The major function of civil service is
- A. providing relevant information on government
- B. keeping records of the activities of government
- C. promoting the interest of civil servants
- D. advising government and implementing its policies
In a first-past-the-post electoral system, a candidate is declared when he
- A. records the highest number of votes cast
- B. obtains a two-thirds majority of the votes cast
- C. obtains one-third of the votes cast
- D. scors the aggregates of the opponent
The principle of checks and balances empowers the judiciary to
- A. invalidate the actions of the other arms
- B. administer the criminal justice system
- C. abrogate the law
- D. apply the law
A major function of the State Independent Electoral Commission in Nigeria is the
- A. registeration of political parties
- B. conduct of elections into local government offices
- C. conduct of gubernatorial elections
- D. delineation of electoral constituencies
The pre-colonial Tiv society can best be described as
- A. republican
- B. aristocratic
- C. feudalism
- D. monarchical
The legislative in Nigeria under the 1999 Constitution is composed of
- A. 108 senators and 350 members of the House of Representatives
- B. 109 senators and 350 members of the House of Representatives
- C. 100 senators and 250 members of the House of Representatives
- D. 109 senators and 360 members of the House of Representatives
In Nigeria,promotion of judges is the responsibility of the
- A. Judicial Service Commission
- B. Cheif Justice of the Federation
- C. Attorney-General and Minister of Justice
- D. Council of Legal Education
Under the 1999 Constitution,the appointment of ministers and ambassadors must be ratified by the
- A. National Council of States
- B. Presidency
- C. Senate
- D. House of Rpresentatives
In the First Republic,the official opposition party was the
- A. Action Group
- B. Northern People's Congress
- C. Northern Elements Progressive Union
- D. National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons
The head of the Nigerian judiciary is the
- A. Solicitor-Genral of the Federation
- B. President of the Court of Appeal
- C. Chief Justice of the Federation
- D. Attorney-General and Minister of Justice
The failure of the assimilation policy necessitated of the introduction of
- A. direct rule
- B. indirect rule
- C. paternalism
- D. association
A distinctive feature of the Richards Constitution was its provision for
- A. unofficial members in the Legislative Council
- B. a Legislative Council for the whole of Nigeria
- C. the establishment of local councils
- D. official members in the Legislative Council
The commission established to handle the electoral activities in the Second Republic of Nigeria was
- A. FEDECO
- B. NEC
- C. INEC
- D. NECON
Under the emirate system,legislative functions were performed by the
- A. Khadi
- B. Ulama
- C. Hakimi
- D. Emir
The first federal constitution in Nigeria was the
- A. Lyttelton Constitution
- B. Independence Constitution
- C. Macpherson Constitution
- D. Clifford Constitution
The political party formed in 1923 by Herbert Macaulay was
- A. Nigerian Youth Movement
- B. National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons
- C. United National Independent Party
- D. Nigerian National Democratic Party
Nigeria’s voting at the United Nations is guided primarily by
- A. her concern for Africa
- B. her national interests
- C. the cold war
- D. world peace
A member of the Commonwealth that still recognizes the British monarch as its Head of State is
- A. Singapore
- B. Ghana
- C. India
- D. Australia
The atomic bomb tests carried out around the Sahara Desert made Nigeria sever relations with
- A. The United States
- B. France
- C. Germany
- D. Canada
Under the umbrella of the OAU, Nigeria mediated the dispute between
- A. Tunisia and Morrocco
- B. Zimbabwe and Tanzania
- C. Kenya and Somalia
- D. Ethiopia and Somalia
A Security Council resolution requires the concurrence of
- A. 1 of the 5 permanent members
- B. all of the 5 permanent members
- C. 9 of the 15 council members
- D. 3 of the 5 permanent members