Question 1 of 20 297 total questions
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
Which constitution introduced the ministerial system into Nigeria political system?
A Lyttleton
B Independent
C Macpherson
D Republican
E Richards
The declaration of the Republic of Biafra in May, 1967 was an attempt at
A creation
B division
C rehabilitation
D secession
E unification
The major shortcoming of the Lyttleton Constitution was that
A it did NOT provide for a second chamber at the federal lever
B it failed to allay the fears of the minorities
C it failed to introduce the post of premier
D no provision was made for the office of the prime minister
E the governor general continued to chair federal executive council
Under whose regime was Nigeria suspended from the Commonwealth of Nations?
A Earnest Shonekan
B Ibrahim Babangida
C Muhammadu Buhari
D Olusegun Obasanjo
E Sani Abacha
The first imperial conference was held in the year
A 1900
B 1903
C 1905
D 1907
E 1909
When was the office of the Prime minister first created in Nigeria?
A 1954
B 1957
C 1958
D 1959
E 1960
Who is a high commissioner?
A A country‘s representative in any of the Commonwealth countries
B A permanent member at the United Nations General Assembly
C A representative to an English speaking country
D An ambassador in any country of the world
E An ambassador to any of the French speaking countries
The civil war declared by the Eastern region of Nigeria was fought for a period of ......... months.
A fifteen
B twenty
C twenty-five
D twenty-nine
E thirty
Which ballof system was used during the 1999 presidential election in Nigeria?
A Compulsory
B Open
C Open Secret
D Proxy
E Secret
Which of the following Nigerian heads of state did NOT create states? General
A Abdulsalam Abubukar
B Ibrahim Babangida
C Murtala Mohammed
D Sanni Abacha
E Yakubu Gowon
The following are actors in international politics EXCEPT
A diplomats and ambassadors
B foreign ministers
C international saboteurs
D legislators
E research experts in international diplomacy
Which of the constitutional conferences recommended that autonomy should be granted to Southern Cameroon?
A lbadan conference of 1950
B Lagos conference of 1954
C Lagos conference of 1957
D Lagos of conference of 1958
E London conference of 1953
Which of the following was provided for in the 1979 constitution of Nigeria?
A Cocoa Research Council
B Council for National Awareness
C Council for National Commissioners
D Military Arbitration Panel
E National Security Council
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