BUK Government 2008/2009 Past Questions

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A constitution is federal, if

A. it provides for a presidential system
B. it is unwritten
C. the central and component units or authorities are coordinate and equal
D. there is division of powers between a central and a number of other component authorities

A. claims which the law allow
B. claims against the state
C. claims against other individuals
D. claims which are natural to men

The principle of universal adult suffrage refers to

A. the right of adult people to vote
B. the structure of political parties
C. the legal nature of a constitution
D. the right to free speech

Before colonial rule, Yoruba traditional rulers were appointed by

A. the Ifa oracle priests
B. Oduduwa
C. the Ogboni
D. king makers

The principal aim of pressure groups is to

A. support the government
B. influence the citizens
C. subvert the government
D. influence the government

Which of the following statement is correct about proportional representation? It

A. makes the assembly representative of all citizens
B. is simple to operate
C. preserves the two party system
D. legalizes dictatorship

Nigeria became a federation as a result of the promulgation of the constitution of

A. 1921
B. 1934
C. 1954
D. 1951

Nigerian Advance Party (NAP) of the second republic was led by

A. Richard Akinjide
B. Adeniran Ogunsaya
C. Anthony Enahoro
D. Tunji Braithwaite

The highest court in Nigeria before independence was the

A. appeal court
B. privy council
C. supreme court
D. high court

The treaty establishing the Economic Community of West African States was signed in 1975 in

A. Cotonou
B. Lome
C. Lagos
D. Dakar

The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development is an agency of the

A. World Bank
B. United Nations
C. African development Bank
D.European Union

The first African Secretary General of the United Nations is

A. Kofi Anan
B. Ibrahim Gambari
C. Salim Ahmed Salim
D. Boutrous-Boutrous Ghali