Nigeria failed to harmonize her policy with OPEC during the 1973 Middle East crisis because she
- A. engaged in counter trade
- B. sold oil to the United States of America
- C. reduced her oil price
- D. embargoed the sale of oil to other nations
A general lack of concern about political activities is known as political
- A. alienation
- B. apathy
- C. socialization
- D. anarchy
The basic aim of deregulation is to ensure that economic decisions are determined by
- A. regulatory agencies
- B. financial establishments
- C. market forces
- D. the organized private sector
Collective responsibility is a feature of the
- A. federal system
- B. presidential system
- C. parliamentary system
- D. confederal system
The payment of tax by citizens as and when due is a
- A. privilege
- B. duty and obligation
- C. fundamental human right
- D. social service
Which of the following can be considered the father of Nigerian nationalism?
- A. Nnamdi Azikiwe
- B. Ernest lkoli
- C. Obafemi Awolowo
- D. Herbert Macaulay
The most popular form of government is
- A. diarchy
- B. totalitarianism
- C. democracy
- D. facism
In the Oyo Empire, the Are-Ona Kakanfo resided outside the capital city in order to
- A. check foreign invasion
- B. prevent him from overthrowing the king
- C. explore the possibility of territorial expansion
- D. be effective over the Eso military class
Which of the following states was NOT created in 1991?
- A. Abia
- B. Akwa Ibom
- C. Enugu
- D. Kogi
- E. Osun
The individual rights would be better protected if enshrined in the
- A. constitutions
- B. courts
- C. daily papers
- D. law
- E. presidents speech
Option A4 as a method of election was adopted in Nigeria by…………administration.
- A. Ibrahim Babangida’s
- B. Mahammadu Buhari’s
- C. Murtala Muhammed’s
- D. Olusegun Obasanjo’s
- E. Sani Abacha’s
Members of the Board of Directors of Public Corporations are appointed by the
- A. chief executive officer
- B. general manager
- C. minister
- D. president
- E. special adviser
West African Pilot, one of nationalist newspapers during colonial rule was edited by
- A. Ernest lkoli
- B. H.O Davies
- C. Herbert Macaulay
- D. Nnamdi Azikiwe
- E. Obafemi Awolowo
The last stage of Socialism is
- A. Capitalism
- B. Communalism
- C. Communism
- D. Feudalism
- E. Slavery
In a republic sovereignty is vested in the
- A. armed forces
- B. electorate
- C. government
- D. party leader
- E. president
Which of the following was NOT an attribute of the warrant chiefs in Eastern Nigeria during colonial era?
- A. Autocratic
- B. Corruption
- C. Effectiveness
- D. Exploitation
- E. Oppression
Who amongst the following was NOT an officer in the Hausa-Fulani political administration?
- A. Ajele
- B. Galadima
- C. Maaji
- D. Yari
- E. Waziri
In the administration of old Sokoto Caliphate, the western empire had its capital at
- A. Gobi
- B. Gwanda
- C. Ilorin
- D. Sokoto
- E. Zaria
The three BASIC fundamental rights of a citizen are
- A. education, property and thought
- B. expression, employment and education
- C. healthcare, worship and equal hearing
- D. life, liberty and property
- E. peaceful assembly, movement and family life
The introduction of taxation in the Southern part of Nigeria led to
- A. . Aba women’s riot
- B. appointment of warrant chiefs
- C. inclusion of educated elites in government
- D. the promotion of age grades activities
- E. the recognition of traditional rulers
Which of the underlisted factors NEVER accounted for the adoption of federalism in Nigeria?
- A. Desire for some form of political unity
- B. Desire for uniform treatment for all parts
- C. Diversity of the nation
- D. Emergence of tribal nationalism
- E. Influence of shared colonial experience