Question 1The rule of law is defined as A.absence of arbitrary government B.the "rule by the courts C.lack of civilian rule D.lack of military rule Objective Show full explanation
Question 2One of the basic differences between ministries and public corporations is that while ministries are A.run on rules, public corporations are not B.wholly owned by the government, public corporations are owned by both government and individuals C.not established with specific status D.ministries usually provide services that attract little or no payment while public corporations operate like commercial venturesObjective Show full explanation
Question 3In a unitary system of government, power is concentrated at the centreA.without devolution B.with devolution C.with residual junctions D.without residual functions Objective Show full explanation
Question 4A political system where candidate do not contest on the platform of any political party rather on personal attributes is called A.zero - party systemB.one - party system C.two party systemD.personal party systemObjective Show full explanation
Question 5Asocial system in which power derives from control over land is called A.Oligarchy B.Feudalism C.socialism D.Presidential Objective Show full explanation
Question 6The main reason for the poor performance of the Public Complaints Commission in Nigeria is that A.its activities are interfered withB.it lacks adequate funds to play its rolesC.people have not been lodging complaintsD.it lacks the powers to prosecute offendersObjective Show full explanation
Question 7A Constitution is said to be rigid if itA.can only be interpreted by the militaryB.is written by different authorsC.cannot be amended by the executiveD.has cumbersome provisions for its amendmentObjective Show full explanation
Question 8Manifesto refers to theA.national development plan of a countryB.budget speech of a regimeC.national objectives of a stateD.programme of a political partyObjective Show full explanation
Question 9Citizenship refers to theA.indigenous member of the stateB.social status of a person in a stateC.highest position in a stateD.legal status of a member of a stateObjective Show full explanation
Question 10A written Constitution must contain a A.dialogueB.prologueC.preambleD.discourseObjective Show full explanation
Question 11The ten non-permanent members of the Security Council are elected by the A.Trusteeship CouncilB.Economic and Social CouncilC.General AssemblyD.United Nations High Comedian for RefugeesObjective Show full explanation
Question 12A common provision in the 1963 and 1979 Constitution is the A.Registration of political parties by FEDECOB.Financing of the local government by the Federal GovernmentC.Judicial Service CommissionD.Bicameral legislature for the central government Objective Show full explanation
Question 13The political party with the widest spread of membership in Nigeria during the Second Republic was A.GNPPB.UPNC.NPPD.NPNObjective Show full explanation
Question 14Which of the following ancient kingdoms in Nigeria had the title Mai for the king?A.Old Oyo KingdomB.Benin empireC.Kanem-BornoD.IfeObjective Show full explanation
Question 15When the electorate vote for representative who in turn vote on behalf of the electorate, we say it isA.An indirect electionB.An unfair electionC.A rigged electionD.A disputed electionObjective Show full explanation
Question 16The ability of a state to make laws which are free from internal aggression and external control is known asA.independenceB.powerC.authorityD.sovereigntyObjective Show full explanation
Question 17Which of the following is an objective of Nigerian foreign policy?A.sovereign equality of all statesB.promotion and production of the national interestC.Emerging as a world powerD.promotion of free and fair electionsObjective Show full explanation
Question 18A referendum is a device to ensure that A.Election is free and fairB.Legislators vote to resolve contentious issuesC.Bye-elections are held to till vacant positions D.Decisions are effected with consent of citizens.Objective Show full explanation
Question 19The theory of separation of powers was for the first time clearly formulated by A.Baron de MontesquieuB.Albert DiceyC.Lord BryceD.Jean BodinObjective Show full explanation
Question 20In Nigeria, the function of the Council of States is A.JudiciaryB.InvestigativeC.LegislativeD.AdvisoryObjective Show full explanation
Question 21The constitution that introduced federalism to Nigeria was A.The McPherson constitutionB.The Clifford constitutionC.the Lyttleton constitutionD.the Richards constitutionObjective Show full explanation
Question 22The central bank instrument of control does not include A.Open market operation B.Moral sanction C.reserve requirements D.Selective credit control Objective Show full explanation
Question 23Nigeria adopted the nineteen-state structure in A.1960 B.1966 C.1969 D.1976Objective Show full explanation
Question 24In a fascist regime, the Head of State is A.the royal father B.the prime minister C.the elected monarchy D.supreme and above the law Objective Show full explanation
Question 25Primary loyalty of a citizen in a confederal state goes to the A.government at the centre B.confederating units C.the sovereign state D.assembly at the centre. Objective Show full explanation