RSUT Government 2013/2014 Past Questions

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Under the civil service reforms of 1988, the Nigeria civil service became

A.nationalised
B.professionalized
C.beauracratised
D.indigenised
E.democratized

In democracy, ultimate authority resides in the

A.electorate
B.people
C.head of state
D.armed forces
E.ministers

The right of being a citizen can be withdrawn by the state if the person

A.leaves the country
B.opposes the government
C.is pronounced dead
D.is convicted by a court
E.plans a coup

The commonest means of expressing public opinion is

A.handbill
B.newspaper
C.internet
D.radio
E.television

Bicameral legislatures are common features of

A.monarchical system
B.confederal systems
C.federal systems
D.unitary systems
E.communinal systems

Constitution refers to the...........

A.adherence to a constitution
B.process of drafting a constitution
C.process of operating a constitution
D.amendment of an existing constitution
E.a and b

A major feature of authoritarianism is that governments are

A.consensual
B.personalized
C.centralized
D.decentralized
E.very merciful

A major issue that distinguishes pressure groups from political parties is

A.membership drive
B.the objectives
C.the voting pattern
D.ideology
E.C and D

The Golf war of 1990 is an indication that the UNO is unable to

A.ensure free world trade
B.stop colonialism
C.control armament
D.ensure permanent world peace
E.all of the above

The British prime minister who opposed cancellation of Nigeria's debt is

A.Margaret Thatcher
B.Edward Heat
C.David Esser
D.John Major
E.Harold Wilson

Government by the few is

A.Dictatorship
B.Monocracy
C.Oligarchy
D.Autocracy

The primary function of the Judiciary is to

A.make laws
B.protect the citizens
C.interpret laws
D.execute laws

A characteristics features of communisms is

A.free enterprise
B.liberal democracy
C.Dictatorship
D.multi-party system

A.private bill
B.speakers bill
C.public bill
D.Judicial bill

Nigeria is a member of

A.OPEC, NATO and ECOWAS
B.O.A.U, U.N.O and ECOWAS
C.ECOWAS, NATO and O.A.U
D.the common wealth of nation
E.OPEC and the O.A.S

A country made up of semi-autonomous units is

A.a confederation
B.a federation
C.a region
D.a unitary

Unicameralism refers to

A.a two-chamber legislature
B.the process of secret voting into legislature
C.the lower chamber in a legislature
D.one-chamber legislature

An important function of the legisiature is

A.Judicial review
B.Review of executive policies and action
C.lobbying
D.defending government policies

Fascism is a system of government which

A.encourages political dissent and opposition
B.represses individual freedom and opposition
C.promotes equally
D.promotes the individual brotherhood of man

The 1963 constitution of Nigeria was

A.written and flexible
B.written and rigid
C.flexible and unwritten
D.unitary and rigid