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Which of the following countries is a permanent member of the Security Council?
A India
B Canada
C China
D Korea
E Italy
An international organization which has mainly economic matters as its objectives is the
A Commonwealth of Nations
B League of Nations
C United Nations Organization
D Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
E Organization of African Unity
An international organisation which has former British colonies as its members is the
A Organization of African Unity (OAU)
B Economic Community west African States (ECOWAS)
C United Nations Organization (UNO)
D Commonwealth of Nations
E European Economic Community (EEC)
Which of the following Heads of State initiated the formation of ECOWAS?
A Yakubu Gowon and Gnasingbe Eyadema
B Dauda Jawara and Abdoul Diouf
C Sekou Toure and Joseph Momoh
D Thomas Sankara and Samuel Doe
E Ahmadu Ahidjo and Paul Biya
Nigeria belongs to all the following international organization except the
A Organiztion of African Unity (OAU)
B United Nation Organization (UNO)
C North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
D Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
E Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Nigeria relation with other countries are determined largely by the
A national interest
B political culture
C traditional rulers
D opinions of exporters
E trade unions
One of the problems of military administrations in West Africa is that soldiers
A are represntatives of the people
B lack of discipline
C are not well organized
D are not trained for governance
E are young but experienced
Which of the following is not a process in the transition from military to civilian rule?
A Drafting of new constitution
B Appointment of ministers
C Setting up of a constituent assembly
D Arrangement for and conduct of elections
E Swearing in of a president
The political parties that formed the Opposition in the House of Representatives during the First Republic in Nigeria were the
A NCNC and UMBC
B AG and UMBC
C NCNC and NEPU
D AG and NCNC
E UMBC and NEPU
Which of the following is a pre-independence political party in Nigeria?
A Nigerian Youth Movenment (NYM)
B Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN)
C Northern Elements Progressive Union (NEPU)
D United Meddle Belt Congress (UMBC)
E United Progressive Union (UPGA)
The first political party in Nigeria was formed by
A Chief Obafemi Awolowo
B Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe
C Chief H.O. Davies
D Alhaji Aminu Kano
E Sir Herbert Macaulay
The principle for sharing the wealth of the nation among the different levels of government is called
A delegated legislation
B revenue allocation
C bicameralism
D checks and balances
E taxation
Under a federal system of government , a citizen living in any part of the country is expected to obey laws made by the
A Federal Government only
B Federal and Local Governments
C Local Government only
D Federal, State and Local Government
E Federal and State Governmnet s
The rationalization of the Civil Service in Nigeria could be traced to the
A Nigerian Council of 1914
B Clifford Constitution of 1922
C Richard Constitution of 1946
D General Conference of 1950
E Lyttleton Constitution of 1954
One defect of the Macpherson Constitution was that
A franchise was still limited to Logas and Calabar
B Nigeria were not given representation in the Parliament
C Nigeria ministers were not charged withfull ministrial responsibility
D Nigerians were not consulted before introducing the constitution
E Nigerians could not discuss their own affairs in the regional assemblies
The General Conference of 1950 on Nigeria was held in
A Ibadan
B London
C Enugu
D New York
E Jos
Regionalism was fully operated in NIgeria by the
A Clifford Constitution
B Macpherson Constitution
C Richard Constitution
D Republican Constitution
E Independence Constitution
Which of the following is a result of nationalist activities in French West Africa?
A Indigenat
B Free Trade
C Negritude
D Direct Rule
E The Loi Cadre
One of effects of the agitations by the National Congress of British West Africa in the 1920s was the
A establishment to Town Councils in th Protectorate
B abolition of racial discrimination in the Civil Service
C deposition of traditional rulers by Africans
D election of Africans into the Legislative Councils
E permission of African lawyers to parctise in court
Where was Indirect Rule successfully practised before it was introduced to Africa?
A Latin America
B India
C Britain
D Japan
E USA
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