With which country did Nigeria break diplomatic relations in 1963 for exploding a nuclear device in the Sahara?
- A. The Soviet Union
- B. The U.S.A
- C. China
- D. Sourth Africa
- E. France
Local government reforms were carried out by the Federal Military Government in
- A. 1966
- B. 1967
- C. 1970
- D. 1976
- E. 1979
The Republican Constitution of 1963 was indigenous because it was approved by
- A. a referendum
- B. the representatives of the people in parliament
- C. the British parliament
- D. the colonial government
- E. the regional legislature only
Which of the following is not an academic discipline in which a student of Government can specialize?
- A. Public Administration
- B. Local Government
- C. Political Territory
- D. International Relations
- E. Public Education
Which of the following is not a public corporation? The
- A. Nigerian Ports Authortiy
- B. National Sports Commission
- C. National Youth Service Corps
- D. Nigerian Railway Corporation
- E. Nigerian Airways
In the parliamentary system of government, ministers are
- A. chosen from the House as well as outside
- B. collectively responsible to parliament
- C. representatives of various interests in the country
- D. members of the legislature
- E. appointed by two-third majority of the legislature
The law which the state legislators make normally pass through
- A. the commissioner
- B. the process of deliberations
- C. the judiciary
- D. some committees in the civil service
- E. the executive
The twelve state structure was created in Nigeria in
- A. 1965
- B. 1966
- C. 1967
- D. 1974
- E. 1975
Which of the following is a false description of the first Nigeria Prime Minister? He
- A. was first among equals
- B. presided over the cabinet
- C. was the Head of Government
- D. exercised the executive power with his cabinet
- E. exercised the prerogative of mercy
The judicial organ of government is the body which
- A. implemenets the law
- B. makes the law
- C. punishes lawmakers
- D. rewards lawmakers
- E. interprets the law
Government is the machinery establish to manage the affairs of
- A. rulers
- B. aliens
- C. the civil service
- D. workers and peasants
- E. the state
Nigeria objected to the discussion of the civil war in the OAU summit on the grounds that
- A. it amounts to interference in its internal affairs
- B. some African countries recongnized Biafra
- C. Tanzania and Ivory Coast recongnized Biafra
- D. the resolution of the conflict was diffcult
- E. the OAU was not capable of resolving the conflict
The question of Nigeria civil war was raised for the first time at the meeting of the OAU in September 1967 in
- A. Kampala
- B. Addis Ababa
- C. Lagos
- D. Kinshasa
- E. Nairobi
Under what system of government does the states require ownership and control of the means of production for its use in benefiting the population?
- A. Capitalism
- B. Socialism
- C. Feudalism
- D. Welfarism
- E. Communalism
In the federation, the purpose of enumerating the powers of the central government is to
- A. ensure efficient administration
- B. ensure greaterunity
- C. reduce the financial burden of the units
- D. limit its powers against those of the units
- E. reduce corruption in the government of the units
To which of these countries did Nigeria send peacekeeping force?
- A. South Africa
- B. Angola
- C. Chad
- D. Namibia
- E. Ghana
The first political party in Nigeria was
- A. National Council of Nigeria Citizens (NCNC)
- B. Nigeria National Democratic Party (NNDP)
- C. Action Group (AP)
- D. Northern People's Congress (NPC)
- E. Dynamic Party (DP)
It is argued that most of the new states of Africa cannot remain faithful to the doctrines of non-alignment mainly because of
- A. corruption
- B. ethnic problems
- C. bad leadership
- D. poor economy
- E. illiteracy
All the following were front line fighters for Nigeria’s independence except
- A. Obafemi Awolowo
- B. Nnamdi Azikiwe
- C. Lateef Jakande
- D. Aminu Kano
- E. Herbert Macaulay
The controversy over the 1979 Presidential election result was
- A. over the dispute on the conduct of the election
- B. because educated Nigeria did not approve who received the number of votes
- C. due to the interpretation of 1/4 of the vote cast in 1/2 of all the states in the Federation
- D. because the winning candidate did not pay his taxes as and when in the past three years
- E. because one of the candidates was declared elected when the result for one of the state hd not been received
The use of forced labour was one of the features of
- A. British colonial policy
- B. French colonial policy
- C. American coloial policy
- D. Japanese colonial policy
- E. divide and Rule policy