 Ans D Reference to 1 983, No 35. The orga n with the VETO POW E R has the power to impose mandatory
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Ans D 8 8 D After the general election of 1 959, NCNC and NPC formed the government at the centre while AG UMBC among others form the opposition group shadow government). Ans 8 Mr Anthony Enahoro that moved the ind: pet motion in 1953 was a member of the Action (AG). It was moved i n the House of (the only legislative chamber at the cent re at the AnsA Tt was the colonial Governor Bernard Bou rdillion divided the Southern Nigeria into two provinces 1939. Note: tha t was the year World War II started. Ans C In N igeria, before 1 963, the judicial cor ittee privy council (in the British Upper House - Lords in London) was t he highest court of was the Republican constitu tion of 1963 that this. And since then the su preme court has been highest court of Appeal. Ans D c At the constitutional conference of 1957 (under chairmansh ip of Allan Leonox- Boyd), one ofthe outcomes was the seni ng up of a commission to into the problems of the minorities in Nigeria.It headed by Mr Hen ry Will ink. I t submitted its recommendations at the 1958 conference also in London. It recognised the problems of the but did not su pport creat ion of states as a Rather among other suggestions it tme ncJj t enshrinement of fu ndamental human right in the constitution of N igeria. Ans 8 Mi litary coups and dates in i geria so far 1. 1 5/0/66 2. 29/07/66 3. 29/0?ns 4. 1 3/02/76 5. 31112/83 6.
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sanctions on any of the UNO'S members. Ans 8 Reference to 1983. No 40. Ans D In Nigeria oetween 191 4 and 1946, the existing
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constitutions on ly affected the people in the southern part, whi le the Governor's orders cal led proclamations or order-in-counciI \Vere used to ad minister t he North. It was the 1 946 constitution ofRichards that abol ished this discriminatory system and unified or centralised the legislat ive system. AnsC
35. While attending th is question, one must al ways remen1ber that it was set in 1 984. With this point of real iz1tion.option Dis the a nswer. 1966!_ 1979----------- Military 1979----------- 198]-···-------Republican 1983{Decc. 31)-------·1999--------- Military 1 999-------------- ??? -------------------Republican.
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When a constituency is fu rther delimited (di\'ide4 each of t he units is a WARD. Ans D Referenr.e to 1 983. No 50. Ans D
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According to Rod Hague. Marti n llarrop a nd Shawn Breshin in thei r book·Com pa nllive Govcrnn1ent and politics', publicc opinon is the aggregate views of t he pol itically releva nt popu la t ion on the politics of t he day. The opinon of the people is a part of the input mechanism the governmen t operates on. Ans B A Reference 1984, o 1 3.Ans C ln democraccy. sovereignty is vested in all the people. This is called popular sovereignty. Ans A D B Ru le of laws connotes supremacy of the law.equality before the law and gua rantceri ng of fu nda mental H uman Righ ts. This can only be achieved if everybody adheres to the dictates of the constitu tion (constit utional i sm). Rule of law is a part of democracy. Ans D B Reference to 1 983, No 8 A ns E Laws that are made by the Executi\·e and judiciary are called Delegated legislat ion. Though this is not possi ble if the legislature refuses to transfer its power (Act of parliament) to them. Delegated legislation can also be called subordinate la\\S or secondary laws. Ans B Unlike federal ism that has levels of government, in the un itary system there is onl y one level (t he cen t re). With t his, there is a high degree of concentration of power at the centre. Note: In the two systems. the sovereign ty is al ways at the centre. But in con federal ism it is loccated in the subordi nate levels. Ans B c c Wit h a reference to 1 983, No I 0, the concepts of constitutency and delimitation arc clear. If the delimitation is carried out in such a way that a particular area i s del i beratel y made smaller or bigger in other to favour a particular political group. this nega tive del imitation is called GERRYMANDERiNG. It is bad for a free and fair election. U ltimatcly. it is bad for democracy. Ans B Reference to I 984, No 2 I . AnsC Since all international organizations are con federa l i n nature. thei r centres arc al ways \\ ea ker than t he component un its. it is safe to see ECOWAS as the only con federal ent ity. But i t is not a state. Ans C Lf in an elect ion only one representative is expected to emerge from each consti tuency. t he electoral system i is said to be based on a SING LE MEMBE R CO"l TI TUE CY SY TEM. TI1c representati\e could emerge th rough (i)a si m pk majority system -=·> t he
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candidate t hat wi ns is the one who obtains the greatest number of votes cast. It can also be called FI RST-PAST-TilE-POSTor WlNNER-TAKES-JT-ALL. A bsolute majority system=> I !ere, the winner is e,-.pected to have at least (1 /2 of the total votes) + I Second Ballot: The inability to determine the winner through the absolu te majority system will instruct the conduct ion of the elect ion second time. The conditions are (a) it should be organised fast (b) simple majority should be applied this time (i.e the 2nd time). AnsA Reference to 1 983 No 15. Ans C Reference to No 7. AnsC A lawyer is a member of the bar while others belong to the bench (the judiciary). A ns D Reference to 1 983 No 3. A ns C A c D Reference to 1 983 No 34. Ans D The closest constituent Assembly to 1 984 was the one that was constituted in 1 977178. In this Assembly there were 230members. The milita ry government of Olusegu n Obasanjo, th rough the highest mil itary body, the Supreme Milita ry Cou ncil appoi nted 40 mem bersand t he remaining 1 90members \Yere elected by the elected members of the local government counci ls at that t ime. J ust ice Udo Udoma was the chai rman.Among other functions. this Const ituent Assembly was tasked wi th the responsibility to review the drafl constitution made by the constitution drafting committee headed by Rotimi Williams. A ns E With t he restruct u ring of differenct la bou r Unions, the Nigerian Labou r Congress emerged in 1978. The followi ng nan1es represent different personal ities that have been its president. (i) Hassan Sunmonu =>1 978- 1 984 (ii)A i iCiroma => 1 984- 1988 Between 1 988 and 1 992. there were two different sole ad ministra tors. (iii) Pascal Bafyau => 1 992 - 1994 (iv) Adams Oshiomole => 1999 - ??? B A Option A should not be considered a t all because the concept of regional ism did not get to Nigeria until 1946. I n 1946, Lagos was a separate entity from the Western Region. But in 1 95 I , Lagos became for the first time. a part of the Western Region. AnsC As at t he time the q uest ion was set, N igeria was a member. B ut it's no more a member. It can still come back.since it is temporary membershi p is temporary. No a nswer. c
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33. 34. 35.
36.
A B Tht: folio" 1ng arc1\h.:mlx:r:.of ECOWAS : N igeria, Ghnll.l." :r.t I it I l ( Jillnhi;, n..:nin Republ ic. N iger Rcpuhli,. f,, ''·Co.: D. "- .in.:.13ou rkina Fasso, G un11..t. :>.1.11 .:,d•• ,.!.. l, CHII IlLa Bis<Ju.Cape Verde, I !b.:na - m.1L1. :hen Jonbcr 15 Bcforcyear2000, the Igun.: \\ ' I(1, Itil .\ launt:lhl Iten.orall those Clllllllr ,., ( •·l:<.:n•,•n h:,uu place. A n.; I Rd\:r..:IKl 1" :.· ' u.J') A1h B I
(2) 42.
namely (1.) the Legislature Council => there were 46members. 27 of them were officials (all white) 19 were non-officials(comprised Africans and Europeans). This shows that officials were more non-officcials. For this option C is wrong. The Executive council=> there were 12 members they were all white (Europeans). Ans D In the senate there were 44members. Each of the regions produced 12members (making it 12 X 3= Lagos produced 2 and the southern Cameroun pro duced 6.
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Only the permanent members have veto power. are Britain, France, China, the USA and Russia. t 991, instead of Russia it was the Soviet Union or
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Ans D Reference to 1984, No 15. Ans D Reference to 1984,No 45.
38. 39. 40.
