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A. Chairmanship of the Eminent persons 49. Nigeria’s membership of the ECOWAS is informed by
B. Membership of SADC her desire to
C. Giant of Africa A. develop a market in the sub-region
D. the status of the frontline state. B. form sub-regional high command
C. become a sub-regional power
48. Which of these internatinal agencies is Nigeria a D. promote economic integration
member of?
A. London Club 50. An attribute that Nigeria shares with most non-
B. The Infrastructural Development Fund aligned countries is
C. The Paris Club A. her large population
D. The International Monetary Fund. B. the state of her economy
C. her heterogeneous population
D. her large size.

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1. One of the duties of the legislature is to 8. A collegial executive is a government in which power
A. exercise oversight is vested in a
B. implements laws A. committee B. monarch
C. promulgate decrees C. parliament D. president
D. adjudicate disputes
9. A common feature of government is
2. The best form of government for a heterogeneous A. the making of public policy
society is a B. the separation of powers
A. quasi-federal system C. the independence of the judiciary
B. confederal system D. a written constitution.
C. unitary system
D. federal system 10. A meeting of the legislature is usually brought to an
end with
3. Removal by impeachment applies to the position of a A. a prorogation B. a dissolution
A. chief judge B. president C. suspension D. an adjourment
C. prime minister D. cabinet minister
11. The civil service embraces all workers in
4. Government by the wealthy is known as A. public and private companies
A. oligarchy B. aristocracy B. all private corporations
C. plutocracy D. democracy C. public corporations
D. government ministers
5. The independence of the judiciary can be undermined
through the 12. The citizenship of a country could be acquired through
A. payment of the salaries of judicial officers by A. registration and arbitration
government. B. presidential proclamation
B. appointment of the minister of justice as the C. birth and naturalization
Attorney-General D. parliamentary legislation
C. politicization of the appointments of judges
D. confirmation of the appointment of judges 13. What distinguishes a political party from other social
by the legislature institution is the desire to
A. promote the interest of party members
6. The unrestrained power of the state over its B. influence the internatinal community on local
citizens is underlined by issues
A. self-determination B. patriotism C. influence government policies in certain
C. sovereignty D. nationalism directions
D. win elections and form a government
7. In a parliamentary system, the functions of the head
of state and the head of government are vested in 14. Capitalism is a system of economic organization based on
A. the ministerial council A. very fair distribution of the means of
B. an individual C. the inner cabinet production B. a mixed economy
D. two different individuals. that takes all interest into consideration
C. trading among people who own and control
their items of trade.
D. individual ownership of the means of production
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15. Socialism is a mode of production based on 25. The expenditure of public funds by the executive in
A. national ownership of the means of production Nigeria is controlled by the
B. mixed ownership of the means of production. A. president B. ministry of finance
C. state ownership of the means of production C. judiciary D. legislature.
D. collective ownership of the means of production
26 The 1979 Constitution established the
16. Constitutional disputes in states with written consti A. Federal Civil Defence Corps
tutions are resolved by the B. National Human Right Commission
A. legislature B. ombudsman C. Federal Road Safety Commission
C. electorate D. judiciary D. National Population Commission

17. Election as a political proces is significant because it 27. The Eastern and Western regions of Nigeria achieved
A. facilitates constitutional change of government the status of self government in
B. is associated with campaigns for public office A. 1959 B. 1950
C. facilitates the recall process C. 1955 D. 1957
D. enables citizens to vote
28. The Arthur Richards Constitution was designed to last for
18. Public opinion becomes politically relevant when it A. six years B. twelve year
A. aggregates view and interests C. five years D. nine years
B. is in support of government
C. influences the decision of government 29. The 1976 reforms have been most beneficial to the
D. criticizes people in power A. Nigeria Police B. civil service
C. federal government D. local government
19. The operation of the rule of law is undermined by the
A. conspiracy by the two house of the legislature to 30. A problem of Nigerian federalism that was resolved by
impeach the president the Supreme Court between federal government and
B. inability of the press to discharge its the littoral states centred on resources.
responsibilities A. maximization B. control
C. unfriendly attitude of pressuregoups C. derivation D. generation
D. existence of administrative tribunals and
special immunities 31. One of the reasons advanced for the overthrow of the
Gowon Regime was its failure to
20. Associations whose main interest is to influence A. promote some officers of the armed forces
public policies without having to capture power are B. honour the promise to hand over power
A. political parties B. communal groups C. create new state D. try politicians in
C. pressure groups D. trade unions detention

