UNIPORT Government 2015/2016 Model 1 Past Questions

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The power to exercise overall control of the executive functions of ECOWAS is vested in the

A.Authority of Heads of State and Government
B.Secretary-General
C.Council of Ministers
D.Technical and Special Commissions

The chairman of the UN Security Council emerges through

A.rotation
B.consensus
C.election
D.selection

A written constitution is distinguished by its

A.dependence on ordinary amendment procedures
B.cumbersome and complex amendment procedure
C.codification process
D.reliance on case laws

One of the most essential characteristics of the state is

A.sovereignty
B.the rule of law
C.legitimacy
D.the civil service

Vote of no confidence is basically a feature of

A.a coalition government
B.the parliamentary system
C.an aristocratic government
D.the presidential system

A distinctive feature of the presidential system of government is the

A.existence of two political parties
B.fusion of legislative and executive powers
C.existence of a ceremonial, head of state
D.fusion of ceremonial and executive powers

In a dominant one-party system, there is

A.one party that controls other political parties
B.only one political Party recognized by law
C.one among many parties that always wins elections
D.one party which embraces all the citizens

Which of the following served as the Secretary-General of the United Nations?

A.Ibrahim Gambari
B.Javier Perez de Cuellar
C.Joseph Garba
D.Mohammed El-Baradei

Under the umbrella of the OAU, Nigeria mediated in the dispute between

A.Tunisia and Morocco
B.Zimbabwe and Tanzania
C.Kenya and Somalia
D.Ethiopia and Somalia

The atomic bomb tests carried out around the Sahara Desert made Nigeria sever relations with

A.the United States
B.France
C.Germany
D.Canada

The commission established to handle the electoral activities in the Second Republic of Nigeria was

A.FEDECO
B.NEC
C.INEC
D.NECON