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46. 47. 48.
Ans C B Reference t983, No 26. Ans B The creation of the office of the prime minister was one of the outcomes of the 1957 London Constitutional Conference. In 1957, this office was created. With this, Tafawa Balewa emerged, by appiontment. the prime minister ofNigeria. But it in1959 he emerged as the prime minister through
lm cmcnt (N YM) ckcllon. th..:'•;; .nJ voting.
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st nppo.:dit<d >llll Jcc. fL.!, y:,1was formedin l936. J\ ns.\ ·1 he <. l1tli·rd ( o;htilutinn of 1 922 set up two councils
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"!J , t '•lit::J 'I'' thlc '"'.uuror pa rliament is supreme 1\ Ink: til<' ..:1''' •tn11 •n j, upr,·mc in federalism, since Bri 1.;1!'1 ..p,r ,,,., ll''it:mqn ir has legislative Upit:Jn:l< \
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Opt ''rh :\and H ·•rp•<IL" t h.: purl i<Jmentary system. /\n... L
49. 50. 14. 15. 16. 17. .,., .o. 19. 20. 21. 22.
Ans B D Reference to 1983, No 50. AnsC Ans D In Collegial system no single person serves as the chief executive. In fact, functions are always divicW among many people. AnsC AnsC Reference to 1983, No t 2 Ans B B D c Habeas COJPUS is one of the writs that ensure dill rule of law is sustained. It is used to secure u· Kli•vidilll liberty. Ans A Ans A With proportional Representatin, parties ofdifblll views and social inclinations always spring up. Ans A
DICI-• 13. Tht:: pal!.' ":u;1 !tl..: d i-.1phnm:m of his party i n the
p1r' 1111cn1 \\ h l' , , r-: :J , nujor issues. he makes ::.un. Iht: llk';nt·:L "'hii t: \Ute
23. A special election where the voters are expec:tecl• indicate ·yes'or 'no' is called REFERENDUM or PLEBTCITE. It is the best instrument used to
public opinion. 34. AnsC Ans8 35. Reference to 1984, No 42 Ans8 Ans 8
36.
AnsC Since the police are not a part of the legislature, law-
Unlike the Yoruba and Hausaland traditional systems making cannot be their turf. that were centralized (recognition of monarchy), that AnsC oflgbo was decentralised. Power was not 37. Since 1963, whether one is a muslim or otherwise the concentration in one person. The lgbo society was highest court for one is the supreme court. This segmented. question is very tricky. One should not equate it to Ans8 · the highest Islamic Court Ans D AnsC AnsC 38. After the Action Group Crisis in the Western Region After the revocation of the charter of Royal Nigeria in 1962, Mr LadokeAkintola ceased to be the premier, Company in 1900 the area under its control was for some time though. The prime minister appointed divided into the Northern and Southern Protectorate. And Moses Majekodunmi as the administrator of that area the name was reversed to the United African after a state of emergency had be proclaimed. Company. (Note: that aspect of the question, 'and AnsA took over the direct administration ofNigeria' 39. The first Republic ofNigeria = 1963- 1966. Tafawa shouldn't have come up. The reason is that the Balewa was the head of government (the prime concept called Nigeria did not evolve fully untill914). minister) and Nnamdi Azikiwe was the head of Ans8 state(the president- a nominal head). Reference to 1984, No 44. AnsA
40.
Ans8 B
The Zikist movement was set up in 1946. It was the 41. The salaries of the civil servants were reviewed. With creation of some young men in the National this the public service was financially attractive. All Congress ofNigerians and the Camerouns (NCNC) of this was done to boost there efficiency. Note: Nnamdi Azikiwe was not a member.It was set up AnsC by some men that bel ieved in Azikiwe and hence they 42. Ans 8 decided to name their militant organization after 43. AnsC Azikiwe. 44. Ans C AnsC 45. Ans D AnsA 46. AnsC Reference to 1984, No 34- The Clifford Constitution 47. AnsA ofl922. 48. Ans D AnsB 49. Ans 8 50. Ans D
24. 25. 26.
v. 28. 19.
30.
31.
32. 33.
Goven1n1ent 1987
I. AnsA 2. Ina military government. the legislature and Executive
are always fused.
13. Reference to 1 985, No 7
AnsB
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8. 9.
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Ans B Ans B Reference to 1984,No 6 AnsC Ans D AnsA Reference to 1983 No 13 Ans D Ans C Separation of powers is a major feature of p:esidential system of government (reference to 1983, No 5). While fusion of powers is for parliamentary system. In fusion of power, it is always difficult to distinguish the fuction of the three organs from one another. AnsA Ans D Reference to 1986, No 23 AnsA Reference to 1984, No 13 Ans D
14.
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Independence of the judiciary is a major feature of the rule oflaw. Ans D Ans 8 A state can do without an army. Ans 8 In federal ism, there are some powers that are exclusiv preserve of the government at the centre. For instance in Nigeria. the issues of police, currency, foreign matters, army, Customs and Excise etc are in the exclusive list. Though this varies from federalism to federalism. For instance in the U.S.A., the issue of pol ice is in the concurrent list. Concurrent list contains powers that are shared between the central government and the component units. Ans D Option B and D are reasons for having bicameral legislature. But the main reason is to prevent the passage of hasty and ill considered bills. Ans D
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19. Socialism and Marxism are associated wi th Karl Marx. hhh as not its fi rst president. Ra t her he was the first AnsA president of a party he co-founded in 1944 =->NCNC.
20. The idea of havi ng a body tha t selects the head of He reigned as its president between 1944 and 1 946. government (the prime minister) afier a general After his death in 1 946, N namdi Azikiwe succeeded election exists onl y i n the parliamentary system. That his. body is called the electoral college. It is ofien t he A nsA legislature. Note: Ind i rect election takes place i n the 32. A electoral college. Hence, indirect election ca n be 33. c called electoral college system 34. B Ans B 35. D
21. AnsA 36. Reference to 1 983, No 39 2 22. Unlike in the parl ia men tary system where the pri me AnsA
minister (a mem ber of the executive) is a lso a mem ber 37. Reference to 1 985, No 41 of the legislatu re (fusion of powers). i n the A nsC presidential system. because of the spiri t of 38. B (indirect election) separation of powers, the president is not a member of 39. c the legislat ure. 40. B Ans D 41. c
23. Reference to 1983, No 22 42. 8 Ans A 43. 8
24. Ans 0 44. As at the time the question was set (1987), Lagos was 2S . Igbo traditional system was collegial a nd repu blica n the admi n ist rative headquaters ofECOWAS. Lome
among other features. (Togo) has always been t he fund or fiscal Ans A headq uaters. It is located in ABuja now.
26. AnsA No Answer. 27. It was the ex istence of people with divergent 45. The league of nations was formed after the end of
(different) cultural affinities (hctcrcgenuity) i n Nigeria World War I. The war started i n 191 4 and ended in that inspired the formal i ntroduction of 1 918.and in 1919, t he organisation was formed. federalism in 1954. si milarly t he United Nations Organization (UNO) came AnsC i nto bei ng after World War II. This war began in 1939
28. Creation of states a nd dates in N igeria. and stopped in 1 945. A nd in the same 1 945, the UNO I ) 3 region • 1946 2) 3 + I = 4regions => I %3 was establ ished. The two organizations were set up 3) 4 + 8= 1 2st ates => 1 967 4) 1 2 + 7 = 1 9sta tes => 1 976 to mainlain world peace. S) 19 + 2= 2 1 st ates=>1987 6) 21 + 9= 30st ates => 1991 A ns D 7) 30 + 6states => 1 996 46. The primary goal of the UNO is to mai ntain intema Ans C tiona! peace and secu ri ty. The charter equally
29. Ans B 30. Military leaders i n the correct order i n N igeria
recognizes t he sovereign eq uali ty of members. A nsC
(1) Aguiyi-Ironsi (2) Yakubu Gowon 47. A ns B (3) Murtala Mohammed (4) Olusegun Obansanjo 48. A ns C (5) Mohammed Buhari (6)1brah im Baba ngida 49. This very similar to 1985, No 45 (7) Sani Abacha (8) A bdusalam A bubakar Ans C Ans C 50. This is a repeated q uestion. i t is the same as 1 983, No
31. Herbert Maca ulay was the chief founder of the first 48. political party i n N igeria (in fact in West A frica), but Ans B.
