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In Nigeria, functions shared by the central and state governments include
A external representation, education and provision of water
B construction of roads, defence and health
C control of ports, health and education
D education, provision of water and construction of roads
Four pre-independece political parties in nigeria included the
A AG, NCNC,NNDP and NYMB
B NNDP, NCNC, NPC and AG
C NNDP, NCNC, NPC and UMBC
D NYM, NCNC, NPC and NNDP
The first political party that contested election in Nigeria after the Clifford Constitution was
A nigerian youth movement
B National Council of nigeria and the cameroons
C northern people's congress
D nigerian national democratic party
Under the Babangida administration, the political bureau recommended at the federal level
A unicameral legislature and multi-party system
B unicameral legislature and two -party system
C unicameral legislature and multi-party system
D bicameral legislature and two -party system
The public agency now mandated to register births and deaths in Nigeria is the
A national civil registration commission
B civil service commission
C ministry of Health
D national population commission
Three important concepts associated with a well organized civil service are
A meritocracy, neutrality and bureaucracy
B general orders. confidentialism and red-tapism
C neutrality, anonymity and impartiality
D bureaucracy, confidentialism and general orders
Between 1966 and 1975, the highest legislative body in Nigeria was the
A Armed Force Revolutionary Council
B Supreme Military Council
C Armed Forces Ruling Council
D Provisional Ruling Council
Under the 1963 Republican Constitution, the power of judicial review was vested in the
A supreme court
B parliament
C president
D the Chief justice of the federation
Under the 1979 Constitution in Nigeria, each state of the federation
A had a bicameral legislature
B had equal legislators in the House of Representatives
C had an equal number of senators
D was provided with a presidential liaison officer
Under the 1922 Clifford Constitution, franchise was granted in Calabar and Lagos to
A all adults
B male adults
C persons with an annual income of at least £ 100
D male adults with an annual income of at least £ 100.
In 1947, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe led a delegation to the British Colonial Office in London to protest against the
A provisions of the Richards Constitution
B appointment of Bernard Bourdillon as Governor - General
C appointment of Oliver Lyttelton as colonial secretary
D provision of the Macpherson Constitution
The nationalist organization formed in Nigeria in the late 1930s was the
A National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons
B Nigerian National Democratic Party
C Nigerian Youth Movement
D Action Group
One major flaw of the British Indirect Rule in Nigeria was that the system
A made use of traditional institution
B championed ethnocentrism
C encouraged the use of European administrators
D was not centralized
Nigeria's first law-making body after the amalgamation was known as the
A Nigerian Council
B National Assembly
C Nigeria National Assembly
D Legislative Council
The people of Southern Nigeria first came in contact with Europeans through
A military expeditions
B church missions
C Gunboat diplomacy
D peaceful trade
A major feature of the system of government in the Sokoto Caliphate was that
A it was based on customs and traditions
B it was theocratic
C it was democratic
D power was effectively decentralized
The crucial check on an autocratic Oba in the pre-Colonial Yoruba political system was
A presnting to him a suicide sysmbol
B avoiding the palace
C sending him on exite
D refusing to carry out his orders
In the Igbo political system, authority was shared among
A men and women with OZo titles
B all age groups and warrant Chiefs
C elders of the community and Ofo title holders
D title holders and age groups
A systematic effort to manipulate the beliefs, attitudes and actions of the public through the mass media and other means is called
A political education
B public opinion
C propaganda
D brainstorming
Political parties are formed essentially to
A capture state power
B replace bad governments
C compete with the military for power
D satisfy the needs of members
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