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#1. The following six political parties were registered for the 1983 elections

A) NCNC UPN, NPP, NNDP, UMBC, NAP

A) NCNC UPN, NPP, NNDP, UMBC, NAP

B) NPN,NAP NPP, PRP, GNPP, UPN

B) NPN,NAP NPP, PRP, GNPP, UPN

C) NPN, NNA PPP, PRP, PPA, UPN

C) NPN, NNA PPP, PRP, PPA, UPN

D) NPP, Chop Chop, PPP PPA, UPN, PRP

D) NPP, Chop Chop, PPP PPA, UPN, PRP

E) UPN, AG, NNDP, PRP, NAP, PPA

E) UPN, AG, NNDP, PRP, NAP, PPA

#2. In Nigeria the office of Prime Minister was first created in

A) 1954

A) 1954

B) 1957

B) 1957

C) 1958

C) 1958

D) 1959

D) 1959

E) 1960

E) 1960

#3. Nigeria adopted a republican constitution on

A) October, 1960

A) October, 1960

B) October, 1, 1963

B) October, 1, 1963

C) October, 1, 1966

C) October, 1, 1966

D) May 1 1967

D) May 1 1967

E) October, 1, 1979

E) October, 1, 1979

#4. The non-permanent members of the Security Council of the United Nations Organization (UNO) are elected for

A) 5-year term

A) 5-year term

B) 4-year term

B) 4-year term

C) 3-year term

C) 3-year term

D) 2-year term

D) 2-year term

E) 1-year term

E) 1-year term

#5. The Clifford Constitution

A) provided for universal adult suffrage

A) provided for universal adult suffrage

B) made the Governor dependent on the Executive Council

B) made the Governor dependent on the Executive Council

C) provided for African representation on the Executive Council

C) provided for African representation on the Executive Council

D) introduced the elective principle into Nigerian politics

D) introduced the elective principle into Nigerian politics

E) provided for African representation on the Executive Council

E) provided for African representation on the Executive Council

#6. Under the Independence Constitution

A) the governor-general could appoint any member of the House of Representative prime minister

A) the governor-general could appoint any member of the House of Representative prime minister

B) a bicameral legislature was introduced in the country

B) a bicameral legislature was introduced in the country

C) forty-four members were elected into the Senate

C) forty-four members were elected into the Senate

D) higher education was made the exclusively responsibilty of the federal government

D) higher education was made the exclusively responsibilty of the federal government

E) the Supreme Court of Nigeria was made the highest judicial authority in the country

E) the Supreme Court of Nigeria was made the highest judicial authority in the country

#7. Which of the following nations does not have veto power in the Security Council of the UNO?

A) Britain

A) Britain

B) China

B) China

C) France

C) France

D) Germany

D) Germany

E) USA

E) USA

#8. Public corporations are established mainly to

A) cater for the welfare of their board members

A) cater for the welfare of their board members

B) give advice to the government on commerce

B) give advice to the government on commerce

C) co-ordinate the affairs of several ministries

C) co-ordinate the affairs of several ministries

D) provide essential services and amenities on a commercial basis

D) provide essential services and amenities on a commercial basis

E) develop the rural areas

E) develop the rural areas

#9. The first military coup d'etat in Nigeria occurred on

A) October 1 1960

A) October 1 1960

B) October 1, 1963

B) October 1, 1963

C) January 15, 1966

C) January 15, 1966

D) Jnuary 15, 1967

D) Jnuary 15, 1967

E) December 31, 1983

E) December 31, 1983

#10. The Lyttleton Constitution is important because it

A) confirmed that Nigeria would be independent in 1960

A) confirmed that Nigeria would be independent in 1960

B) Confirmed Nigeria federal structure

B) Confirmed Nigeria federal structure

C) introduced franchise into Nigerian politics

C) introduced franchise into Nigerian politics

D) made Nigeria sovereign

D) made Nigeria sovereign

E) abolished the principle of indirect rule

E) abolished the principle of indirect rule

#11. The Arthur Richards Constitution introduced into Nigeria

A) federalism

A) federalism

B) republicanism

B) republicanism

C) regionajism

C) regionajism

D) the multi-party system

D) the multi-party system

E) the office of prime minister

E) the office of prime minister

#12. The Macpherson Constitution of Nigeria created a

A) bicameral legislature for Eastern Nigeria

A) bicameral legislature for Eastern Nigeria

B) Bicameral legislature for the Central government

B) Bicameral legislature for the Central government

C) unicameral legislature for western Nigeria

C) unicameral legislature for western Nigeria

D) bicameral legislature for western Nigeria

D) bicameral legislature for western Nigeria

E) unicamerallegislature for Northern Nigeria

E) unicamerallegislature for Northern Nigeria

#13. In 1966 the military intervened in Nigerian politics because

A) the conutry was not operating a presidential system of government

A) the conutry was not operating a presidential system of government

B) the number of legislators was too large

B) the number of legislators was too large

C) crude oil had been discovered in the country

C) crude oil had been discovered in the country

D) there was a high level of corruption in the country

D) there was a high level of corruption in the country

E) the political processes had broken down

E) the political processes had broken down

#14. The Nigeria National Democratic Party (NNDP)of the pre-independence era

A) dominated the political scene in lagos

A) dominated the political scene in lagos

B) was formed to replace the Action Group as the ruling party in the Western Region

