Question 1The Local government reforms of ...... recognized local government as the third tier of governmentA.1963B.1976C.1988D.1989Objective Show full explanation
Question 2The breakdown of the Macpherson constitution was partly caused by the crisis within theA.NCNCB.AGC.NPCD.NNDPObjective Show full explanation
Question 3The First Executive president of Nigeria wasA.Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe.B.Sir Abubakar Tafawa BalewaC.General Yakubu GowonD.Alhaji Shehu ShagariObjective Show full explanation
Question 4The first military coup in Nigeria took place on .........A.July 15, 1966B.July 27, 1967C.January 15, 1966D.January 13, 1966Objective Show full explanation
Question 5The first three political parties to be registered in the Fourth Republic wereA.ACN, ANPP and PDPB.AD, APP and PDPC.PPA, PDP, CAND.APGA, CAN and PDPBObjective Show full explanation
Question 6The imposition of unitary form of administration by General Ironsi in 1966 led toA.More military institutionsB.Return to civilian ruleC.Independence from British ruleD.civil unrest in the NorthObjective Show full explanation
Question 7The institution that preserves civil liberty in Nigeria is theA.Law Court.B.Civil Service Commission.C.Police Affairs Commission.D.Public Complaints CommissionObjective Show full explanation
Question 8The main opposition party during the First Republic was theA.Northern Peoples CongressB.Action GroupC.Northern Element Progressive UnionD.United Middle Belt CongressObjective Show full explanation
Question 9The state created in Nigeria before 1966 wasA.East central stateB.Lagos stateC.Mid- Western stateD.North central stateObjective Show full explanation
Question 10The 1964 federal election was contested by two major alliances of political parties among these:A.All Progressive Grand Alliance and the Northern People's AllianceB.Nigerian National Alliance and United Progressive Grand AllianceC.National Democratic Coalition and Nigerian Peoples AllianceD.National Democratic Alliance and Northern Elements . Progressive UnionObjective Show full explanation
Question 11Under the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria there are a total of ........... Local government councilsA.334B.620C.724D.774Objective Show full explanation
Question 12Which of the following ethnic groups had the best egalitarian traditional political system?A.Hausa Fulani.B.Yoruba.C.lgbo.D.EdoObjective Show full explanation
Question 13Which of the following is not a major problem of local government in Nigeria?A.Insufficient funding and limited internally generated revenueB.Interference and control by higher levels of governmentC.Lack of competent and qualified staffD.lack of sufficient number of local governmentObjective Show full explanation
Question 14Which of the following is not a reason for the adoption of a Federal System of government? —A.Cultural diversitiesB.Security considerationC.Economic considerationD.Limited resourcesObjective Show full explanation
Question 15Which of the following is not an example of a public corporation in NigeriaA.Nigerian Railway CorporationB.Federal Radio Corporation of NigeriaC.Federal Mortgage Bank of NigeriaD.National Deposit Insurance CorporationObjective Show full explanation
Question 16Which of the following statements is true about the 1963 and 1979 ConstitutionsA.Both had provisions for the office of the president.B.Both had provision for the office of the constitutional president.C.Both provided for the offices of prime minister and president.D.Both had provision for the office of an executive presidentObjective Show full explanation
Question 17Which of these former Nigerian Heads of State was instrumental to the establishment of ECOWAS?A.Sanni AbachaB.Yakubu GowonC.Olusegun ObasanjoD.Tafawa BalewaObjective Show full explanation
Question 18In 1975, Nigeria had a strained relationship with one of the following countries over the crisis in Angola.A.BritainB.IsraelC.USAD.MexicoObjective Show full explanation
Question 19Nigeria's non - aligned posture was criticized on ground of theA.Non - Proliferation TreatyB.ECOWAS TreatyC.Nuclear Test Ban TreatyD.Anglo-Nigeria Defence PactObjective Show full explanation
Question 20The circumstance that led to the establishment of ECOWAS Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) wasA.the bloody civil war in NigeriaB.the bloody civil war in LiberiaC.the bloody civil war in SudanD.the bloody civil war in all West African countriesObjective Show full explanation
Question 21The head of Nigeria's foreign mission in a Commonwealth nation is best known and addressed asA.AmbassadorB.EnvoyC.High commissionerD.RepresentativeObjective Show full explanation
Question 22What determines Nigeria's relations with other countries?A.Its national interestB.Its level of democratizationC.Its citizens political sagacityD.Its political cultureObjective Show full explanation
Question 23Which of the following best defines foreign policy?A.The ways in which some actors on the domestic scene translate available power into policies designed to bring positive outcomesB.The actions of a state towards the celestial environmentC.A set of objectives with regards to the world beyond the borders of a given state and a set of strategies and tactics designed to achieve these objectivesD.The protection of the territorial integrity of a stateObjective Show full explanation
Question 24Which of the following military regimes was credited with a dynamic foreign policy?A.Gowon administrationB.Murtala Mohammed administrationC.Sani Abacha regimeD.Abubakar regimeObjective Show full explanation
Question 25Which of these is an example of Nigeria's external cultural relations?A.Exchange of students with friendly nationsB.Trade relationships with other countriesC.Financial and economic assistance to needy countriesD.Establishment of diplomatic missions in other countriesObjective Show full explanation