UI Government 2018/2019 Past Questions

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The permanent executive includes:

A.Civil servants and not public servants
B.Civil servants and politicians
C.all career officers that serve any government in power
D.elected and appointed politicians

The pressure group that resorts to unconventional methods to achieve its objectives is called

A.Institutional group
B.Interest group
C.Promotional group
D.Anomic group

The three fundamental rights of citizens are

A.Life, liberty and property.
B.Salvation, property, freedom of thought.
C.Employment, property and social security.
D.Free education, employment and property

When a constitution is not difficult to amend, it is said to be:

A.Rigid
B.Systematic
C.Flexible
D.Federal

Which of the following best describes a sovereign state?

A.a member of the African Union
B.Freedom from economic control
C.Geographical contiguity
D.Military, political and economic independence

Adult male suffrage means that

A.All men who pay tax can vote.
B.All adult males can vote.
C.All men can vote.
D.All adults can vote

All of the following are obligations of citizens, except

A.Obedience to laws.
B.Voting.
C.Giving alms to beggars.
D.Payment of taxes

An electoral district is

A.A local government area.
B.A ward.
C.A polling booth.
D.A constituency

Fascism was practiced in Italy under:

A.Benito Masollini
B.Benito Mubarak
C.Benito Mussolini
D.Benito Mandela

Governmental powers are ............. in the US presidential system

A.absolutely separated
B.fused
C.absolutely fused
D.separated

A major weakness of the Commonwealth is

A.lack of commitment by member states
B.lack of quorum at annual summits
C.poverty among member states
D.lack of democratic leadership

An essential principle that guides the works of the United Nations

A.The regulation of international trade
B.The protection of the United States of America against terrorism
C.Respect for sovereign equality of member states
D.The transfer of technology to developing countries

In which of these International Organisations is African membership NOT possible?

A.ECOWAS
B.EU
C.OPEC
D.Commonwealth

Membership of the Commonwealth of Nations means

A.recognition of the Queen as the Head of the commonwealth and the republican states
B.recognition of the Queen as the Head of the commonwealth and not of the Republican States
C.recognition of the Queen as the Head of the independent states and the republican states
D.recognition of the Queen as the Head of all independent states

One major achievement of OPEC is that

A.member nations are now formidable forces to be reckoned with in international politics
B.world economic depression brought about fall in oil price
C.there is a declining loyalty of its members
D.there are challenges posed by non - OPEC members

Under the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria there are a total of ........... Local government councils

A.334
B.620
C.724
D.774

Which of the following ethnic groups had the best egalitarian traditional political system?

A.Hausa Fulani.
B.Yoruba.
C.lgbo.
D.Edo

Which of the following is not a major problem of local government in Nigeria?

A.Insufficient funding and limited internally generated revenue
B.Interference and control by higher levels of government
C.Lack of competent and qualified staff
D.lack of sufficient number of local government

Which of the following is not a reason for the adoption of a Federal System of government? —

A.Cultural diversities
B.Security consideration
C.Economic consideration
D.Limited resources

Which of the following is not an example of a public corporation in Nigeria

A.Nigerian Railway Corporation
B.Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria
C.Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria
D.National Deposit Insurance Corporation

Which of these is an element of state power?

A.Geographical location, population & economic resources
B.Geographical location, elite interests & economic resources
C.Geographical location, ethnicity & economic resources
D.Geographical location, political crisis & economic resources

Which of these is not a method of election?

A.Simple majority.
B.Proportional representation.
C.Primary election.
D.Co-option

.......... plays rule adjudication role in Nigeria

A.The Civil Service
B.The Legislature
C.The Executive
D.The Judiciary

A two-party system of government is one in which

A.only one party performs multiparty functions
B.the elite dominate political parties
C.only few parties are allowed to operate by law
D.There are two major parties and other minor parties

An important agency for social control in the lgbo traditional society was the

A.Age-grade.
B.Ozo-title holders.
C.Council of Chiefs.
D.Assembly of lineage heads