B) was formed to replace the Action Group as the ruling party in the Western Region

C) had branches all over the country

C) had branches all over the country

D) was warmly supported by traditional rulers

D) was warmly supported by traditional rulers

E) was not opposed to indirect Rule

E) was not opposed to indirect Rule

#15. One of the non-permanent members of the united nations Security Council is

A) Britain

A) Britain

B) USSR

B) USSR

C) USA

C) USA

D) China

D) China

E) Nigeria

E) Nigeria

#16. Local governments in Nigeria are created in order to

A) create more civil service jobs

A) create more civil service jobs

B) encourage competition and rivalry among groups

B) encourage competition and rivalry among groups

C) bring the government nearer to the people

C) bring the government nearer to the people

D) prevent the creation of more states

D) prevent the creation of more states

E) levy import duties

E) levy import duties

#17. The amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates of Nigeria was in

A) 1914

A) 1914

B) 1922

B) 1922

C) 1951

C) 1951

D) 1953

D) 1953

E) 1960

E) 1960

#18. ECOWAS IS

A) an international military/defence organization

A) an international military/defence organization

B) a regional economic organization

B) a regional economic organization

C) a trans-national religious group

C) a trans-national religious group

D) a west african English speaking organization

D) a west african English speaking organization

E) an international organ of the United Nation

E) an international organ of the United Nation

#19. Which of the following is NOT a member of ECOWAS

A) Nigeria

A) Nigeria

B) Togo

B) Togo

C) Ghana

C) Ghana

D) Burkina Faso

D) Burkina Faso

E) Cameroun

E) Cameroun

#20. Ceremonial and executive powers are usually fused in a

A) unitary system of government

A) unitary system of government

B) Federal government

B) Federal government

C) democratic system of government

C) democratic system of government

D) presidential system of government

D) presidential system of government

E) parliamentary system of government

E) parliamentary system of government

#21. The members of the Nigeria Constituent Assembly were elected by

A) bye-election

A) bye-election

B) a general election

B) a general election

C) electoral colleges

C) electoral colleges

D) referenda

D) referenda

E) indirect election

E) indirect election

#22. The name of the president of the Nigerian Labour Congress elected in 1983 is

A) Mr Wahab Goodluck

A) Mr Wahab Goodluck

B) Aihaji Shehu Kangiwa

B) Aihaji Shehu Kangiwa

C) Alhaji Hassan Sunmonu

C) Alhaji Hassan Sunmonu

D) Dr Lasisi Osunde

D) Dr Lasisi Osunde

E) Alhaji Ali Ciroma

E) Alhaji Ali Ciroma

#23. The annual budget of the OAU is approved by the

A) Assembly of Heads of Stae and Governments

A) Assembly of Heads of Stae and Governments

B) Council of Ministers

B) Council of Ministers

C) Secretary-General

C) Secretary-General

D) General Assembly

D) General Assembly

E) Economic Commission for Africa

E) Economic Commission for Africa

#24. Lagos was first amalgamated with the Western Region as a result of the

A) Clifford Constitution 1922

A) Clifford Constitution 1922

B) Richard Constitution 1946

B) Richard Constitution 1946

C) Macpherson Constitution 1951

C) Macpherson Constitution 1951

D) Lyttleton Constitution 1954

D) Lyttleton Constitution 1954

E) Independence Constitution 1960

E) Independence Constitution 1960

#25. Which of these is NOT a member of the Judiciary?

A) the chief justice

A) the chief justice

B) a high court judge

B) a high court judge

C) a magistrate

C) a magistrate

D) a lawyer

D) a lawyer

E) a grand khadi

E) a grand khadi

#26. A person who is disenfranchised is

A) allowed to be voted for

A) allowed to be voted for

B) allowed to exercised his voting right

B) allowed to exercised his voting right

C) not perfmitted to vote

C) not perfmitted to vote

D) allowed to nominate a candidate

D) allowed to nominate a candidate

E) a prohibited immigrant

E) a prohibited immigrant

#27. The head of the executive branch in a parliamentary system is called the

A) prime minister

A) prime minister

B) president

B) president

C) majority leader

C) majority leader

D) senate president

D) senate president

E) governor general

E) governor general

#28. The supreme power of a state to make and enforce laws within its jurisdiction is called

A) decolonization

A) decolonization

B) independence

B) independence

C) nationalism

C) nationalism

D) sovereighty

D) sovereighty

E) enfranchisement

E) enfranchisement

#29. Fascism developed in

A) France

A) France

B) Germany

B) Germany

C) Italy

C) Italy

D) Soviet Union

D) Soviet Union

E) China

E) China

#30. Which of the following is good example of a confederal state?

