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The supreme policy-making organ of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) is the
A Council of Ministers
B Assembly of Heads of State and Governments
C General Secretariat
D Defence Commission
E Security Council
The first executive secretary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was
A Diallo Tell
B Nzo Ekangaki
C Abubakar Ouattara
D Salim A. Salim
E Robert Gardiner
In federal system of government , the component units
A have equal powers with the central authority
B derive their powers from the constitution
C are subordinate to one another
D maintain separate currencies
E formulate foreign policies
The second Nigeria military leader to be assassinated in military coup d'etat was
A General Aguiyi Ironsi
B Major General Maman Vatsa
C Col .B.S. Dimka
D General Murtala Mohammed
E Major Chukwuma Nzeogwu
All the following are reasons for military intervention in politics except
A corrupt practices by civilian adminstrations
B tribalism and nepotism
C election ma;practices
D ailing economic situations
E regular promotion of military officers
The main cause of the 1962/63 census crisis was that
A army was involved in the head- count
B inexperienced officials were used in the enumeration
C the police prevented enumerators from doing their work
D there was no fund to provide enough materials for the head count
E there was widepread inflation of the census results in many regions
In the 1970 Constitution of Nigeria the National Assembly was made up of
A the local council and the federal legistors
B both the State and Federal Houses of Assembly
C the House of Cheifs and elected representatives
D elected and unelected representatives
E the two House of Assembly
In a presidential system the head of government is called the
A Prime Minister
B Governor-General
C Executive President
D Chancellor
E Mayor
The immediate cause of Kano riot of 1953 was the
A NCNC tour of Northern Nigeria led by Dr. Azikiwe
B Action Group tour of Northern Nigeria led by Chief S.L Akintola
C Mobbing of Northern leaders at Lagos
D Issue of the administrative position of Lagos
E Motion by Chief Anthony Enahoro for self government in 1956
The political party that transformed from a cultural organization known as The Jam''iyyar Mutanen Arewa was the
A NEPU
B NPC
C NCNC
D NNDP
E AG
The Nigeria attained republican status through the 1963 constitution means that it
A introduce the executive presidential system of government
B severed the remaining links with the British monarch
C created a unitary state
D introduced a multi-party system
E ensured that the cabinet was no longer responsible to the legislature
Which of the following political parties produced four ministers in the National Government of 1957 in Nigeria? The
A AG
B NCNC
C NPC
D NEPU
E UMBC
The political parties which formed a coalition government at the center after the 1954 general elections in Nigeria were the
A NEPU and AG
B NCNC and NEPU
C NPC and NEPU
D AG and NPC
E NPC and NCNC
Which of the following is the basic factor in the formation of a federation? The
A presence of a common enemy
B willingness to remain dependent
C existence of a single large ethnic group
D presence of an ambitious ruling calss
E desire for union
The first commission set up to work out revenue procedure for Nigeria was the
A Phillipson Commission
B Chick Commission
C Raisman Commission
D Binns Commission
E Hicks Commission
Which of the following was a resolution in North Atlantic Charter of 1941 that helped to stimulate nationalist movements in West Africa?
A People all over the world had the right to vote and voted for
B Whites had the right to train Africans on how to rule over themselves
C all colonial territories should be members of the League of Nations
D Newspaper should support the colonial masters
E People all over the world had the right to choose their own from of government
To have have an orderly society a state needs
A president
B chief judge
C constitution
D legislature
E chief whip
To have have an orderly society a state needs
A president
B chief judge
C constitution
D legislature
E chief whip
Which of the following best describes the position of the traditional rulers during the colonial period? The
A were directly involved in government
B made laws for the people
C were part of the executive arm of government
D served as a link between the people and the government
E were directly accountable to Secretary of State for the Colonies
The general strike of 1954 in Nigeria gave force to the
A formation of the Commonwealth
B introduction of the Green Revolution
C formation of the United Nations Organization (UNO)
D demands of the nationalist movenment
E staging of military coup détat
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