1. The necessary attributes of a state are:

A. Definite territory population, sovereignty, and government

B. Police, army, sovereignty, and custom

C. Resources, population, sovereignty, and government

D. Sovereignty, police, army and immigration2

• The process of taking part in political and public affairs can be termed political

A. participation

B. socialization

C. recognition

D. culture3

• Membership of a society is

A. voluntary

B. constitutional

C. conventional

D. mandatory

• In a democratic political system, the political sovereign is usually the

A. electorate

B. legislature

C. constitution

D. political parties5

• One basic feature of a monarchical form of government is that

A. succession is through heredity

B. the ruler has a fixed tenure

C. seperation of powers is absolute

D. members of the executive are elected

• One main advantage of bicameral legislature is that it

A. is less cumbersome to pass bills

B. is not easy to manipulate bills

C. makes for quick deliberation during emergencies

D. makes passage of bills easy

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• The court that has unlimited power to interpreted the constitution is the

A. High Court

B. Court of Appeal

C. Supreme Court

D. Magistrate court

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• Unitary-system of government, is more suitable to a country

A. with a robust and dynamic economy

B. with a relatively small area and a homogenous population

C. that is sparsely populated

D. that possesses a strong and modern army

• An example of a country ruled by a constitutional monarch is

A. Italy

B. Libya

C. Uganda

D. Morocco

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1. The development of a classless society is the goal of

A. Literalism

B. Maxism

C. Conservatism

D. Feudalism

1. A flexible constitution is one which is

A. known to all the citizens

B. written by the parliament

C. easily amended

D. porpular with the legislators

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1. which of the following is a feature of checks and balances?

A. judicial review

B. code of conduct

C. judicial precedent

D. judicial immunity

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1. Laws made by military government at the state level are called

A. Edicts

B. Act

C. Decrees

D. Bye-laws

1. Citizenship is acquired by an alien through

A. Conferment

B. Internalization

C. Registration

D. Birth

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1. The officer responsible, for announcing the result of an election is known as

A. returning officer

B. electoral officer

C. ballot officer

D. presiding officer

1. The ultimate aim of political parties is to

A. increase the political awareness of the electorate

B. formulate and implement policies

C. implement people-oriented programmes

D. acquire and exercise power

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1. The main objective of pressure groups is to

A. protect the interest of the country against foreigners

B. serve as opposition to the government

C. promote the interest of political parties

D. influence legislation for the benefit of their members

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1. Which of the following is not a dimension of public opinion?

A. intensity

B. substance

C. polling

D. orientation

1. The body that is responsible for the appointment discipline, promotion and dismissal of civil servants

A. Civil service commission

B. Ministry of labour and productivity

C. ministry of establishment

D. bureau for police service reforms

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• In the per-colonial Hausa political system, the madawaki performed the function of

A. Minister of interior

B. Minister of works

C. Minister of education

D. Minister of defence

• In the Old Oyo Empire, the Ajele

A. was the one led by the army

B. ensured the safety of all trade routes

C. ensured good governance of the districts

D. mobilised the army

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• The general Strike of 1945 was caused primarily by the

A. persistent implementation of discriminatory laws

B. disparity in the criteria for employment

C. harshness in trade laws as it concerns the Africans

D. government’s rejection of a demand for an increase of 50 percent in the cost of living allowances

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• Before 1945, the component units of Nigeria were

A. states

B. regions

C. districts

D. provinces

• The emergence of nationalism was essentially the result of the ills of

A. colonialism

B. imperialism

C. independence

D. slavery

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• Which of the following nationalist was the founder of Nigeria’s first political party

A. Nnamdi Azikiwe

B. Herbert Marcaulay

C. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa

D. Ahmadu bello

• The Nigeria Independence Constitution was modified by the

A. 1989 constitution

B. 1979 constitution

C. 1963 constitution

D. 1999 constitution

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• The president of Nigeria was indirectly elected through secret ballot for a period of five years by the senate in

A. 1963

B. 1979

C. 1983

D. 1960

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• The main function of the federal character commission in Nigeria is

A. settling disputes among societies

B. providing free social services to the citizens

C. ensuring fair representation of all states in the public service

D. reviewing unfair admistrative decisions

• The power of appointing the chairman of the independent National Electoral commission is vested in the

A. President

B. Senate

C. Judicial council

D. Council of state

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• The NCNC and the NPC facilitated the creation of the

A. Western Region

B. Eastern Region

C. Mid-West Region

D. Northern region

• One of the major problems of Nigeria federalism is

A. imbalance in the structure and sizes of units of federation

B. pre-colonial administrative structure among the units of federation

C. lack of revenue to cate for the demands of the federation

D. inadequate manpower to fill vacancies

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• Which of the following was done during the Gowon administration to reduce regional structural imbalance in the federation?

A. increase in revenue allocation

B. formation of political parties

C. apointment of minister

D. creation of states

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• One feature of public corporations that was weakened by privatization is

A. social harmony

B. governmental control

C. social control

D. national immigration

• A problem of public corporations in Nigeria is

A. emphasis on subsidies

B. wastage of resources

C. choice of leadership

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• One of the main duties of the local government service commission is to

A. create an enabling working environment for council workers

B. handle requests for the creation of more local governments

C. supervise and manage the personnel of local governments

D. conduct election into local council

• The option A4 model was used in the conduct of the

A. 1993 elections

B. 1999 elections

C. 2007 elections

D. 1988 elections

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• The review of Nigeria foreign policy under the Murtala-Obasanjo regime was done by

A. Adedeji Commission

B. Phillips Commission

C. Udoji Commitee

D. Aboyade Committee

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• Which of the following is a guiding principle of Nigeria’s foreign policy?

A. interference in the affairs of African Countries

B. decolonisation of all African Countries

C. total opposition to the cold war

D. posting of only carrier diplomats as envoys

• The technical Aids Corps was established during the regime of

A. Ibrahim Babangida

B. Muhammadu Buhari

C. Olusegun obasanjo

D. Sani Abacha

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• The granting of asylum to Charles Taylor by Nigeria was to

A. defy the western powers

B. control Liberia

C. protect Nigeria in Liberia

D. promote peace in Liberia

• Nigeria is regarded as a frontline state because she

A. assisted ECOMOG troops in Liberia

B. sent troops for peacekeeping in Somalia

C. sent policemen for peacekeeping in Namibia

D. Assisted the liberation struggle in Southern Africa

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• The reason behind Nigerian’s suspension from the Commonwealth in 1995 was

A. economic

B. socio-cultural

C. legal

D. political

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• Commonwealth nations are represented in other member nations by

A. high commissioners

B. attaches

C. charge d’affairs

D. Ambassadors

• The UN succeeded the

A. SEATO

B. League of Nations

C. Warsaw pact

D. NATO45

• The number of permanent members of the UN Security council is

A. six

B. seven

C. eight

D. five

• The secretary general of the OAU holds office for a renewal period of

A. four years

B. five years

C. six years

D. three years