.. -. - Go.vemment 1 988 ..-.·-.,;; , - 1. Authority is the righ t to rule. I t is the righ t to di rect
and command people. Th is political power is deri ved from the constitution. It is when a political system of government is based on a u t hority t hat is said to be legitimate.It was t he GermaS1 ociologist Max Weber that classified aut hority into three types.I.) Traditional Authority (2.) Charismatic Authority (3.) 5. Legal-rational Authority. Ans A
2 A:.;;C 3. Reference to 1987.No I
AnsC 4. The concept of constitutiona l ism. as ea rl ier expla ined..
demands the respect or ad herence to the d ictates of 6.
t he constit ut ion from both the people and governmen t. Wi th t h is in place, i t shows that the people a:-:d government a re restricted by the constit u tion AnsA This question shou ld be attacked carefully. It does not demand t he concept of fusion of powers. Here, it is always di fficult to distinguish the fu nctions of the t hree organs. But i t demands t he bieaphelous arrangement of t he Executive in parl iamentary system. That is the office of t he head of state being separated from t hat of t he head of government. Ans B The process of givi ng one's ci tizenship in order to
acquire tha t of the count!) in\\ hich one dnmi..:1c (lives) that is ca lled RENL' Cl,\ flO\.. In" prllC<.:') ul changing it is NATU RAl I?AI I O . In a uubh ll. renuncia tion must take pbe( bdurc "latmali;;H inn. Ans A
7. In other to extend the pll\\Crs of the state. the leaJc1 makes su re that he is abn\e !he I a\\ ·1 he kader Jncs th is to promote the interc•11lf thc stare tnaunnall m). AnsC
8. AnsC 9. Reference to 1983."'lo 5
AnsA 10 Ans C It Ans D 12 Reference to 1981.1\Jo 2
Ans C 13 Reference to 198-t. No I 0
Ans B 14 Option A is wrong because it is al\\·a) s d111icult hlr the
component unit t o break awa(s..:ccdc) in li:Jcrall m and unita rism b.:cause ovcrcignty rc idl!s at thl! centre. One of the r..:aso:rs lcdcralism is aJoptcJ by some countries (especially thc ln:tcn.:gcn ..ou I) p..:J is to give room to each component unit to do.:\.:lop m its own pace. Ans B
IS Ans A 16 Reference to 1 985. o ..J
Ans D 17 Ans D 18 Ans B 19 In communism all forms of freedom.sotialju tice and
cquali ly arc not allowed (no liberal d..:mocmcy) With this in place free en terprise cannot he thought nf Ans C
20 Ans A 21 I3ills that al1i:ct the conununity gcner:rll) arc rl!lcrrcd
to as Pu bl ic bi lls. Ans C
22 Ans C 23 AnsA 24 Duri ng the colonial period. trade union·s Input \\as
unquantitiable. Ans C
25 Ans C 26 The Nigerin ombudsman is the Publ ic Compliant Com
mission Ans I3
27 Ans D 2& AnsC ?9 The 'ational Congress uf Bri tih Wcst Africa
\s earlier wted. the go\cmnrent of /\guiyi - lronsi ",,,- 1.11. firt unlit<• I) rcgim..: iu Niger ia (Jan 16 1966 - .lui) 21>. I 906). lklufl thr;; g(lvcrnmcn t, the N igeria polit11.:al strUI.:tu re \\O'i kderal. In 1 966 M ay 24 through a mihtar: fiat calk•d theUnitication Decree. the stru.:ture \\as changed to the unitary type.Note: opt1on f) i... \\ rnng hccaus<.' thrre was no sta te
dt.:nrcn.t!hl1cpdenod.
\ns .\ 31 In :tpic:tl lcgislaturc. th·:: clc1 k is not elected.
An.,() 32 \ns ll
33 :-..igeria \\as the first country to experience the electi ve principle and it later spread to the other British colonies. All of t his happened in the 1920s.
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It \\':F; the color.ial regime of A rthur Richards that fornulldiYidcd '\Jigcria into three rcgi01•• i n 1946. I h..:.' \\1.rc the \.1mhcrn Region. the Western Region a mit he Ea tcrn Region
35 In 1916.1.ugartl crcatctlthc Nigerian Council in
a fdit1nn tl' the Leg1slaturc council he met in Lagos
:\ns I> 36 OptiOn A 1s \Hong. because the ofTtcc of the prime
mi1 ; tcr \\as crcatctl1n 1957.Option B is eq ually \\ron g. b.:causc ltk.c the otlicc of the prime min ister, it wa: :.t rccJ at the 1 957 conference that a s ....:onJ chamber houiJ be created at the cent re. The 'C<.!')nJ hamlxr "·atho.: senate and the existing ch:unbcr b.:fore this \\as the !louse of Representative (created in 1951). Like a cou ple of different crea tions, it \\as the l.yttclton Constitution of 1954 that created the lll tic-. or the r..:al..cr l(lr the !louse of Kcpr6 ntutivc... Some other creations IIH.:IutlcJ.cstablishing.thc otlicc of the prem ier f lr each or the tlm:c regions. introducing the office of r ..bii·IMI ·\fricun Go\ernors.
