Question 1 of 20 50 total questions
The pressure group that resorts to unconventional methods to achieve its objectives is called
A anomic group
B institutional group
C promotional group
D interest group
The major function of civil service is
A providing relevant information on government
B keeping records of the activities of government
C promoting the interest of civil servants
D advising government and implementing its policies
In a first-past-the-post electoral system, a candidate is declared when he
A records the highest number of votes cast
B obtains a two-thirds majority of the votes cast
C obtains one-third of the votes cast
D scors the aggregates of the opponent
The principle of checks and balances empowers the judiciary to
A invalidate the actions of the other arms
B administer the criminal justice system
C abrogate the law
D apply the law
A major function of the State Independent Electoral Commission in Nigeria is the
A registeration of political parties
B conduct of elections into local government offices
C conduct of gubernatorial elections
D delineation of electoral constituencies
The pre-colonial Tiv society can best be described as
A republican
B aristocratic
C feudalism
D monarchical
The legislative in Nigeria under the 1999 Constitution is composed of
A 108 senators and 350 members of the House of Representatives
B 109 senators and 350 members of the House of Representatives
C 100 senators and 250 members of the House of Representatives
D 109 senators and 360 members of the House of Representatives
In Nigeria,promotion of judges is the responsibility of the
A Judicial Service Commission
B Cheif Justice of the Federation
C Attorney-General and Minister of Justice
D Council of Legal Education
Under the 1999 Constitution,the appointment of ministers and ambassadors must be ratified by the
A National Council of States
B Presidency
C Senate
D House of Rpresentatives
In the First Republic,the official opposition party was the
A Action Group
B Northern People's Congress
C Northern Elements Progressive Union
D National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons
The head of the Nigerian judiciary is the
A Solicitor-Genral of the Federation
B President of the Court of Appeal
C Chief Justice of the Federation
D Attorney-General and Minister of Justice
The failure of the assimilation policy necessitated of the introduction of
A direct rule
B indirect rule
C paternalism
D association
A distinctive feature of the Richards Constitution was its provision for
A unofficial members in the Legislative Council
B a Legislative Council for the whole of Nigeria
C the establishment of local councils
D official members in the Legislative Council
The commission established to handle the electoral activities in the Second Republic of Nigeria was
A FEDECO
B NEC
C INEC
D NECON
Under the emirate system,legislative functions were performed by the
A Khadi
B Ulama
C Hakimi
D Emir
The first federal constitution in Nigeria was the
A Lyttelton Constitution
B Independence Constitution
C Macpherson Constitution
D Clifford Constitution
The political party formed in 1923 by Herbert Macaulay was
A Nigerian Youth Movement
B National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons
C United National Independent Party
D Nigerian National Democratic Party
Nigeria's voting at the United Nations is guided primarily by
A her concern for Africa
B her national interests
C the cold war
D world peace
A member of the Commonwealth that still recognizes the British monarch as its Head of State is
A Singapore
B Ghana
C India
D Australia
The atomic bomb tests carried out around the Sahara Desert made Nigeria sever relations with
A The United States
B France
C Germany
D Canada
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