A) USAD,

A) USAD,

B) Nigeria

B) Nigeria

C) Switzerland

C) Switzerland

D) ECOWAS

D) ECOWAS

E) Ghana

E) Ghana

#31. In a simple majority electoral system, the candidate that wins is the one who

A) obtains the greatest number of votes cast

A) obtains the greatest number of votes cast

B) has spent the most amount of money

B) has spent the most amount of money

C) has travelled most widely in the country

C) has travelled most widely in the country

D) is endorsed by the traditional rulers

D) is endorsed by the traditional rulers

E) has most support among labour union leaders

E) has most support among labour union leaders

#32. An election conducted to fill a vacant post in a legislature is known as

A) a primary election

A) a primary election

B) a general election

B) a general election

C) a by -election

C) a by -election

D) a referendum

D) a referendum

E) an indirect election

E) an indirect election

#33. Constitutionalism means

A) the Constitution is largely made up of conventions

A) the Constitution is largely made up of conventions

B) the Constitution is not easy to amend

B) the Constitution is not easy to amend

C) the provisions of the Constitution are strictly adhered to

C) the provisions of the Constitution are strictly adhered to

D) there is a Constitutional Head of State

D) there is a Constitutional Head of State

E) there is parliamentary supremacy

E) there is parliamentary supremacy

#34. Delegated legislation is the power to make laws by

A) local councils when parliament is in recess

A) local councils when parliament is in recess

B) bodies other than parliament

B) bodies other than parliament

C) the international Law Commission

C) the international Law Commission

D) military rulers

D) military rulers

E) Parliament

E) Parliament

#35. Case - laws are made by the

A) Legislature

A) Legislature

B) Executive

B) Executive

C) Judiciary

C) Judiciary

D) Attorney General and Minister of Justice

D) Attorney General and Minister of Justice

E) President

E) President

#36. The theory of separation of powers was for the first time clearly formulated by

A) Jean Bodin

A) Jean Bodin

B) Jean Austin

B) Jean Austin

C) Baron de Montesquieu

C) Baron de Montesquieu

D) Lord Bryce

D) Lord Bryce

E) A,V Dicey

E) A,V Dicey

#37. The deliberate tampering with the delimitation of constituencies in order to win more seats is called

A) gerontocracy

A) gerontocracy

B) gerrymandering

B) gerrymandering

C) delimitation

C) delimitation

D) bureaucracy

D) bureaucracy

E) devolution

E) devolution

#38. A bill that applies to the whole population and is intended , to promote the general welfare is called

A) a private bill

A) a private bill

B) a decree

B) a decree

C) an appropriation bill

C) an appropriation bill

D) a public bill

D) a public bill

E) an edict

E) an edict

#39. In federal state, powers are shared

A) between the central government and local governments

A) between the central government and local governments

B) between the centre and other co-ordinate units of the state

B) between the centre and other co-ordinate units of the state

C) among the major regions of the country

C) among the major regions of the country

D) among the federal ministers

D) among the federal ministers

E) equally among the ethnic groups in the country

E) equally among the ethnic groups in the country

#40. The rule of law implies

A) the rule by lawyers

A) the rule by lawyers

B) that only the Head of State is above the law

B) that only the Head of State is above the law

C) the absence of a military government

C) the absence of a military government

D) that no one is above the law

D) that no one is above the law

E) that only the National Assembly can make laws

E) that only the National Assembly can make laws

#41. A one party system of government

A) is found only in Africa

A) is found only in Africa

B) allows no official opposition

B) allows no official opposition

C) does not provide for a legislature

C) does not provide for a legislature

D) is practised only where the citizens share identical views about policy

D) is practised only where the citizens share identical views about policy

E) does not accept the doctrine of separation of powers

E) does not accept the doctrine of separation of powers

#42. A constitution is classified as unwritten because it

A) is used in Britain

A) is used in Britain

B) has no written records

B) has no written records

C) makes no provision for a clear-cut separation of powers

C) makes no provision for a clear-cut separation of powers

D) does not emanate from the legislature

D) does not emanate from the legislature

E) is not contained in any one document

E) is not contained in any one document

#43. Public opinion is important because it

A) tells government what action it must take

A) tells government what action it must take

B) let government know what the people want

B) let government know what the people want

C) allows the police to determine trouble makers

C) allows the police to determine trouble makers

D) protects minorities

D) protects minorities

E) guarantees a free press

E) guarantees a free press

#44. Which branch of government is responsible for implementing? the

A) Executive

A) Executive

B) Legislature

B) Legislature

C) Judiciary

C) Judiciary

D) Police

D) Police

E) Civil Service

E) Civil Service

#45. Universal Adult Suffrage means all

A) adult citizens canvote

A) adult citizens canvote

B) citizens can vote

B) citizens can vote

C) qualified citizens can vote

C) qualified citizens can vote

D) literate citizens can vote

D) literate citizens can vote

E) males can vote

E) males can vote

#46. Under the 1979 Nigeria Constitution, the supreme court judges were appointed by the

A) Judicial Services Commission

A) Judicial Services Commission

B) President

B) President

C) Honourable Chief Justice

C) Honourable Chief Justice

D) Senate

D) Senate

E) National Assembly

E) National Assembly

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