\ns C
]7 Stncc the 196and 1979 Constitu tion recognized
'\ rg.crra ao; a fcJeral st;lte. the e:-.i tence of bicamera lcgi f.lturc ·11 the ccrl\rc \\ :.ts a must. \ns ()
(NCB \VA) was establ ished in Ghana (then calll·d 3K GoldCoast) h) a group 1'f nation<lists led hy \<Jscl) Hayford. In 1920. the 1m•mhers took thci1 agitations to
Rcfcn:nce to 1983. o ..JO
An" I)
England to complain to th\ then secretaf) of states for the colony .thSeinc. Ie cl•lrudgMh i ln :r Cliflord reigned inl'\i!'c, i.1 ib its coloma!!:!m anur bet\\cen 1919 and 192:'.1t -nnpl) hll\\O.:d that he ''·h t he go\'ernor or Nigeria th"l •I('PO L'Uthl'll lkmamb. Note: I\ notable ·igl!ria "' \lr \kim'"fc S:l\:l c was a member of '!(. B \\ \ Ans C
39 The i1 tlcpcndcncc Cnn tlllltion of 1960 in Nigeria was b.t,cd on thc pari iamcntaf) system of govemmenL \nJ in thi'y,tcm the office of the head of state is .d\\:t) ,cp•uatcJ from that of" thc head of ;'P\u·n mcnt. \in.:..: l'igeria \\as yct to be a republic. tl•:B itish mnnarch (the queen) ''a the head o! ,!,11..: anti J'afil\1 a Bale\\ u \\ as t he I lead of g•l\ crnmcnt Ithe pr une minister) Note: the Queen had
a representative Nnamdi Az<.d·l'(e who was the governor-general at that tim. AnsC 44 As a sequel to the second general election of 1964, among the plethora of parties in Nigeria, two coaliti:-o rx ·. merged the following equations repre sented the alliances of the major parties. (i) NNA = NPC + NNDP (ii) UPGA = NCNC+ AG 45 Where NNA =Nigeria National Alliance U PGA = United Progressive Grand Alliance 46 NPC =Northern Peopl's Congress NNDP =Nigeria National Democratic Party 47 NCNC =National CongressofNigeria Citizens AG =Action Group. Note: this NNDP was formed in 1962. Its leader was Mr Samuel Akintola.It wasonly similar in nomenclature to the one set up in 1923 by Herbert Macaulay AnsC
41 Reference to I 987, No 28, There was never a time a state was created in I 966. The correct answer should have read 1967 Ans No answer
42 Though the Economicc Commission for Africa is an agency of the UNO, its headquaters is located in the city we have the headquaters of the OAU, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Aas D 48
43 Option A is a member of the commonwealth of 49 Nations because it is the only country that starts with letter Lthat is a member.Also, Jamaica is the only country that starts with letter J. Two countries start with letter K. They are Kenya and Kiribati. While four countries start with letter G They are Ghana, Ga mbia, Guyana and Grenada. Study all the listed countries 50
Option D,Gabon does not have a place. Ans D Option A is wrong because it is the function rof the M inist ry of Internal AfTairs. Opt ion B is alsotht: responsi bility of the Minist ry of Internal Affai rs. Defence of the country's borders is a function of the security agencies Ans D Reference to 1 985. No 43 A ns A Reference to 1 987.No 48 Ans A ln the correct order the following represe nt t hr.: nam of t he different sec retaries genera l of the OA\J (uow called the Africa n Union). (i) Diallo Teili => Guinea (ii) Nzo Ekangaki =>Cameroun (iii) Eteki Mbomona =>Ca merou n (iv) Edem Kodjo =>Togo (v) Peter Onu =>N igeria (vi) Ide Oumaru =>Niger Republic (vii) Salim Aluned Salim => Tanzania (viii) Essy Amara => Cote del·voire Note: Peter Onu of Nigeria only acted temporarily. Of all the nan1es given. option A is the add onto Adebayo Adedeji ''as one of the past E>..ecutive secretaries of the Econom ic Commi ssion for Africa (TCA) Ans A Ans D A part from t he following organisation listed in t he given options. NATO ( orth A tlanticc Trea t ) Orga n isation) and OAS (Organisation of America States), N igeria is a member of a ll of other organisa tion. Ans B Reference to 1 985. No 35 Ans D
I. AnsA 2 AnsC 3 In a federation each of the component units is autono
mous to an extent. At least the concurrent list states lates some power it can eYr:cise. What it lack is sovereignty which resides at the centre. Ans B
4 Ans D s Ans B 6 Ans D 7 Cabinet members are ministers (the executive). They
are expected to execute laws made by the legislature to the people. Ans B
8 Ans D 9 Rcferr....e. to 1983, No 13 Ans D 10 Ans C II Ans B 12 Apart from law making, the legislature (pa rliament)
has of other functions. One of them if reviews the policies made by the executive. It also haother functions like when the mem bers of the
13 14 . 15 16 17
18 19 20
executive are ex pected to gi'c account of their stewa rdships in the legislature. This period is known as Question time. Ans B Reference to 1 985, o I. The concept ofptopaganda is often used to influence pu bli c opinion Propaganda is "the propagation o r ideas through promotion, persuasion, andthe utilisatiC\11 of influence AnsC Reference 1985. o 4 A ns D Ans D A ns 0 Option A would ha ve sounded good if the wqrd 'onl}· were not ment ioned. If the word is rcmovt:d aud the rest of the statement is combined with option D, one wi ll be having a bea utiful expla nation ofllnw1 itten Consti tution. A ns [) A ns 1.3 This is a familiar question Reference 1 983. No I 0 Ans B Ans R
21 ll.
A -· According Karl Marx, for a society to progress, it must go through socio-economic mode of production i.1 the order below.
35 This demands factor that inspired the spirit of those people that fought for the Nigeria's independence. Among other factors, those in option B formed a part. Ans B
Communalism =>slave mode of production => 36 feudalism => capitalism =>socialism =>communica tion. Ans D
23 Common language is a basic fearure of a nation, not 37 necessari ly that of state or nation state. Ans D 38
24 AnsA 39 25 Reference to 1987, No 17
Ans D 26 AnsA Z7 In 1945, some Yoruba personalities led by Obafemi 40
Awolowo formed a culrural pressure grou p called Egbe Omo Oduduwa. It was not a direct precursor of the Action Group. The reason was that a good 41 number of people frC?m the Nigerian Youth Movement 42 teamed up with this cultural organisation to form the 43 political party called the Action Group in 1951 (A.G). So it is wrong to say that another name for Action Group was Egbe Omo Oduduwa.Similarly in 1948, some Hausa- Fulani people like Aminu kano, Tafawa Balewa, Yaya Gusau,A.A. Dikko establish cuirural group called JAMIYYAR MUTANEM AREWA. This metarn10phosed into a 44 political party called the National People's Congress 45 in 1951. 46 AnsC 47 Ans B 48 Reference 27, Aminu Kano left the cultural group he 49 co founded to equally co-found a political party in 1950. The party was out to challenge the political status quo that was existing in the Northern N igeria them. A part of the order was feudalism. This new party fought against this by promoting and fighting for the interests of the poor in that area. This party was the Northern Elements Progressive Union (NEPU). AnsA
30 Ans D 31 The Lyttelton Constitution of 1954 regionaliscd the
:!l'owing institutions among others (i) the civiVpublic service (ii) the judiciary (ii i) the local government. AnsC
32 Reference to 1984, No 40 Ans B
33 Reference 1985,No 48 AnsC
34 Reference 1984.No 41 (This is a repeated question) 50 AnsC
Though Ahmadu Bello was not one of the founders of the NPC, he evenrually became its highly revered leader. Ans D Reference to 1983 No 42 w1d 1988, No 39 AnsC AnsA Since Nigeria was federal in 1963, option A (because offlexible), B, C(because of flexible and unwritten), D (because of unitary) are wrong Ans B Between 1951 and 1966, the three major political parties in Nigeria wcreAG, NPCandNCNC AnsA Ans D Ans A Since we are talking about the bench, option A and C are wrong because the attorney-general and minister of justice and solicitor-general and permanent secretary are members of the bar (they are lawyers in government). Note:option B should appropriately read 'Chief Justice ofNigeria" Ans B AnsA No answer (Mauritania left in 2000) AnsA Ans B Ans D During the struggle for the independence of Angola, there were three major groups, namely (i) UNITA => led by Jonas Savimbi (i i) MPLA => led by Agostinho Neto (iii) FNLA => Holden Roberto It was MPLA the Nigeria government ofMurtala Mohammed supported. Because of the existing cold war at that time (the existence of the two powers the western bloc and the eastern bloc explains this). Nigeria's relationship with the USA was strained because the group Nigeria identified with happened to be the one the then USA rival (the USSR) was equally supporting. Angola got independence from Portugal in 1975. Note: South West Africa People's Organisation (SWA PO) was the major national group in Na mibia. Namibia gained independence in 1990 through this organisatinn. The organisation's leader was/is Sam Nujoma. Ans D Reference to 1983, No 35 Ans D
