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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
One of the weaknesses of unicameral legislature is that it
A breeds struggle for power
B delays legislation
C doesn't provide a check against hasty legislation
D is less expensive to run
Which of the following is NOT a feature of free and fair elections?
A Adequate securities for electoral materials and officials
B Delimitation of constituencies
C Display of voters register
D Existence of a partial electoral commission
E Periodic revision of voters register
The MAIN problem of political parties in Nigeria during the First Republic was that they
A failed to contest elections
B had poor leadership
C were financially handicapped
D were not organized
E were tribally based
A major characteristic of public opinion is that it is
A aggressive
B dynamic
C negative
D positive
E state
Which of the following is NOT among the stages of elections?
A Establishment of an electoral commission
B Promulgation of electoral acts
C Registration of political parties
D Registration of voters
E Swearing in of the winners into office
What does the G.77 countries which president Olusegun Obasanjo currently heads represent?
A The backward country of the world
B The developing countries of the world
C The economic vibrant countries of the world
D The industrialize countries of the world
E The underdeveloped countries of the world
Political parties are formed for the following reasons EXCEPT to
A canvass for votes
B contest elections
C educate the electorate
D form a government
E organize elections
A common feature in the 1963 and 1979 constitution of Nigeria was the
A abolition of the Judicial Service Commission
B direct funding of local governments by the Federal Government
C establishment of the Public Complaints Commission
D provision for bicameral legislature at the centre
E registration of political parties by FEDECO
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