UNIZIK Government 2007/2008 Day 1 Past Questions

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Indirect rule as practised by the British in West African colonies.

A.did not attempt to reform existing traditional institutions
B.was over glorified and expedient nonsense
C.satisfied neither the rulers nor the ruled
D.had nothing in common with the 'real' French rule in their colonies
E.meant ruling through existing rulers attempting to check excesses

Indirect rule was introduced into Nigeria by

A.Dame Margery Perham
B.Sir Donald Cameron
C.Sir Frederick Lugard
D.Arthur Richards
E.Sir James Robertson

The new local Government reforms in Nigeria

A.seek to establish uniformity in type
B.make traditional rulers more powerful than before
C.are a wastee of time and federal Government's money
D.Promote unity but allow for some diversity in the structure of local governments
E.Would definitely establish clean and efficient governments to the local level

In Nigeria appellate asses from Courts of Appeal go to

A.The Senate
B.The House of Representatives
C.The Supreme Court
D.The Judiciary Advisory Council
E.The executive Council

Which organ of the United Nations has primary responsibility for the maintenance of world peace and security

A.The General Assembly
B.The Secretary
C.The International Court of Justice
D.The Economic and Social Council
E.The Security Council

The term Franchise refers to

A.French-speaking people
B.property owners
C.the right to choose representatives to the Legislature
D.the educated electorate
E.the voting card

The main role of pressure group is to

A.oppose oppressive legislation
B. protect the interest of the country against foreign power
C.resist temptation of gifts made by multinational compainies to influence their judgement
D.promote the interest of the political parties
E.influence legislation in order to benefit their members

a System in which a few powerful and rich noble own land which is hired out to the poor people to farm called

A.feudalism
B.cooperatives
C.socialism
D.communism
E.communalism

In a federal state, powers are shared

A.between the central government and local goverment
B.between the centre and other coordinate units of the state
C.among the federal ministers
D.among the federal ministers
E.equally among the ethnic groups of the country

Which of the following countries in West Africa has not experienced military intervention in politics?

A.Upper Volta
B.Sierra Leone
C.Mali
D.Cote d'Ivoire
E.Togo

In political history of Nigeria, 1914 was

A.the year in which the British established their rule over Nigeria
B.the beginning of the First World War
C.The year Lord Lugard effected the amalgamation of Nigeria
D.The year the railway system linking the north and the south
E.The year of the first election into the Legislative Council.

Which of these leaders rejected General Charlesde Gaulle's constitutional Proposal in 1958?

A.Senghor
B.Sekou Toure
C.Houphouet Boigny
D.Sylvanus Olympio
E.Diori

Fundamental Human rights of citizens are provided for in

A.The United Nations Charter
B.The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
C.The A.U. Charter
D.Amnesty International Edict
E.the constitutions of the states

An electoral district is

A.a polling booth
B.a contituency
C.a ward
D.a local government area
E.a subdivision of the state

An ideology is essentially

A.a guide to political action
B.a manual for revolution
C.a curse on political actors
D.a non-political concept
E.negative in connotation

The head of the Judiciary in Federal Republic of Nigeria is called

A.Honourable Chief Justice
B.Head of Judicial Service
C.Chief judge
D.Grand khadi
E.president Customary Court of Appeal

A major innovation of the Republican Constitution of 1963 was that

A.the prime Minister ceased to be State
B.The Governor's office as the representative of the Queen was abolished
C.The Cabinet was no longer responsible to the legislature
D.it introduced the Executive presidential System
E.The prime Minister was nominated executive Council

Nigerian elites agitated against colonial rule

A.by guerilla warfare
B.by Civil War
C.through television
D.by bringing governors
E.through newspapers

A fascist regime is both

A.fair and legitimate
B.responsive and responsible
C.representative and accountable
D.democratic and constitutional
E.authoritarian and totalitarian

Under what constitution did the supreme court become the highest court of Appeal in Nigeria

A.Macpherson's Constitution
B.Clifford Constitution
C.Richard's Constitution
D.the 1963 Constitution
E.the 1979 Constitution