21. One of the legacies of pre-colonial Nigeria destroyed 32. In the first republic, politics in the Northern region
by the British was the was dominated by the
A. peace and harmony in the land A. NPC B. NCNC
B. nation’s farmland C. NEPU D. UMBC
C. education of the local people
D. indigenous cultures of the people 33. The Bureau for Public Enterprises is charge with the
responsibility for
22. The smooth operation of the civil service in Nigeria is A. eradicating poverty
mostly hampered by B. generating opportunities
A. debt burden and redundancy C. providing employment opportunites
B. poor infrastructure D. privatization and commercialization.
C. inadequate training of personnel
D. corruption and inefficeincy. 34. The military head of state during the Third Republic was
A. General Ibrahim Babangida
23. The type of government operated in Nigeria between B. General Murtala Muhammed
October 1st 1979 and December 31st 1983 is called C. General Sani Abacha
A. presidential system of government D. General Olusegun Obasanjo
B. collegial system of government
C. unitary system of government 35. The most important challlenge facing the Fourth
D. parliamentary system of government Republic is
A. the need to develop Nigeria
B. how to develop Nigeria’s social institution
24. In the pre-colonial Igbo society, the maintenance of C. how to deal with the military
peace and order was the function of the D. the successful conduct of the 2003 elections
A. assembly of ezes B. age-grades
C. assembly of title holders D. clan elders
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36. Financial allocation to local government by the federal 43. Nigeria’s relations with Britain were at a very low ebb
or the state government to supplement the cost of a under the
project is called. A. Buhari Regime B. Gowon Regime
A. revenue allocation B. matching grant C. Shagari Regime D. Babangida Regime
C. statutory allocation D. reimbursement
44. The ECOWAS Treaty was reviewed in 1991 to
37. Nigeria’s influence in OPEC is determined by the A. accommodate the interest of France
A. sizes of her refineries B. mobilize ECOMOG
B. accessibility of her oil fields C. accommodate extra sub-regional interest
C. low sulpur content of her crude D. make it responsive to new challenges
D. volume of her oil reserve
45. The headquarters of the International Court of Justice is in
38. The activities of Nigeria in the international commu A. Paris B. The Hague
nity are primarily influenced by C. London D. Washington DC.
A. military power B. diplomacy
C. propaganda D. national interest 46. The independent African countries that signed the
OAU Charter on May 25, 1963 were
39. The dispute between Nigeria and Cameroon is over A. Morocco and Angola B. Togo and Sierra
A. trade B. exploration rights Leone C. Chad and the Gambia
C. fishing rights D. territory D. Togo and Morocco

40. Nigeria’s high standing in the UN General Assembly 47. The tenure of the President of the UN Security Council
is underscored by her is
A. financial contribution B. military strength . A. two years B. one year
C. one month D. six months
C successes in UN elective offices
D. contribution to global peace 48. The majority of the OPEC members are from
A. Asia B. Latin America
41 Nigeria’s Non-Alignment policy is constrained by her C. the Middle East D. Africa
A. membership of the UNO
B. Afrocentric posture 49. The non-British colony which is a member of the
C. members of ECOWAS Commonwealth is
D. strong ties with Western powers A. Guinea-Bissau B. Mozambique
C. Rwanda D. Eritrea
42. The main constraint on Nigeria Francophone West 50. The major problem of the ECOWAS is lack of
African cooperation is A. a common Customs Union
A. ideological differences B. cultural differ B. a ideology C. uniform ideology
ences C. poor road network D. commitment by members.
D. economic dependence.

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1. In a democracy, sovereign authority is exercised by the B. dismiss any judge who has breached the
A. people B. executive judicial code of conduct
C. electorate D. legislature. C. enable the judge to try and decide cases
without bias
2. The agent through which the state undertakes D. determine a fixed salary for judges.
political socialization is the
A. school B. family 5. In a unitary system of government, power is concen
C. peer group D. pressure group trated at the centre
A. without devolution B. with devolution
3. Unicameral legislature is a common feature of C. with residual functions
A. presidentialism B. parliamentarism D. without residual functions
C. unitarism D. federalism
6. In a confederation, the constituency that a member of
4. Independence of the judiciary is pertinent because it legislature represents is a
accords the judiciary the power to A. senatorial district B. parliamentary constitu
A. determine a fixed term of office for the judges ency C. nation-state D. region
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7. In a constitutional monarchy, the authority to remove 20. A major influence on the formulation of public opinion is
the head of state is exercised by the A. public journals B. peer groups
A. legislature B. head of goverment C. the family D. the mass media
C. cabinet D. prime minister
21. The highes grade in the civil service is know as the
8. In a parliamentary system of government, a vote of no A. technical cadre B. administrative cadre
confidence leads to the resignation of C. executive cadre D. clerical cadre
A. the entire cabinet
B. an individual minister 22. The pre-colonial Yoruba political system as a whole
C. the entire parliament can best be described as a
D. the prime miniser A. confederation of monarchies and chiefdoms
B. federation of chiefdoms and localities
9. In a presidential system of government, the president C. highly contralized kingdom
checks the legislature through D. confederation of chiefdoms and localities
A. executive order B. executive review
C. exercise of power D. legislative order 23. The major motivation of British colonization of Nigeria
was to
10. The economic basis of feudalism is A. spread religion
A. capital B. agriculture B. satisfy British economic interests
C. slavery D. trade. C. westernize Nigerians
D. protect Nigeria from external attack
11. The creation of a classless society is the ultimate aim of
A. communism B. capitalism 24. The Native Authority system was most effective and
C. socialism D. fascism successful in
A. Western Nigeria
12. One of the sources of a constitution is B. Mid-Western Nigeria
A. constitutional law B. common law C. Northern Nigeria
C. corporate law D. statutory law D. Eastren Nigeria.

