Question 1Traditional rulers were restricted to ceremonial rules by the local government reforms A.1966B.1976C.1984D.1987 Objective Show full explanation
Question 2In a parliamentary system, who ensures that members are in the house to vote on major issues? A.Party leadersB.Speaker of the houseC.Clerk of the houseD.Whip Objective Show full explanation
Question 3A system in which no single person serves us the chief executive is known as A.RepublicanB.RevolutionaryC.CollegialD.Parliamentary Objective Show full explanation
Question 4A social system in which power is derived from control over land is called A.OligarchyB.FeudalismC.SocialismD.Welfarism Objective Show full explanation
Question 5"Rule of Law" refers to situations in which A.Lawyers are the rulersB.Laws are supremeC.the judiciary is independentD.parliament makes laws Objective Show full explanation
Question 6An important principle of the civil service is A.AuthoritarianismB.AnonymityC.RepotismD.Partisanship Objective Show full explanation
Question 7Which of these constitutions recognized local government as the third tier of government? A.The 1946 constitutionB.The 1960 constitutionC.the 1863 constitutionD.The 1979 constitution Objective Show full explanation
Question 8A condition for judicial independence is the appointment of judges by the A.Civil service commissionB.judicial service commissionC.Low review commissionD.code of conduct bureau Objective Show full explanation
Question 9The Minorities commission appointed in Nigeria in 1957 recommended that A.More states should he created in the federationB.No more states should be create before independenceC.Nigeria should revert to a unitary structureD.The legislature should legislate for the minority areasObjective Show full explanation
Question 10The second military coup deta't in Nigeria rook place on A.January 15, 1966B.October 1, 1966C.July 29, 1966D.July 29, 1975Objective Show full explanation
Question 11One of these was in existence before the outbreak of the Second World War A.The OAUB.The league of nationC.the UNOD.The commonwealth of nationObjective Show full explanation
Question 12An important advantage of creating more constituents in a federal state is to A.Enhance the people's participation in governmentB.Enable ambitions politicians gain political powerC.make the states gain more power from the federal governmentD.curb the excesses of the federal government. Objective Show full explanation
Question 13Under the presidential system A.the party with the majority of seat from the executiveB.there is the principles of collective's reasonabilityC.the resident may come from any of the partiesD.the state take instructions from the federal government. Objective Show full explanation
Question 14Public opinion is important because it A.Tells government what action it must takeB.Lets government known what the people wantC.Allows police to manage crisisD.Mothers the minorities in resource lean areasObjective Show full explanation
Question 15Bicameral legislature exists A.Where two cameras are used to monitor court proceedingsB.to prevent the concentration of power on legislative houseC.To provide jobs for more politiciansD.to ensure that just laws are passed is. Objective Show full explanation
Question 16Africans were first elected to the legislature council in British West Africa in A.GhanaB.Sierra LeoneC.the GambiaD.Nigeria Objective Show full explanation
Question 17One of the functions of the Ministry of External affairs is the A.Deportation of illegal aliensB.Issuance of passportsC.Defence of the country bordersD.Promotion of national interest Objective Show full explanation
Question 18The leader of the Northern people's congress was A.Yakubu maitama SuleB.Abubakar Tafawa BalewaC.Amino KanoD.Ahmadu Bello Objective Show full explanation
Question 19The idea of democracy started with the A.RomansB.PensionsC.GreeksD.Egyptians Objective Show full explanation
Question 20In the Maxist theory those who live by selling their labour are called A.BourgeuisieB.ProletariatsC.Vendal lordsD.Slaves Objective Show full explanation
Question 21Which of the following is NOT an acceptable means of achieving democracy? A.ReferendumB.RecallC.InitiativeD.Riots Objective Show full explanation
Question 22The branch of government responsible for implementing law is the A.ExecutiveB.LegislatureC.JudiciaryD.PoliceObjective Show full explanation
Question 23In a democracy sovereignty is vested in A.the communityB.public officialsC.judgesD.the head of stateObjective Show full explanation
Question 24Universal Adult Suffrage means all A.Adult citizens can voteB.Citizens voteC.Qualified citizens can voteD.Literate citizens can voteObjective Show full explanation
Question 25A bill that applies to the whole population and is intended to promote the general welfare is called A.A private billB.a decreeC.an appropriation billD.a public billObjective Show full explanation