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Which of the following is a disadvantage of collective responsibility in a cabinet system of government?
A Ministers are removed indiscriminately
B it kills individual minister's initiatives
C The system is difficult to operate
D The Prime Minister is blameless
E The system is old fashioned
Who among the following is not eligible to hold office?
A Civil servant
B Retired soldier
C Certified bankrupt
D Chief magistrate
E Reverend father
A that only the National Assembly can make laws
B that no absence of a military government
C the rule by lawyers only
D that only the head of state is above the law
E that no one is above the law
Any constitution that has special rules for its amendment is said to be
A flexible
B rigid
C confederal
D unwritten
E written
Which of the following countries operates an unwritten constitution?
A Gunea
B United State of American
C Great Britain
D China
E Nigeria
The supreme power of a state to make and enforce laws within its jurisdiction is called
A enfranchisemnet
B sovereignty
C decolonization
D independence
E nationalism
The judiciary can only be independent when
A law and order are mantained
B people obey laws
C the executive arm perforems its duties
D there is security of tenure of office for judges
E it is headed by an independent citizen
According to Kari Marx, socialism is the prelude to
A communism
B capitalism
C feudalism
D fascism
E totalitarianism
One way by which the legislature checks the executive is by
A delaying the promotion of some ministers
B ordering the dismissal of corrupt cabinet ministers
C withholding the salaries of minidters
D demanding the review of an executive action
E apealing to the supreme court
The rights of the individual are the
A demands he can make on the state
B claims he can make against others
C claims the law allows him to make against the stste
D claims those in governmnet are willing to entertain
E essentials he requires for a successful living
The most important duty of every citizen is to
A discharge his responsibilities to the state
B obey traditional authorties
C recite the national anthem
D participlate in government programmes
E go to work
Government by the few for the interest of the few is known as
A monarchy
B dictatorship
C autocracy
D plutocracy
E oligarchy
The coup d’etat of July 29 1966 in Nigeria ousted from government
A Major Nzeogwu
B Major General Aguiyi lronisi
C General yakubu Gowon
D General Murtala Mohammed
E General Olusegun Obasanjo
Political parties are formed by the following reasons except to
A From a government
B educate the electorate
C organize elections
D contest elections
E canvass for votes
The immediate cause of the 1953 Kano riot was the
A existence of regionally-based political parties
B . weakness of 1946 Richards constitution
C failure of Macapherson's constitution to provide for the post of prime minister
D . humiliation of northern legislators in Lagos
E ambition of some politicians to secure independence from British by force
The Secretary-General who succeeded Dag Hammarskjoild was
A Trygve Lie
B U. Thant
C Kurt Waldheim
D Perez DeCuellar
E Arnold Smith
The Untied Nations's Day is celebrated on
A March 14
B May 5
C August 11
D September 17
E October 24
The chairman of the UN Conciliation Commission on the 1960 Congo crisis was
A Dag Hammarskjold
B Kwame Nkrumah
C Jaja Nwachukwu
D Tubman of Liberia
E Sylvanus Olympio
To which of the following groups did Nigeria belong during the formative stage of Oau?
A Brazzaville
B Cassablanca
C Monrovia
D Malagasy
E Moderates
Africa is the centerpiece of Nigeria's foreign policy because
A of Nigeria's leadership role in Africa
B it is in line with United Nations charter
C Nigerians wish it to be so
D it is a mandate from the colonialist
E it is a mandate from African leaders
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