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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
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
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
The Secretary-General who succeeded Dag Hammarskjoild was
A Trygve Lie
B U. Thant
C Kurt Waldheim
D Perez DeCuellar
E Arnold Smith
The Untied Nations's Day is celebrated on
A March 14
B May 5
C August 11
D September 17
E October 24
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
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
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
The first Secretary-General of the Commonwealth was
A Joseph Lindsay
B Lan Smith
C Arnold Smith
D Clement Atlee
E Winston Churchill
Nigeria's diplomatic representative in British is known as
A High Commissioner
B Ambassador Plenipotentiary
C Charge d'Affairs
D Ambassador
E Permanent Representative
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
Nigeria is a member of ECOWAS because she
A is a member of OAU
B was a former British West African territory
C is a pioneer member of the community
D believes in the aims and objctives of ECOWAS
E is the prime mover of ECOWAS
Which of the following was provided for in the 1979 constitution of Nigeria?
A Council of National Awareness
B National Security Council
C Cocoa Research Council
D Military Arbitration Panel
E Council of National Commissioners
The 1976 local government reform was innovative because it
A provided for indirect election
B gave traditional ruler political power
C gave wide powers to councilors
D empowered chairmen to appoint their secretaries
E harmonized local government structure in Nigeria
One of the defects of the 1951 Macpherson constitution of Nigeria was the
A registration of political parties by FEDECO
B direct funding of local government by federal government
C abolition of Judicial service Commission
D establishment of the Public Complaints Commission
E provision for bicameral legislature at the centre
One of the features of the 1946 Richards constitution in Nigeria was
A unofficial majority in the Legislative Council
B African majority in the Exective Council
C Ministerial responsibility
D universal adult suffrage
E appointment of premiers for the regions
Which of the following was not a feature of the 1922 elective principle in Nigeria ?
A it restricted suffrage to men
B it confined elections to Lagos and Calabar
C it required a property qualification worth Ƹ100.00
D only four members were elected into the legislative Council
E British citizens were allowed to vote
One of the criticisms against the policy of assimilation was that it
A recongnizeed the traditional rulers
B ignored the educated elite
C did not recongnize African culture as good enough
D recongnized all thecommunties in French West Africa
E granted French citizenship to all the people in Senegal
One of the merits of indirect Rule system was that it
A did not tax the people much
B allowed educated Africans to participate in government
C further trained traditional rulers in native administration
D encouraged democratic principles
E brought about even development
The nationalist were not impressed with the constitutional development in Nigeria between 1919 and 1946 because
A the elective principle was limited in many respect
B Lugard was high-handed
C the legislative council was dominated by the chiefs
D Governor Clifford was not given a free hand
E the Governor maltreated the chiefs
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