The Nigerian Youth Movement collapsed as the result of
- A. its failure to win election
- B. shortage of funds to run its affairs
- C. the harassment of its leadership by government.
- D. the breakup of its leadership.
The president of Nigeria is advised on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country by the
- A. National Secrurity Council
- B. National Defense Council
- C. Council of state
- D. Federal Executive Council
The Independent National Electoral Commission has the power to prepare and maintain the register of
- A. Political parties
- B. Constituencies
- C. Voters
- D. Electoral candidates.
The equivalent of the commissioner at the local government level is the
- A. Executive chairman
- B. Secretary
- C. Councilor
- D. Supervisory councillor
Before Nigeria became a republic, the highest body charged with the administrator of justice was the
- A. Privy council
- B. High court
- C. Supreme court
- D. Court of appeal
Under the 1963 constitution, items not listed in the exclusive and concurrent list were within the exclusive competence of the
- A. Executive
- B. federal parliament
- C. regional legislatures
- D. judiciary
Which of these constitutions recognized local government as a third tier of government in Nigeria?
- A. 1946 Constitution.
- B. 1960 Constitution.
- C. 1963 Constitution.
- D. 1979 Constitution.
The central legislature of Nigeria became bicameral in
- A. 1960
- B. 1951
- C. 1959
- D. 1963
When did Nigeria gain her Independence?
- A. 1st October, 1963
- B. 31st October, 1690
- C. 1st October, 2012
- D. 1st October, 1960
- E. 12th October, 1992
The application of the principle of separation of powers seems impracticable because powers is
- A. delegated
- B. centralized
- C. fused
- D. separated
Proportional representation is a system of allocating seats in the legislature based on
- A. gender participation in polities
- B. an area
- C. contribution to the national economy
- D. total votes in an election.
A major issue that distinguishes pressure groups from political parties is
- A. membership drive
- B. the objective
- C. the voting pattern
- D. idealogy.
The final interpretation pf the provisions of a federal constitution is vested in the
- A. head of state
- B. council of state
- C. highest legislative body
- D. highest court of the land .
To qualify for absorption into the administration cadre of the civil service in Nigeria, an applicant must be
- A. knowledgable in civil services rule
- B. a holder of a first university degree
- C. specifically trained in public administration
- D. a senior civil serv.ant
A common feature of a multi-party system is that government is formed by
- A. the major political party
- B. all the registered political parties
- C. a coalition of political parties
- D. the party with the highest votes.
The structure of the civil service is based on
- A. lateral organisation
- B. merit system
- C. patronage system
- D. hierachical organisation
The delineation of constituencies is a major duty of the
- A. national assembly
- B. political parties
- C. boundary commission
- D. electoral commission
Communism is a system which recognizes
- A. class stratification
- B. the existence of the state
- C. the existence of the individual
- D. the ability of the individual
Citizenship in a modern state expresses the status of a person who possesses
- A. full political rights
- B. some religious rights
- C. social right only
- D. exclusive economic rights.
One major disadvantage of public opinion is that
- A. the critics of government policies are always harassed
- B. a vocal minority claims to represent the majority
- C. gossip and rumours thrive
- D. leaders are unncessarily criticized.
Delegated legislature becomes unavoidable when
- A. legislators cannot reach a consensus
- B. issues under consideration are personal
- C. issues under consideration are technical
- D. legislators have to proceed on a recess.