Question 1An electoral college system of voting is a form ofA.direct electionB.indirect electionC.secret ballot system of votingD.referendumObjective Show full explanation
Question 2In a democracy, sovereignty resides in the A.prime ministerB.presidentC.electorateD.political partiesObjective Show full explanation
Question 3The main objective of a single-phase system is that it encouragesA.bloated bureaucracyB.dictatorshipC.popular decisionsD.representative governmentObjective Show full explanation
Question 4Which of the following is a source of a country's Constitution?A.MandamusB.Judicial injunctionC.Political decisionsD.Executive orderObjective Show full explanation
Question 5Local government is described as grassroots government becauseA.it is the nearest to the peopleB.its headquarter is located in the villagesC.all the leaders are from the villageD.all the local people participate in itObjective Show full explanation
Question 6The 1954 Lyttleton Constitution of Nigeria created the office of A.RegionalB.Prime ministerC.Speaker of the houseD.GovernorObjective Show full explanation
Question 7Manifesto 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 8One of the methods used to oust an earring ọbá in the Yoruba tradition isA.impeachmentB.forcing him to commit suicideC.vote of no confidenceD.forcing him to go into exileObjective Show full explanation
Question 9The French policy of assimilation in the West are essentially a form ofA.indirect ruleB.democratic ruleC.monarchical ruleD.direct ruleObjective Show full explanation
Question 10The Nigerian civil war was fought becauseA.Biafra was ripe for independenceB.the Eastern Region was marginalized in NigeriaC.the Hausa-Fulani wanted to dominate NigeriaD.the Igbos were massacred in the North between September and October, 1966Objective Show full explanation
Question 11The world organization which existed before the United Nations Organization was theA.League of NationsB.European Economic CommunityC.African Union (AU)D.Commonwealth of NationsObjective Show full explanation
Question 12The foreign affairs minister who advocated the "Concért of Medium Powers" wasA.Prof. Ibrahim GambariB.Major-General Joe GarbaC.Alhaji Rilwanu LukmanD.Prof. Bolaji AkinyemiObjective Show full explanation
Question 13Which of the following states is not a member of the African UnionA.South AfricaB.EgyptC.SpainD.AngolaObjective Show full explanation
Question 14Non-alignment policy does not apply to one of these countriesA.NigeriaB.GhanaC.AlgeriaD.BritainObjective Show full explanation
Question 15The ten non-permanent members of the Security Council are elected by A.Trusteeship CouncilB.Economic and Social CouncilC.General AssemblyD.United Nations High Commission for RefugeesObjective Show full explanation