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AnsA Ans D Ans D An!> :_ In a country tha t operates federali sm (a federation) i f 6 there is a dispute between two component units. say
a dispute between plateau state and Benue state in Nigeria. it is only the highest ruling court, the supreme court that can settle it. Ans B Reference to 1985.No 17 Ans A
7 •'\ PS D 8 Option A. press censorshi p is one of the limitations of
the rule ofla w Ans C
9 Ans A 10 All the provided options are characteristics of dcmoc
racy. For instance, t here is no count ry t hat operates an unlimited franchise. It is onl y l imited fra nchise that is practicable. It is the condition attached to it that defined it as bei ng democratic or not. A ny l i m ited franchise tha t accommodates democraccy and commonsense is rcfered to as UN IVERSA L. A D ULT SUFFRAGE.(Reference I 984. No 13). No answer
II Reference to 1983, o 5 Ans B
12 Reference to 1983, No 12 Ans B
13 Ans B 14 Ans C 15 Ans D 16 Ans B 17 Ans B 18 Ans B 19 Limitation of rule oflaw reference to No 8
Ans B 20 Reference to 1986. No 20
Ans B 21 Reference to 1 986, No 23
A ns C 22 Reference to a1984. No 13
Ans C 23 Ans B 24 Reference to 1 985. No 26
Ans B 25 Ans D 26 Ans A 27 Ans D 28 Ans D 29 U nder the military regime in N igeria federal
enactmen ts (laws) are called DECREES wh ile sta te enactments are known as EDICTS Ans C
30 This is difTeren t from 1987, No 2. n1e primary orienta tion of the military is crisis ma nageme nt. A nd th i s is a pa rt of the execu tive functions. Ans B
31 Reference to 1 983. No 40 Ans A
32 Ans C 33 In the fi rst Repu blic each of the regions had a bica m
era!structure i.e t he House of As embly a nd t he House of Ch iefs. The cen t ral govern men t ''hich was sy non y mous to t he federal Government eq ua lly had bicameralism, this included the senate a nd the House of Representati ves. These two formed the PARLIAM ENT. But i n the second Repu blic up to the present, the two houses combined fonn the NATIONALASSF.MBLY. Ans A
34 Ans A 35 I n the true sense of "it. options A. B : nd C are reasons
for the arl-:> ption of federal ism. Optiou D bicamerali a. leat u re of federalism. Since rationale stands for reason. option 0 is the odd one A ns D
36 Opt ion D is wrong because the pol ice force was not regionalized. Option C is not true because the office of the speaker was created in 1 954. I f one refers to table cha rted for 1 985, No 7, one will see that the House of Chiefs was created i n the Western Region 1951. Among the outcomes of this con ference, au tonomous structu re gi ven to the southern camerou ns was an i ssue. Ans A
37 In 1 946. the NCNC was the strongest pa rty in Nigeria. It protested against t he government of Richards in a num ber of ways. O ne was the touring of the northern Nigeria to sensitze the people. The two leaders that led this tour were Her bert Macaulay (the president) and namdi Azikiwe (the general secretary). Note Macaulay d ied this same year. Ans D
38 Ans B 39 Reference to 1984.No 40
A ns B 40 In the precolonial N igeria, the traditional political
systems could be iden t ified in two ways: (i) the cent ral ized type: In societies of th is nature, the presence of monarchical system of government was a constant fea ture. And t hey i ncluded the Hausa- Fulani. Yoru ba, Benin.etc • The H ausa - Ful ani society had absolut monarchism while t ha t of the Yoru ba a nd Beni n societies were constitutiona l. In add i t ion, the Benin system was primogenitu ral tha t is the ruling sta tus was transfered from fat her to the first son. (i i) the decentral ized type: Here, there was the abse nce of a monarchy Societies l ike that of Igbo, Tiv. the J bibios operated this. Ans D
41 The second Repu blic of N igeria was 1 979- 1983. Since t
he repu bl ic was based on the presidential system of govemmen t. t he process of impeachment had to be used to remove any Chief Executive. In 1 98 I , in the legislat ive house of Kaduna State (the House of Assembl y), the mem bers im peached the ChiefExecuti ve. i.e The govemor, Balarabe Musa.
Note: The governor belonged to the party called the People's Redemption Party, (PRP), while the majority of the members of the House of Assembly belonged to the Na t ional Praty of igeria (N PN). Ans C
42 A ns C 43 Ans D 44 Of all the na mes that appear in the given options,
Ghana. N iger and Botswana are the on l y countries that were not Trust territories. Tanga n yika, Cameroon.
Togo Nam i bia and Zaire (now Congo Ki n shasa) were former German territories. It was beca use of Germany's role ill
t he "orld war they all beca me the mandated territories of the league of Nations tl1at eventually rtl<;!tamophosed wllo tl1e trust teniotories of United Natiom . Ans C
The Liberation Committee was established at the first 47 conference of the OAU at Addis Ababa in 1963 to be 48 subordinate to the Assembly of heads of state and government Its Head-quaters was in Dar-es-Salaam. Its function was to harmonise the assitance given by A frica states to the national colonial movements within the colonial territories, and it financed voluntary contributions. Ans C
49 Reference to 1987, No 48. The group with a radical view was the Casablanca group.It proposed the establish ment of a Union Government ofAfrica which would have authority over all mem ber state. It believe in the federalization of Africa.Theother two group the Monrovia and Brazeville group believe in the gradual movement toward African Unity. AnsC 50
Ans D The conference of the Non-Aligned movement (NAM) is held once in th ree years (triennially). The first was held in Belgrade (Yugoslavia). The following are someofthe countries that, at one point in time, acted as hosts of the conference. Egypt (Cairo), Zambia (Lusaka),Zim babwe (Ha rare),Ghana (Accra), Cuba (Havana)ete. AnsA Reference to 1988, On ly two countries start with letter P that are members of t he commonwealth of nations -Papua New G uinea and Pakistan. The following are members that start with letterS:Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Seychelles, South Africa, St Lucia, Solomon Island, Sri-Lanka, Singapore. There is not country that starts with letter R that is a member. Ans D Ans C
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17 In the parl iament, the method used to cut short enlongated or prolonged debates is called guillotonic. It is often used to kill unfa vourable bills .On the other hand, if A is prolonged the device used for this is illibuster. Ans D
law will thrive What this question asks invariably is a limitation to the rule of law. Setting of tribunals is good. At least it quickens the pace of law adjudication. But if they are rampa ntl y established the rule of law wiII definitely suffer Ans B
6 Ans B 7 With confederation, each com ponent unit retains its
sovereignty. With this an y of the component units can pull from the con federation easily. It is this act that is called sessession. AnsC
I Ans A 9 Ans B 10 The British constitution is unitary. (Reference to 1986,
No 4). It also has a n unwritten constitution. But the USA has a federal constitution. This constitution has division of power, suprcmancy of the written constitu tion, bicameral, existence of t he supreme court as the highest court of appeal as features. Ans A
II Ans A u AnsC l3 Fusion of t he funct ion of the head of government and
that of the head of state is a feature of the presidential system. Ans C
14 Ans C IS Reference to 1984, No I 0
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30 Reference to 1984,No 44 44 The foreign missions between two members oftbc Ans C commonwealth of nations are called High
31 The Senate belonged to the centre. and their heads are the High commissionners but Ans 8 foreign missions between two countries that
32 Ans D of them a member of the commonwealth or none 33 Ans 8 are called Embassies and each of them is headed 34 Reference to 1 988, No 35 an Ambassador.
