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Government means the machinery established by the state to manage the affairs of the
A aliens
B civil servants
C people
D rulers
E workers and peasants
The first Secretary General of the Commonwealth served for a period of ......... years.
When a pressure group is made up of people of the same profession, it is called
A association group
B interest group
C occupational group
D promotional group
E religious group
In international relations, states have a right to
A create more states and local governments
B diplomatic immunity of their envoys
C establish formidable armed force
D mine their mineral resources
E withdraw from bilateral agreement
The headquarters of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is in
A Lagos
B Moscow
C Paris
D Vienna
E Washington
The MAJOR actors in the Action Group crisis of 1962 were ..... and
A Adetokunbo Ademola, Fani Kayode
B Anthony Enahoro, Bode Thomas
C Dauda Adegbenro, Adesoji Aderemi
D Obafemi Awolowo, Ladoke Akintola
E Richard Akinjide, Adeniran Ogunsanya
Constitutionalism emphasizes that those who govern the state should do so according to
A laid down rules of public behavior
B the dictates of their critics
C the dictates of their egos
D the direction of judges
E their whims and chances
Which member of the Commonwealth has the largest populations?
A india
B indonesia
C ireland
D Pakistan
E Sri lanka
How many military heads of state died in power in Nigeria?
A Eight
B Six
C Five
D Three
E One
The total number of political parties that registered for the 1979 elections in Nigeria was
A three
B four
C five
D six
E ten
The major conflict in Nigeria nowadays over revenue allocation is known as
A capital allocation
B capital resource
C economic interest
D power tussle
E resource control
Dr. Kofi Anan is from which Commonwealth country?
A Burma
B Ghana
C Namibia
D Uganda
E Zambia
The Nigerian Advance Party (NAP) of the Second Republic was led by
A Adeniran Ogunsanya
B Adisa Akinloye
C Obafemi Awolowo
D Tunji Braithwaite
E Waziri lbrahim
A law passed by the legislature and assented to by the executive is called a/an
A act
B decree
C edict
D legislative order
E presidential proclamation
The Economic Commission forAfrica (ECA) is an agency of the
A ECOWAS
B NATO
C OAU
D OPEC
E UNO
When was the Southern Nigeria divided into Eastern and Western provinces for administrative conveniences?
A 1948
B 1941
C 1939
D 1937
E 1935
Which of the following ethnic groups had an absolute centralized administration in the pre-colonial Nigeria?
A Hausa
B ibibio
C lgbo
D ljaw
E Yoruba
Which of the under mentioned is NOT a characteristic of an electoral commission?
A Chairman to be appointed from minority ethnic group
B Key officials should have political knowledge
C Legal backing for the commission
D Political neutrality of the commission
E Security of tenure
The under listed countries are founding members of Commonwealth of Nations EXCEPT
A Australia
B Canada
C Ireland
D Nigeria
E South Africa
Major civil works in the pre-colonial Igbo political system were undertaken by the
A age grade societies
B elders
C okparas
D title holders
E village assembly
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