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1

 Give reasons to show that Nigeria is a non-aligned nation. 
 

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2

 Discuss the principles considered in the allocation of revenue in Nigeria.
 

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3

Highlight the functions of the President in the 1979 Constitution of Nigeria. 
 

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4

 Why did the Macpherson Constitution of 1951 break down?
 

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5

What were the features of the French colonial administration in West Africa?
 

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6

Discuss the characteristics of the civil service. 
 

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7

Describe the functions of the Prime Minister in a cabinet system of government. 
 

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8

Explain the various stages of passing bill into law.
 

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9

 Define pressure groups and explain their mode of operation. 
 

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10

Outline the major features of the constitution of a state.
 

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11

The coup d’etat of July 29 1966 in Nigeria ousted from government

  • A. Major Nzeogwu
  • B. Major General Aguiyi lronisi
  • C. General yakubu Gowon
  • D. General Murtala Mohammed
  • E. General Olusegun Obasanjo
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12

Political parties are formed by the following reasons except to

  • A. From a government
  • B. educate the electorate
  • C. organize elections
  • D. contest elections
  • E. canvass for votes
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13

The immediate cause of the 1953 Kano riot was the

  • A. existence of regionally-based political parties
  • B. . weakness of 1946 Richards constitution
  • C. failure of Macapherson's constitution to provide for the post of prime minister
  • D. . humiliation of northern legislators in Lagos
  • E. ambition of some politicians to secure independence from British by force
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14

The Secretary-General who succeeded Dag Hammarskjoild was

  • A. Trygve Lie
  • B. U. Thant
  • C. Kurt Waldheim
  • D. Perez DeCuellar
  • E. Arnold Smith
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15

The Untied Nations’s Day is celebrated on

  • A. March 14
  • B. May 5
  • C. August 11
  • D. September 17
  • E. October 24
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16

The chairman of the UN Conciliation Commission on the 1960 Congo crisis was

  • A. Dag Hammarskjold
  • B. Kwame Nkrumah
  • C. Jaja Nwachukwu
  • D. Tubman of Liberia
  • E. Sylvanus Olympio
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17

To which of the following groups did Nigeria belong during the formative stage of Oau?

  • A. Brazzaville
  • B. Cassablanca
  • C. Monrovia
  • D. Malagasy
  • E. Moderates
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18

Africa is the centerpiece of Nigeria’s foreign policy because

  • A. of Nigeria's leadership role in Africa
  • B. it is in line with United Nations charter
  • C. Nigerians wish it to be so
  • D. it is a mandate from the colonialist
  • E. it is a mandate from African leaders
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19

The first Secretary-General of the Commonwealth was

  • A. Joseph Lindsay
  • B. Lan Smith
  • C. Arnold Smith
  • D. Clement Atlee
  • E. Winston Churchill
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20

Nigeria’s diplomatic representative in British is known as

  • A. High Commissioner
  • B. Ambassador Plenipotentiary
  • C. Charge d'Affairs
  • D. Ambassador
  • E. Permanent Representative
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21

Nigeria contributed to the South African Liberation Fund because

  • A. a Nigerian was made the chairman of the OAU liberation Committee
  • B. African is the centrepiece of Nigeria's foreign policy
  • C. of her desire to eradicate racial discrimination in Africa
  • D. she is the richest African country
  • E. she hates South Africa
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