RSUT Government 2009/2010 Past Questions

Question 1

The first minority state to be created in the Nigeria federation was

A.Benue
B.Cross river
C.Kwara
D.Mid-West

Objective

Question 2

The committee that recommended Abuja as the new Federal capital was headed by

A.Graham Douglas
B.Mamman Nasiru
C.Rotimi Williams
D.Akinola Aguda

Objective

Question 3

The major strategy used by OPEC to influence oil price is by

A.determining the quantity of oil to be produced at any given period
B.influencing buyers at the international market to buy at high price
C.allowing members countries to produce at their discretion
D.increasing the supply of the commodities

Objective

Question 4

Power is understood to mean the

A.right to compel obedience
B.capacity to compel obedience
C.relationship between the government and the people
D.desire to seize the state apparatus

Objective

Question 5

The executive arm of government includes the

A.Police
B.court
C.national assembly
D.senate president

Objective

Question 6

Laws made by the Attorney-General and minister of Justice are called

A.temporary laws
B.bills of attainder
C.case laws
D.ex-postfacto laws

Objective

Question 7

Nigeria adopted the nineteen-state structure in

A.1960
B.1966
C.1969
D.1976

Objective

Question 8

The OAU is founded on the principle of

A.settlement of international disputes by armed struggle
B.justifiable interference in the domestic affairs of member state
C.sovereign equality of member states
D.equal contribution by member states

Objective

Question 9

One of the achievement of ECOWAS is the

A.eradication of colonialism
B.adoption of vehicle insurance scheme
C.settlement of Liberian refugees
D.respect for human rights

Objective

Question 10

The most distinguished characteristics of the state is

A.government
B.population
C.territory
D.sovereignty

Objective

Question 11

Local government is described as grassroots government because

A.it is the nearest to the people
B.its headquarter is located in the villages
C.all the leaders are from the village
D.all the local people participate in it

Objective

Question 12

The 1954 Lyttleton constitution of Nigeria created the office of

A.regional governor
B.prime minister
C.speaker of the house
D.governor

Objective

Question 13

Manifesto refers to the

A.national development plan of a country
B.budget speech of a regime
C.national objectives of a state
D.programme of a political party

Objective

Question 14

One of the methods used to oust an erring Oba in the Yoruba tradition is

A.Impeachment
B.forcing him to commit suicide
C.vote of no confidence
D.forcing him to go into exile

Objective

Question 15

The French policy of assimiliation in the west was essentially a form of

A.indirect rule
B.democratic rule
C.monarchial rule
D.direct rule

Objective