AnsC AnsC 35 AnsA 45 AnsC 36 Ans 8 46 Ans D 37 AnsA 47 Nigeria and Togo under the leadership ofYalcubu 38 Ans D Gowon (the military leaderofNigeria between 29 39 Reference to 1987, No 2 (The same question. 1966 and 29 July 1975) and nassigbe Eyadema
AnsC tively pioneered the idea ofECOWAS. 40 AnsC Ans D 41 The severi ng of diplomatic relations with France over 48 The O.A.U as an organisation was set up to
the test of atomic bomb in the Nigeria's sahara was date tte independent countries in Africa. It was carried out in 1961 (Tafawa Balewa was the prime in 1963.All the countries in the options except minister) but i n 1966, when General Aguiyi-lronsi was bwe had their independence before the OAU the head of the state, the two countries came back into being_ Zimbabwe attained its independence in diplomatically. AnsC AnsC 49 AnsC
42 Ans 8 50 Reference to 1990, No 44. 43 Ans 8 AnsC
This is definition of a state. lt is a repeated question 10 of l 984, No7 II Ans B 12
2 AnsA 13 3 While in the presidential system the functions of the 14
three organs are separated (separation of:power), in 15 the parliamentary system it is difficult to separate them (fusion of powers) 16 Ans D 17
4 AnsC 18 5 Thought in the unitary system, the central 19
government is very strong because of the existence of sovereignty here, other levels of government are not 20 recognized. But in the federal system the central 21 government is very strong because sovereignty is 22 there too but other level of government are 23 recognized. AnsC
6 Ans B 7 Reference to 1983, No 7 24
AnsA 25 8 Initiative is a procedure which allows a certain num ber 'lh
of electors (voters) to initiate a referendum on a given ll topic. Recall and referendum have been explained earlier. Initiative, referendum and recall are the main institutions of direct democracy. Ans D
I) In the presidential s• stem. there is only individual 28
responsibility but .n the cabinet system, we have both the individual anc collective responsibilities. AnsA -
AnsC Ans C AnsC Ans D Ans D Reference to 1984,No 13 AnsC Ans 8 Ans D AnsC Reference to 1989, No 13 Ans B AnsC Ans D AnsC Feudalism can also be called vassalage or estate system. This was a feature of pre-colonial Hausa- Fulani society. AnsC AnsA AnsC Ans B The Aba Women R H of 1929 was caused by the attempt to introduce and collect direct tax from the people through the usof the artificial kingship warrant chiefs). From the begining.the warrant system was resisted. Ans B Option A and 8 were introduced in 1954. The the prime minister was created in 1957. But each region started to have its Executi ve Counci l in 19SI. Ans 0
AnsB 39 AnsA AnsD 40 Ans B AnsC 41 Ans C Reference of 1984, No 42 AnsC
42 It was from the highest military body (SMC) of Murtala Mohammed that Nigerians started to have
From the ftrst military regime of Aguiyi-lronsi to that the exclusion of state military governors in it. of Mohan1madu Buhari, the highest decision-making Ans B body was called the Supreme Military Council (SMC). 43 AnsA The military regime afler this, Baba ngida's changed it 44 Nigeria broke diplomatic relations with Israel in 1973 to the Armed Forces Ruling Council (AfRC). Barely during the military regime of Yakubu Gowon. But the some months to the end of this regime, it was renamed relations we re-joined in 1992 where Ibrahim the National Defence and Security Council (NDSC). Babangida was the mil itary leader. The Abacha's regime and that of Abudulsalam called AnsC it the Provinsional Ruling Council (PRC). 45 AnsB AnsC 46 Reference to 1989, No 49 Ans B AnsA
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The following represent the different principles used in revenue allocation in Nigeria: derivation. fiscal
fresh from tt.e grip of British Colonialism. Nigeria's Ori.entation was to be apprehensive of anything
economy, national interest, equality of coming from the Eastern World (the Soviet Union and
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states, population, balanced (even) development. its allies).ln the first Republic, there was nothing like • social development and absorptive capacity. Source: Germany. There were tvio Germanics (Western
Federalism and political Restructuring in Nigeria by Kunle Amuwo, Rotirni Subcru, Adigun Agbeje and
Germany and Eastern Germany). It was in the early 1990s this stopped. And we sta ned to have on
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38· Privatization entails governments J;livestiture (removal) of its equity ownership in enterprises, fully or partially. One of the major reasons that inform
Nan1ibia, FRELIMO was to Mozambique under the leadership ofSamaro Machel. AnsA
government to do this is when there is liquidity (fmance) 49 AnsC pOObn. AnsA 50 AnsC
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(parastatals) belong to Public Administration. And Public Administration is a past of the Executive. 16 AnsB 17
4 Ans D 18 5 AnsA 19 6 AnsC 7 All t he options given are features of federalism except 20
an executive presidential system. 21 AnsC 22
8 Ans 0 9 Benito Mussolini developed fascism in Italy and Nazismwasdeveloped in Germany by AdolfHitler.
Ans B 10 When the legislature plays the role of the judiciary
(partly), it is called the quasi-judicial frunction. 23
likewiseifthe judiciary makes Jaw (partly tcx>) we call 24 that the quasi-legislative function of the judiciary. This also affects the executive. AnsA
II · Ans C 12 Ans D 13 • Delegated legislation contradicts the principle of
separation of powers. AnsA
AnsC Reference to 1 985, No 14 AnsC Ans 0 AnsA Ans D Ans None of the disad va ntages of proportional repre ntations stated in all the optionb. No answer
AnsC AnsC Oyo empire was a classical example oft he precolonial Yoruba society. And this society has a r.onstitutional Monarch. The reason was that it had system that had the elements of checks and balances. Hence the powers of the kings were Limited. AnsC Ans·B According to Vladimir Lenin, imperealism is the highest stage of ca pital ism. In a way, imperalism is the exportation of capitalism. For instance, when the British government saw that its capitalism had development very well, all it had to do was to take it to other places by capturing the socio-economic and political life of the people in those places (colonies). AnsA ' . .
25 1he Lagos colony emerged in 1861. I n 1 900 after the revocation of the charter given to the Royal N iger Company, the sou thern a nd Northern protecctorates emerged. Six years after, 1 906. the colony of Lagos was joined wit h the southern protectorate to forn1 a unit. Ans in 1914, this uit was jointed with the Northern protectorate to fNm N igeria. 36 Ans 8 37
26 A ns 13 L7 A ns C 38 28 Reference to 1 984. No 34
Ans B '29 In 1960.Nigeria was federal. This showed that the
constitution was \\Titten. The couutry was also partl y 39 a part of British since the Britiain monarch was the head 40
of state. With this, the country was mona rchica l. 41 There was parl iamentary system in place then (the 42 head of state was different for the head ofgovcmment). 43 N igeria did not become a republic until 1963. 44 AnsA
30 Reference to 1983, No 31 .As at the time of political independence, James Robertson (the last colonial type) was the governor-general. But from that moment to 1963, Nnamdi Azikiwe took over. Ans D 45
31 Si nce igeria operated the parliamentary system, it 46 was automatic that the prime minister and his cabinet 47 (members ofthe Executive) were also members of the legislature. Ans A
32 A ns D 33 Ans B 34 Ans C 48 35 The first Revenue Allocation Commission was set up 49
in 1946 by the Richards' Constitution. It was called Phillipson Commission. Others incl uded: 50 llicks-Phillipson Commission (1951 ),Chick Commission (1953), Raisman-Tress Commission( l 958),
Binns Commission (1964), Diria Commission ( 1968), Aboyade Technical Committee (1 977), Okigbo Commis sion (1980). National Revenue Mobilization, Aloccation and fiscal:com mission (1988) headed by General T.Y Danjuma Ans D Ans C Reference to No 3 AnsC The essence of creating local govern ment is to take government nearer to the people. That can only be achieved if power is decentralized. Ans C Ans B Ans D Ans C Ans C AnsA The General Assembly admits a state as a new member of the UNO, t hrough this is based on the recommendation of the Security Council. So in the strict sense of it. it is the responsibility of the General Assembly to admit new states. Ans C Ans D Ans B The following represen t the different N igerians, at different point in time, in the In ternational Court of Justice (ICJ).Daddy Onyeama, Taslim E lias and Bola Ajibola, of the three, it was only E lias that became, at time the president of the organ. AnsA Ans C Reference to 1990, No 25 AnsC c
