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Political authority is the
A legitimate right to exercise political power
B ability to control political behaviour
C right to participate in political campaigns
D right to form political parties
Government as an institution of state can best be defined as a body that
A recruits and trains political leaders
B settles disputes and interprets laws for the state
C legislates, executes and interprets laws for the state
D conducts elections for th state
Which of the following is the most powerful organ of the United Nations?
A Trusteeship Council
B Security Council
C Council of Ministers
D Secretariat
The organ of the United Nations responsible for negotiating agreements with the specialized agencies is the
A General Assembly
B Security Council
C Economic and Social Council
D Trusteeship Council
The West African to become the Secretary General of the Commonwealth is
A Emeka Anyaoku
B Agboola Gambari
C Arnold Smith
D Shridath Ramphal
The implementation of Nigerian foreign policy during the first republic (1960-1966) was basically
A pro-Western
B pro-Eastern
C African-centered
D pro-Asian
Which of the following links the Commonwealth countries together?
A Currency
B Electoral system
C The political system
D The English language
The greatest achievement of nationalist movements in West Africa was the
A interfernce in the affairs of member nations
B formation of democratic governments in the sub-region
C attainment of independence by member states
D formation of a regional peace keeping force
The best way to keep military out of politics in developing countries is to
A pay soldiers better salaries
B imprison coup plotters
C outlaw coup planning
D ensure good governance
Which of the following ideological groups was in existence before the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU)?
A Cassablanca, Lagos Monrovia group
B Brazzaviile, Lome Accra group
C Cassablanca, Brazzaviile, Conakry group
D Cassablanca, Brazzaviile, Monrovia group
The first president of the Nigerian republic was
A Obafemi Awolowo
B Nnamdi Azikiwe
C Ahmadu Bello
D Emeka Anyaoku
The system of government recommended by the 1979 Constitution of Nigeria was the
A feudal system
B unitary system
C parliamentary system
D presidential system
The colonial Government whose constitution introduced elective principle into the Nigerian politics was
A Arthur Richards
B Freederick Lugard
C Hugh Clifford
D John Macpherson
To implement Indirect Rule in Eastern Nigeria, the British appointed
A village heads
B warrant chiefs
C ozo title holders
D Aba women as head
The traditional political rule in pre-colonial British West Africa was characterized by
A anarchy
B separation of powers
C tyrannical rule
D rule by consent
One of the important of political parties is
A educating the electorate through rallies and campaigns
B organizing international conference
C advising on the appointment of judges
D hiring personnel for political leader
A major weakness of one-party system is that it
A does not aggregate public opinion
B negates th principle of one man one vote
C ensures freedom of political choice
D encourages dictatorship
Public opinion enables the government to
A find out what the people think about its activities
B organize political conferences and solidarity rallies
C punish political opponents
D employ more workers
The main objective of pressure groups is to
A influence the public
B influence government decisions
C organize strikes and demonstrations
D criticize the government
An election, held to resolve important political question facing a country is called
A referendum
B bye-election
C general election
D primary election
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