Question 1The presidential system of government was adopted in Nigeria in?A.1979B.1989C.1999D.2009Objective Show full explanation
Question 2Prior to 1979, Nigeria was practising the ____.A.Monarchical System of GovernmentB.Parliamentary System of GovernmentC.Republican System of GovernmentD.Presidential System of GovernmentObjective Show full explanation
Question 3The following are types of democracy except?A.Representative democracyB.Direct DemocracyC.Parliamentary democracyD.Diarchy democracyObjective Show full explanation
Question 4Baron de Montesquieu formulated the theory of ____.A.checks and balances theoryB.senate, consuls and Representatives theoryC.delegation and Authority theoryD.separation of Powers theoryObjective Show full explanation
Question 5When Government rules according to the dictates of the constitution; it is said to have ____.A.The Rule of the constitutionB.The Rule of PowerC.The Rule of LawD.The Rule of Authority, Power and OpinionObjective Show full explanation
Question 6The age for an adult franchise is?A.15 yearsB.16 yearsC.17 yearsD.18 yearsObjective Show full explanation
Question 7The total number of Local Government Areas in Nigeria is?A.884B.994C.1004D.774Objective Show full explanation
Question 8The Judiciary is the arm of government that?A.Adjudicates, arbitrates and mediates on issues regarding the lawB.Interprets the Law onlyC.Sends people to the police and prison onlyD.Is no respecter of personsObjective Show full explanation
Question 9Fascism is usually associated with ____.A.Napoleon BonaparteB.Karl MarxC.Thomas HobbesD.Benito MussoliniObjective Show full explanation
Question 10The Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE) in Nigeria is charged with the responsibility for?A.poverty alleviationB.privatization and commercializationC.providing employment opportunitiesD.enhancing securityObjective Show full explanation
Question 11The Headquarters of the International Court of Justice is in?A.ParisB.New YorkC.Washington DCD.The HagueObjective Show full explanation
Question 12A Law passed by the legislative and assented to by the president becomes?A.An ActB.A DecreeC.Legislative OrderD.Presidential proclamationObjective Show full explanation
Question 13The group of states that conceived the idea of the United Nations includes?A.USSR, Italy, China, Britain and NigeriaB.USA, USSR, Germany, Japan, and the UKC.USSR, France, Germany, the USA and BritainD.Britain, China, the USA, USSR and FranceObjective Show full explanation
Question 14The Citizenship of a country may be acquired by an individual through ____.A.decolonizationB.nominationC.naturalizationD.nationalizationObjective Show full explanation
Question 15The first West African Country to gain independence is?A.Burkina FasoB.GhanaC.MaliD.NigeriaObjective Show full explanation
Question 16The Lagos Treaty of May 28th 1975 led to the formation of?A.Organization of African Unity (OAU)B.Economic Commission for African (ECA) C.Lagos Plan of Action (LPA)D.Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)Objective Show full explanation
Question 17A state is a special form or human association because it?A.has a legitimate monopoly of life and death penalties over its citizensB.is the richest association in societyC.has a constitution approved by the citizensD.can punish lawbreakersObjective Show full explanation
Question 18Bicameralism refers to ___.A.a one chamber legislatureB.the process of voting in the legislatureC.the upper chamber in a legislatureD.a two-chamber legislatureObjective Show full explanation
Question 19Representative Democracy is characterized byA.Free election and proper register of votersB.unlimited expenditure of political partiesC.a politically educated electorateD.representation of poor onlyObjective Show full explanation
Question 20Residual tax is generally collected in Nigeria by the?A.Local Government CouncilB.Department of Inland RevenueC.State Ministry of FinanceD.Emirate of Traditional CouncilObjective Show full explanation
Question 21The Chief Law Enforcement Officer of the Federation is ___.A.The Chief Justice of the FederationB.The Attorney General and Minister of JusticeC.The Senior Advocate of NigeriaD.The Inspector General of PoliceObjective Show full explanation
Question 22The Angolans rebel leader killed in February 2002 by government forces is?A.Augustine NetoB.Johannes SavimbiC.Edwardo MondlaneD.Amilcar CabralObjective Show full explanation
Question 23Which of the following towns was the last federal capital of Nigeria before Abuja?A.LokojaB.CalabarC.IbadanD.LagosObjective Show full explanation
Question 24All except one practice a Federal System of Government?A.IndiaB.NigeriaC.NigerD.CanadaObjective Show full explanation
Question 25Which of the following is not associated with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?A.Universality of RightsB.Right to own PropertyC.Social and Economic RightsD.Freedom of AssociationObjective Show full explanation
Question 26Which of the following parties formed a government during Nigeria's first republic?A.NCNC and NEPUB.AG and UMBCC.NPC and NCNCD.NCNC and MDFObjective Show full explanation
Question 27Under the McPherson Constitution, members of the central legislature were?A.appointed by the governor-generalB.chosen from the regional legislatureC.elected directly by the whole countryD.appointed by the regional Lt-GovernorObjective Show full explanation
Question 28An issue over which both the central government and the state can exercise authority in a federal system is?A.SharedB.SplitC.ExclusiveD.ConcurrentObjective Show full explanation
Question 29The following are members of Commonwealth except?A.IndiaB.AustraliaC.FranceD.NigeriaObjective Show full explanation
Question 30The overall military Head of the Nigeria Defence Academy is referred to as?A.The Director of Military TrainingB.The General Officer CommandingC.The CommanderD.The CommandantObjective Show full explanation
Question 31Which of this statement is CORRECT about Proportional Representation?A.It makes the assembly representative of all citizensB.It is simple to operateC.It preserves the party systemD.It gives the parties seats in proportion to their popular supportObjective Show full explanation
Question 32The form of government in which the power of the hereditary ruler are limited in?A.constitutional monarchyB.aristocracyC.absolute monarchyD.totalitarianismObjective Show full explanation
Question 33Nigeria became a member of the United Nations Organisation on?A.7th October 1960B.7th October 1961C.1st October 1960D.1st October 1961Objective Show full explanation
Question 34Which of the following is responsible for maintaining and securing Nigeria's borders from violation on land, sea and air.A.The Nigeria Police ForceB.Nigeria CustomC.The Armed Forces of NigeriaD.The Federal Road SafetyObjective Show full explanation
Question 35___ is the symbol of authority in Nigeria's Senate.A.MaceB.The Senate PresidentC.Chief WhipD.Majority LeaderObjective Show full explanation
Question 36The World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) are members of?A.Bretton Woods InstitutionsB.Paris ClubC.London ClubD.Moscow ClubObjective Show full explanation
Question 37Nigeria was named by?A.Miss Kate HenshawB.Miss Flora ShawC.Miss Grace CrankshawD.Miss Henrietta CrawshawObjective Show full explanation
Question 38Which of these is not an agent of political socialization?A.The familyB.The peer groupsC.Mass mediaD.Secret societyObjective Show full explanation
Question 39The Subsidy Reinvestment Programme (SURE-P) was introduced by the government of?A.Gen. Sani AbachaB.Gen. Ibrahim BabagidaC.Gen. Olusegun ObasanjoD.Dr Goodluck Ebele JonathanObjective Show full explanation
Question 40The Technical Aid Corps (TAC) programme was introduced by which Nigeria President.A.Alhaji Shehu ShagariB.Gen. Ibrahim BabagidaC.Gen. Abdulsalam AbubakarD.Gen. Olusegun ObasanjoObjective Show full explanation