UNN Government 2006/2007 Day 2 Past Questions

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Franchise means the

A.right of all French citizens to vote
B.right of all adults to vote
C.right of all aliens to vote
D.right of all property owners to vote

Citizenship can be acquired by

A.nationalism
B.indigenization
C.naturalization
D.communalism

In unitary system of government power is derived from

A.a rigid constitution
B.the judiciary
C.executive head of state
D.one source of authority

The power allocated to the federal government in a federation are primarily contained in the

A.central legislative list
B.exclusive legislative list
C.residual legislative list
D.concurrent legislative list

A Constitution is said to be rigid if it

A.can only be interpreted by the military
B.is written by different authors
C.cannot be amended by the executive
D.has cumbersome provisions for its amendment

Which of the following political parties in Nigeria formed the opposition in the House of Representative during the First Republic?

A.NCNC and AG
B.NCNC and UMBC
C.NPC and AG
D.AG and UMBC

Red-tapism in the civil service refers to

A.the use of red tapes on documents
B.slowness of action
C.the cooperation between civil servants and politicians
D.politicization of civil service

One of the main functions of political parties is to

A.make laws
B.declare a state of emergency
C.interpret the constitution
D.aggregate interest

Immediately after the Nigerian civil war, Gowon regime embarked on

A.rejuvenation, rehabilitation and reconstruction
B.reconciliation, rehabilitation, and reconstruction
C.rebuilding, rejoicing and regimentation
D.rehabilitation, depression and renaissance

The Nigerian council was created by

A.Frederick Lugard
B.Arthur Richards
C.Hugh Clifford
D.Heard Bourdillion

The census crises of 1962/63 was caused by

A.the 1959 pre-independent election
B.revenue allocation formulation
C.gross irregularities and figure allocation
D.Awolowo's strong belief in move towards a socialist system of government for Nigeria.

Africa became the center-fire of Nigeria's foreign policy under the regime of

A.Tarawa Balewa
B.Yakubu Gowon
C.Murtala Mohammed
D.Shehu Shagari

Which of the following is not an OPEC member state?

A.Nigeria
B.Indonesia
C.Venezuela
D.Ghana

Which of the following is permanent in international politics?

A.Bilateral relationship
B.Economic aid
C.Friendship
D.Permanent interest

The major objective of OPEC is

A.increase oil production
B.decrease oil production
C.stop oil production
D.stabilize oil price