Which of the following is not true of military regime? it
- A. rules by decree
- B. is undemocratic
- C. is autocratic
- D. is transitory
- E. is benevolent
One of the ways to keep the military out of politics is to
- A. imprison coup plotters
- B. execute coup plotters
- C. crush military regime
- D. stop election rigging
- E. arm the police well as a counterpoise
Which of the following is the duty of Civil Servant ?
- A. loyalty to the governmnet
- B. public association with a political party
- C. Advising on policy formulation
- D. supporting the party in power
- E. not being partisan
Which of the following does not belong to the civil service?
- A. The cabinet office
- B. Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority
- C. The Governor's office
- D. The Establishment Department
- E. Ministry of information
Which of the following is the feature performed until recently, by local government in Nigeria?
- A. Imposition and collection of company tax
- B. Administration of museums
- C. Regulation of political parties
- D. collection of import duties
- E. Registration of births
Under the independence constitution of Nigeria the Head of State was
- A. the Queen of England
- B. the British Prime Minister
- C. Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
- D. Sir James Robertson
- E. Oliver Lyttleton
The highest court of appeal under the Nigerian independence constitution was
- A. Federal Court of Appeal
- B. Sharia Court of Appeal
- C. Superme Court
- D. Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
- E. Federal High Court
One of the problem encountered by Nigerian Nationalists in their struggle for constitution change was the
- A. opposition from traditional rulers
- B. superior fireams of the colonial masters
- C. opposition from the Queen of England
- D. refusal of the Secretary of State to visit the colonies
- E. corruption and high- handedness of the British officials
In a presidential system of government, ministers are
- A. collctively responsible to the senate
- B. collectively responsible to the president
- C. individually responsible to the president
- D. individually responsible to no one
- E. individually and collectively responsible to the electorate
Which is true of French colonial policy of assimilation? It
- A. was similar in essence to the British colonial policy of Indirect Rule
- B. enabled Frence to transfer technology to its colonies
- C. enabled Frence to transfer capital to its colonies
- D. was used to turn Frenchmen to Africans
- E. sought to integrate French colonies with France administratively, politically and culturally
One major weakness of 1946 Richard Constitution was its
- A. cumbersome constitutional provision
- B. limited application of the elective principle
- C. imprecision in legal clarification
- D. disregard for the views of traditional rulers
- E. provision for an official majority in the legislative assembly
A historic feature of the legislative council of Nigeria that met in 1923 was that for the first time, it
- A. included elected African members
- B. legislated for the whole country
- C. acted in a deliberative capacity
- D. included British officials
- E. included official members who were Nigerians
Which of the following is not true of Herbert Macaulay? He was the
- A. co-founder of the National Council of Nigeria and the Camerouns (NCNC)
- B. founder of the Logas Daily News
- C. founder of the national congress of British West Africa
- D. founder of the Nigeria National Democratic Party (NNDP)
- E. first Nigerian to found the a political party
Nigerian elite agitated against colonial rule
- A. by engaging in guerilla warfare
- B. by fighting civil war
- C. through lobbying
- D. through newspapers
- E. by bribing colonial governors
LGITIMACY means the
- A. seizure of power by force
- B. separation of the organs of government
- C. sovereignty of parliament
- D. surpremacy of the electioate
- E. acceptance of the right to rule
Nigeria became a federation of four regions in
- A. 1954
- B. 1960
- C. 1963
- D. 1967
- E. 1975
Which of the following is true of the nationalist during the colonial days?The
- A. used propaganda and blackmail to achieve their arm
- B. preferred dealing with the Secretary of State to dealing with the Governor
- C. esterblished universities in Ghana and Sierra Leone
- D. took the Governor to court to press for the review of obnxious policies
- E. preferred working in the local administration to working in the central government
The NCNC sent delegation to London in 1947 to protest against the
- A. Clifford Constitution
- B. Republican Constitution
- C. Richard Constitution
- D. Lyttleton Constitution
- E. Macpherson Constitution
The last olonial Governor for Nigeria was
- A. Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe
- B. Oliver Lyttleton
- C. Benard Bourdillion
- D. Arthur Richards
- E. James Robertson
The amalgamation of Northern and Southern Nigeria in 1941 by Lord Lugard was to
- A. check Protuguese encroachment from Cameroun
- B. make for administrative convenience
- C. check French encroachment
- D. ensure that indirect Rule Succeeded
- E. complate the coloniazation process
The number of the elected member of the 1988 constituent assembly was
- A. 201
- B. 280
- C. 360
- D. 450
- E. 560