UNIPORT Government 2018/2019 Past Questions

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The indirect rule policy did not succeed in some parts of West African because

A.it was not well understood
B.only few British officials were posted to those areas
C.the powers of traditional rulers were not centralized
D.the elite were participatory to the policy

In a unitary system of government

A.Political power is diffused
B.there is a high degree of centralization
C.there is no separation of powers
D.parliament is very weak
E.legislative powers cannot be delegated to local councils

'Pacification' refers to the process through which some areas in Nigeria were acquired by

A.military conquest
B.gunboat diplomacy
C.signing of treaties
D.peaceful negotiation

The transferes of authority to local government council is known as

A.Demarcation
B.Delegation
C.Fusion
D.Fragmentation
E.Devolution

Lagos became a Crown Colony in

A.1900
B.1914
C.1886
D.1881
E.1862

In 1975, Nigeria had a strained relationship with one of the following countries over the crisis in Angola.

A.Britain
B.Israel
C.USA
D.Mexico

Which 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 outcomes
B.The actions of a state towards the celestial environment
C.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 objectives
D.The protection of the territorial integrity of a state

The law of libel limits a citizen's right to freedom of

A.Association.
B.Expression.
C.Worship.
D.Movement

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

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

Which of these is correct about Nigeria's foreign policy between 1960 and 1966

A.It was pro-British
B.It was pro-American
C.It was pro-Soviet
D.It was pro-French