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And it was only li mited the men (male suffrage), among other conditions. Ans B Reference to 1 984. No 24 Ans A Ans C Ans B Ans B Option B is true beca,•se Benin was centralized and
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lgbo was decentralized. Others do match. A = Ans B Ans C Ans A Reference to 1984, No 44 Ans B The question i s wrongl y set Perhaps it should read the separations of offices No answer
27 Option B is wrong because in the parliamentary 38 A nsC system, the leader of the majority, who eventually 39 Ans A becomes the prime minister, choose his minister from 40 Ans D the legislature (though i f any is chosen from out:.ide 41 Ans C the legislatu re, t he person au tomat ically, becomes a 42 Ans D mem ber of a t he legisla ture). Option C is equally 43 Ans D wrong because the pri me minister emerges through 44 Ans D the electoral college system. The legislatu re i s the 45 A nsA electoral college. 46 Reference to 1989.No 49 AnsA Ans B 28 Ans C 47 Reference to 1988, No 47 19 Ans A Ans B 30 Ans D 48 AnsA 31 Th is question is vague. 49 The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries 32 Ans B (OPEC) came into being between November I 0 and 14 33 Between 1946 a nd 1963, there were th ree regious. In i n 1 960 in Baghdad, Iraq. The following five countries 1963, another one, the mid-western region, was were the founders: Iraq, I ran, K uwai t, Saudi Arabia created to take care of the mi norities in that area. and Venezuela. N igeriajoined in 1 971. Presen tly, there Ans D are twel ve (12) members. The remaining seven 34 Ans A members are Nigeria, Libya, Gabon, Algeria (the 35 Ministries are also refcrcd to as the civi l servi ce African members), Qatar, U nited Arab Emirate (UAE) AnsC and Indonesia. The figure was thirteen (13) until 1993 36 Ans B when Ecuador left. AnsA 37 AnsC 50 Ans D
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Ans A 15 AnsC 16 Reference to 1983, No 3
A ns A 17 AnsC 18 Ans A 19 AnsC 20 A ns C 21 Reference to 1988, No 1
A ns D 22 A us A 23 This is ref·.-tj to as Theocracy. 33
Ans!.; 24 Ans B 34 25 Ans B 35 2{l The constit ution of 1951 broke down part l y becau!.C
of the crisis wit hin the NCNC and part l y because of 36 the K ano Riot. These two happened in 1 953. Ans A 37 Reference to 1 987. No 31 Ans D 39
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The head of state (the president) Ans B Executive President exists in the presidential system. And we have nominal president in the parlia mentary system. Presidnctal system came to N igeria for the first time in 1 979 to 1983 (t he second Republic). Shehu Shagari was the presiden t then. In the first republ ic N namdi Azikiwe was the nominal presiden t. Ans D AnsA Ans B At the first general election in N igeria i n 1959, Ronald Wraith was the chai rman oft he electoral commission. The second general election of 1 964 saw Eyo Esra as the chairman: It was the tum of M ichacl A ni at the general election of 1979. In 1983, we had Ovie Whisky succeeding Ani. An i and Whisky represented the head of the federal electoral commission (FEDECO) at different points in ti me in the second republics Du ringthe military government of Babangida the electoral commission was led by EmeAwa.. Who was later replaced by Humphrey Nwosu.The electoral commission of this period was called the National Electoral Comrnis.,ion (NEC). An:. D Reference to No 32 Ans B Ans B Refcrence to 1987.No28 Ans D AnsA Ans D Ans C AnsA
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A nsC AnsA Ans D AnsA Ans D Ans C Ans A The major opposition party in the parliamentary of govcmment is referred as the Shadow Government. AnsC Option C is \\TOng because the prime minister belongs to the lower house. Ans B Since the president is not a member of the legislature and he assents to bills in the presidential system, it simply shows that the principle of separation of powers is not absolute. AnsC Ans B AnsA Ans D Ans B AnsA A:ns C Ans D Reference to I 983. No 10 AnsC AnsA Reference to I 989. No I 3 AnsC Ans D AnsA Ans B Ans D AnsA ' • Ans B Reference to I985. No 40 Ans B Reference to 1983, No 28 AnsA Ans D Option A is not true because each State had a unicam era!legislature (the House of Assemble). Option B is also wrong because election of people into the House of Representatives. 'Ya.s gased on population..States do not have representation, unlie: the senate that have equal munlx.."'I" of people. (Reference to 1983,No 44) AnsC AnsA Ans Ans C
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Ans D Ans B Ans D All the panics in the options represented some of the different pre-independence parties in Nigeria. No answer Arts D Options A & D are the close to the probable answer. Still none of them is correct. ' The first military coup detat in Nigeria was executed in January 15, 1966. Jt was led by Kaduna Nzeogwu. Though it was not successful. But it succceeded to eliminate the prime minister, Tafawa Balewa, the pre miers of the Northern and Western Regions, Ahmadu Bello and Samuel Akintola respectively. The minister ofFinance, Festus Okotie-Eboh, was also killed, among others. The ceremonial president was not in the country at that time. Following the provision of the 1963 Constitution, in the11bsence of the president, the senate president should act. The senate president who doubled as the acting ceremonial president was Nwafor Orizu. Orizu and other members of the senate had a consensus to handover power from there. That was how Aguiyi • lronsi became the first military leader of Nigeria AnsA Cocoa from the West, palm produce from the East and groundnut from the Nonh. AnsC Ans B Ans D The Obasanjo Administration took this decision in t 978 because of the continued trade relationship between Britain and Apartheid South Africa. This with the British Colonialism that was going on in the Southern Rhodesia (now called Zimbabwe). AnsC AnsA Ans D : AnsC Ans A Ans B Cote D' lvoire in 1960, Algeria in 1 964 (the two were French colonies)!Tanzania in 1961 (from Britain) and Portugal granted Angola Independence in 197.5. Ans D
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I. c Region, Nnamdi Azikiwe was made the premier of the All the options represent the characteristics of the Eastern Region and Ahmad u Bello that of the state but its real sole is sovereignty. Northern Region. It was only Bello that occupied the Ans D office until the military intervention in 1966.After the
l A general election of 1959, Awolowo became the 4 c opposition leader in the House of Representatives, s c leaving Samuel Akintola to take over from him as the
' B premier of the Western Region.Azikiwe had earlier I B vacated his own office for the senate in 1959, when I A the office of the president of the senate was created 9 B (Azikiwe was the first senate president ofNigeria). 10 B Michael Okpara succeeded him as the premier of the II c Eastern Region. 12 A Ans B l3 B 33 B 14 Reference to 1984,No 13 and 1985, No.3.The answer 34 A
has to be 'qualified adult citizens'Adult citizens is vague 35 c No answer 36 B
15 B 37 A 16 c 38 D 17 D 39 D 18 B 40 D 19 B 41 A
A 42 c 21 B 43 Option D is wrong because it was the military govern 22 Waziri: the Emir's administrative adviser.Head official ment of murtala mohammed that carried out the
Ga1adima: He was responsible for ministering the massive purging in the civi l service. Emir's capital He usually held the appointment as AnsC Hakimi (the district hezd) 44 c Sakir Fada: The <t.Id of the palace officials 45 D Sakir Pawa: He was in charge of butchers 46 D Sakin Ruwa: He\"tas in charge of fishing in the rivers. 47 The Executive Secretariat ofECOWAS has always Madawaki: The commander of the Calvary been in Nigeria. Until 1991, when the capital ofNigeria Maaji:The Emir's T!"C'"..surer. was taken to Abuja, the secretariat was in Lagos. So AnsA far, the following names represent Executive
23 B secretaries of the Organization and their countries so far. 24 c (i) Abul?akar Quattara =>Cote d' Ivoire 25 c (ii) Momodu Munu =>Sierra ne 26 A (iii) Abass Bundu =>Sierra Leone 2"/ c (iv) Edward Benjamin => Guinea 28 c (v) Lansana Kouyate=> Guinea 29 c (vi) Mohammed Ibn Chambas => Ghana 30 Option A is wrong because it was the 1951 AnsA
