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Which of the following is NOT necessarily a characteristic of a nation state?
A Definite boundary
B sovereignty
C independence
D common language
Which of the following according to Marx, is the correct order in which societies progress?
A Capitalism, feudalism, communism, socialism
B Feudalism, socialism, capitalism,communism
C Communism,socialism, capitalism, feudalism
D Feudalism, capitalism, socialism , communism
Which of these is a common feature of totalitarian regimes?
A Existence of opposition groups
B competing political parties
C a single recognized party
D freedom of association
In a modern democracy the ultimate source of sovereignty is the
A legislature
B people
C supreme court
D armed forces
Representative democracy is characterized by
A free elections and up-to-date register of voters
B properly delineated constituencies and a real choice of candidates
C a properly educated electorate
D rule by interest groups
Fascism is a system of government which
A encourages political dissent and opposition
B discourages opposition
C promotes equality
D promotes the international brotherhood of man
An unwritten constitution is one which
A embodies only tradition and customs
B relies on the memories of elders and priests
C codifies the basic laws in one document
D embodies the basic laws in more than one document
Nigeria objected to the discussion of the civil war in the OAU summit on the grounds that
A it amounts to interference in its internal affairs
B some African countries recongnized Biafra
C Tanzania and Ivory Coast recongnized Biafra
D the resolution of the conflict was diffcult
E the OAU was not capable of resolving the conflict
The question of Nigeria civil war was raised for the first time at the meeting of the OAU in September 1967 in
A Kampala
B Addis Ababa
C Lagos
D Kinshasa
E Nairobi
Under what system of government does the states require ownership and control of the means of production for its use in benefiting the population?
A Capitalism
B Socialism
C Feudalism
D Welfarism
E Communalism
In the federation, the purpose of enumerating the powers of the central government is to
A ensure efficient administration
B ensure greaterunity
C reduce the financial burden of the units
D limit its powers against those of the units
E reduce corruption in the government of the units
To which of these countries did Nigeria send peacekeeping force?
A South Africa
B Angola
C Chad
D Namibia
E Ghana
The first political party in Nigeria was
A National Council of Nigeria Citizens (NCNC)
B Nigeria National Democratic Party (NNDP)
C Action Group (AP)
D Northern People's Congress (NPC)
E Dynamic Party (DP)
It is argued that most of the new states of Africa cannot remain faithful to the doctrines of non-alignment mainly because of
A corruption
B ethnic problems
C bad leadership
D poor economy
E illiteracy
All the following were front line fighters for Nigeria's independence except
A Obafemi Awolowo
B Nnamdi Azikiwe
C Lateef Jakande
D Aminu Kano
E Herbert Macaulay
The controversy over the 1979 Presidential election result was
A over the dispute on the conduct of the election
B because educated Nigeria did not approve who received the number of votes
C due to the interpretation of 1/4 of the vote cast in 1/2 of all the states in the Federation
D because the winning candidate did not pay his taxes as and when in the past three years
E because one of the candidates was declared elected when the result for one of the state hd not been received
The use of forced labour was one of the features of
A British colonial policy
B French colonial policy
C American coloial policy
D Japanese colonial policy
E divide and Rule policy
Military governors were members of the Supreme Military Council under the
A Murtala Mohammed Regime
B Yakubu Gowon Regime
C lbrahim Babangida Regime
D Olusegun Obasanjo Regime
E Muhammadu Buhari Regime
The French policy of Assimilation
A Was a device to transfer technology to Africa
B was the same in theory as the British policy of indirect Rule
C was aimed at converting Africans to Frenchmen
D enabled the French to stay in Africa
E produced well educate Africans who opposed the policy
Which of the following is not an aim of the Organization of African Unity (OAU)?
A Promotion of unity and solidarity among African states
B Co-operation of efforts to achieve a better life for African states
C Defiance of the sovereignty and independence of African states
D Eradication of all forms of colonialism and foreign exploitation in African
E Enthronement of democratic governments in Africa
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