Macpherson Constitution that created ministerial 48 Some days after N igeria attained independence, it was positions. Option C was provided in 1922 by the admitted into the United Nation Organization as Clifford Costitution. number 99 Ans B AnsA
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state but its real sole is sovereignty. Northern Region. It was only Bello that occupied the Ans D office until the military intervention in 1966. After the
3 A general election of 1959, Awolowo became the 4 c opposition leader in the House of Representatives, 5 c leaving Samuel Akintola to take over from him as the 6 B premier ofthe Western Region. Azikiwe had earlier 7 B vacated his own office for the senate in 1959, when 8 A the office of the president of the senate was created 9 B (Azikiwe was the first senate president ofNigeria). 10 B Michael Okpara succeeded him as the premier of the 11 c Eastern Region. 12 A Ans B 13 B 33 8 14 Reference to 1984,No 13and 1985,No.3.The answer 34 A
has to be ' qualified adult citizens'Adult citizens is vague 35 c No answer 36 B
15 B 37 A 16 c 38 D 17 D 39 D 18 B 40 D 19 B 41 A
A 42 c 21 B 43 Option D is wrong because it was the military govern 22 Waziri: the Emir's administrative adviser. Head official ment of murtala mohammed that carried out the
Galadima: He was responsible for ministering the massive purging in the civil service. Emir's capital He usually held the appointment as AnsC Haklmi (the district head) 44 c Sakir Fada: The b:':ld ofthe palace officials 45 D Sakir Pawa: He was in charge of butchers 46 D Sakin Ruwa: He was in charge of fishing in the rivers. 47 The Executive Secretariat ofECOWAS has always Madawaki:The commander of the Calvary been in Nigeria. U ntill991, when the capital ofNigeria Maaji:The Emir's Tre::surer. was taken to Ahuja, the secretariat was in Lagos. So AnsA far, the following names represent Executive
23 B secretaries of the Organization and their countries so far. 24 c (i) Abubakar Quattara =>Cote d ' lvoire 25 c (ii) Momodu Munu => Sierra Le0ne 26 A (iii) A bass Bundu =>Sierra Leone 2./ c (iv) Edward Benjamin=> Guinea 28 c (v) Lansana Kouyate => Guinea 'B c (vi) Mohammed Ibn Chambas=> Ghana 30 Option A is wrong because it was the 195I AnsA
Macpherson Constitution that created ministerial 48 Some days after N igeria attained independence, it was positions. Option C was provided in 1922 by the admitted into the United Nation Organization as Clifford Costitution. number 99 Ans B AnsA
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I. D 26 The charter of the Royal Niger Comapny was 2 A in 1900 and the area was divided into protec 3 Reference 1984,No I 0 (the Northern and Southern protectorates). The
AnsA concept ofNigeria did not come up until1914. 4 c question is vague. s c Reference to 1993, No 29. The independence 6 A tion was not presidential (option is wrong), it 7 B republican (option Band Dare wrong) 8 Monarchy is a system whereby the ruling status of AnsC
the people is transferred from oneperson to another 28 Before the election of 1964, the parties that fo based on heredity. opposition included AG and UMBC. Ans D AnsA
9 B c 10 c 30 A ll D 31 c 12 All the options represent the different functions of 32 D
the executive but the main function is the enforcement 33 A oflaws. 34 B Ans D 35 c
l3 Reference to 1 992, No 2 36 Reference to 1992, No 42 AnsA Ans B
14 B 37 Reference to 15 D Ans D 16 c 38 c 17 B 39 B 18 B 40 A 19 D 41 B 20 In a fascist state, 'all the rights, and liberties are 42 ECOMOG stands for ECOWAS monitoringgro
subordinated to the state interest by ensuring that the AnsA leader is above the law. 43 c AnsB 44 Reference to 1994.No 49
21 A state that claims to operate a two-party system AnsA al ways has more than two parties. What defines it as 45 Nigeria was suspended in 1995, November wheJ two-party is that onl y two of the many parties are during the military government of sani Abacha. strong enough to form government. Ans D Ans A 46 B
22 A 47 D 23 c 48 A 24 A 49 B 25 B 50 D
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23 C-I n the Second Republic. j udging by the n umber states controlled by the ex ist i ng poli tical pa rties (i) GNPP = 2 (ii) PP =3 (iii) P =7 (iv)UP = 5 (v) PRP = 2
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38 The foll owing represen t the different secretaries - genera l of t he UNO i n the correct order, (i) Trygve Lie Norway (ii) Dag J-lammerskoild Sweden (iii) U Thant 13unna (iv) K urt Waldehim Austria (v) Javier Perez de Cuella Peru (vi) Boutrus Chali Egypt ( First Alicea) (vii) Kofi Annan Ghana
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D Reference to 1987, No 38 Ans = C D B Reference to 1 988, No 29. The acti vities and demandof the Nation al Congress of Briti sh West Africa (NCBWA) greatl y affected the consti t utiona l acti vities of a ll the four Bri ti sh West Africa n countries at that ti me. c Reference 1985, No 40 D D c A 8
39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 16. 47 48 49 50
D c c D U nderscore mea ns "emphasis or stress" Ans B A A As at t he time this question was set the n umber was but some months after Mauri tana left a nd t he num ber got reduced to 15. It may sti ll come back to swell it. for now, the answer is B. D B c A
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I c 26 Reference to 1985, No 37. This q uest ion does not 2 c have t he correct answer, 1957 3 B 1:7 D 4 A 28 c 5 Option A a nd Ca re features of President ial "l9 A
system. Option B is for Federalism. 30 D Ans D 31 c
6 c 32 B 7 A 33 I n 194, I Kofo A bayomi (a mem ber of the legislati ve 8 A council from ym) resigned his membershi p. A by- 9 c election was cond ucted to fi ll the vacant seat. Ernest 10 D l koli and Samuel Akinsanya contested, a nd Obafemi II c Awolowo and Nnamdi Azikwe were the two ch ief 12 D sponsors respecti vely. Ernest lkol i won, not with 13 c out some heavy resen t ments from t he Azikwe camp. 14 Reference to 1985, No 14 The aftermath of this im brogl io was the collapse of
Ans C the pa rty. And the emergence of a bigger party called 15 A the NCNC in 1944 16 A A ns D 17 A 34 D 18 c 35 c 19 A 36 B
D 37 Reference to 1992. No 39 21 B A ns C 22 c 38 Reference to 1987 No 38 23 1.) Ans B 2-t c 39 Reference to 1992. No 47 25 The head of state then was t he Queen of Engl and A ns R
being represented by the governor general 40 D Ans D 41 A
42 B
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44 Reference to 1 989, No 49 48 A Ans B 49 c 45 D 50 A 46 A
Governtnent 2002 I c The outcomes oft he 1950 meeting formed the 2 B bedrock of the 1951 constitution.Similarly, the 1954 COD 3 A stitution was basically structured on the outcomes of 4 No answer (communism does not recogn ize state) the 1953 and 1954 constitutional conferences. s D 24 A 6 D 25 A 7 c 'lD A 8 B 27 8 9 D 28 8 10 B 19 A II D 30 D 12 ... c 31 A 13 A 32 D 14 D 33 Make reference to 1984, No 45 15 A Ans A 16 A 34 A 17 D 35 B 18 A 36 8 19 A 37 A 20 B ]! Nigeriafonnallybecameafederationin 1954. Noanswer 21 D 39 c 22 B 40 c 23 Between 1950 and 1958, the following represented the 41 c
different constitutional conferences before Nigeria at 42 A attained its independence (they are listed with dates, 43 8 places they were held, and chairmen) 44 Reference to 1994, No 49 (i) lbadan constitutional conference 1950 45 A John Macpherson 46 D (ii) London constitutional conference 1953 OliverLyttleton 47 D (iii)Lagos constitutional conference 1954 Oliver Lyttleton 48 D (iv) London constitutional conference 1957 49 D
Allan Leonox-Boyd 50 8 (v) London constitutional conference 1958
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3 Impeachment is applied to the position of the 12 c president of the country and the governor of a state 13 D in the Presidential system (Reference to 1990, No 41 ) 14 D Ans 8 15 c 4 c 16 D s c 17 A 6 c 18 c 7 D 19 ,)
8 Reference to 1986, Nc- 14 20 c 9 A 21 D
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ln the pre colonial lgbo society, the age-grades 38 D '' re the only effective means of law enforecement 39 D B 40 D D 41 D
r The eastern a nd western regions ofNigeria 42 A achieved the status of self-government in 1957(one of 43 A the outcomes of the London Constitutional conference) 44 D D 45 B
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31 B 48 c :E A 49 At least in Africa, two members of the common 33 D wealth of Nations that were never the British 14 A colonies are Cameroun and Mozambique 35 8 50 D
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