13. The fundamental assumption on which the idea of the 25. The process of nationalism was accelerated by
rule of law is based is A. rapid economic development
A. rationality of human beings B. the coming of Christian missionaries
B. equality of human beings C. the signing of the Atlantic Charter
C. love for social justice D. improvement in warfare tactics
D. supremacy of the constitution
26. A common feature of the earlier political parties in
14. The principle of separation of power was made Nigeria was that they
popular by A. started as socio-cultural organizations
A. John Locke B. Baron de Montesquieu B. were formed by the government
C. Thomas Hobbes D. Niccolo C. were non-elitist in nature
Machiavelli D. were backed by the colonialists.

15. Delegated legislation refers to the laws made by 27. Under the 1999 Constitution, the power to declare war
A. the legislature B. military governments is vested in the
C. civilian governments D. non-legisla A. legislature B. executive
tive bodies C. National Council of States
D. National Security Council
16. Law made by state governments are known as
A. edicts B. acts 28. A distinguishing feature of the 1979 Constitution was the
C. decrees D. bye-laws A. departure from the parliamentary to the
presidential system
17. The law of libel limits a citizen’s right freedom of B. preservation and entrenchment of republi
A. association B. movement canism
C. worship D. expression C. introduction of unicameralism into Nigeria
18. The first franchise in the history of the democratic D. introduction of a federal structure.
process is
A. female franchise B. male franchise 29. The two chambers of elected national representative
C. universal franchise D. property franchise in Nigeria are called
A. the parliament B. the senate
19. An interest group that admits members and conducts C. House of Assembly
its affairs according to stated rules is described as D. the National Assembly
A. institutinal B. organizational
C. associational D. non-associational
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30. Judicial administration in respect of national code of 39. Nigeria’s support for the South-South Cooperation is
conduct lies with the based on her desire to
A. Judicial Service Commission A. promote economic understanding in the
B. Code of Conduct Tribunal Third World
C. Public Complaints Commission B. counter the political and military domination by
D. Code of Conduct Bureau major powers
C. assert her leadership role in Africa
31. In the Second Republic, the ruling National Party of D. promote her non-aligned policy
Nigeria formed an alliance with the
A. Unity Party of Nigeria B. Nigeria People’s Party 40. Nigeria’s relation with black political communities
C. Great Nigeria People’s Party outside Africa is built on
D. Nigeria Advance Party A. economic considerations
B. shared political aspirations
32. The relationship between the tiers of government in C. perceived cultural affinities
Nigeria can be described as one of D. expectations of political support from them
A. independent co-existence
B. coordinate and independent jurisdiction 41. The one-time president of the United Nations General
C. voluntary subordination Assembly was
D. superior-subordinate co-existence A. Maitama Sule B. Joseph Garba
C. Ibrahim Gambari D. Arthur Mbanefo
33. The 1976 Local Government Reforms in Nigeria
transformed the relationship between states 42. The leaders who spearheaded the transformation of
and local government into one of the Organization of African Unity into the African
A. master and servant Union are from
B. partnership and cooperation A. South Africa, Libya and Zambia
C. equality D. subordination B. Nigeria, Libya and South Africa
C. Nigeria Liberia and Kenya
34. Government-owned companies operating in the D. Algeria, Libya and Morocco
economic sector are referred to as
A. public utilities B. public enterprises 43. The countries in which Nigeria participated in the
C. public investments D. public services. ECOMOG peace-keeping operations were
A. Liberia and Guinea
35. The difference between commercialized and privatized B. Sierra Leone and Coted’Ivoire
companies is that in the former C. Senegal and Coted’Ivoire
A. private ownership is dominant D. Liberia and Sierra Leone
B. public ownership is dominant
C. government subsidizes costs 44. The permanent member of the Security Council of the
D. profit motive is recessive United Nations are
A. Britain, Japan, Australia, Germay and the
36. The body responsible for running the personnel United State
affairs of senior local government staff in B. Germany, France, Poland, Hungary and China
Nigeria is the C. the United States, Russia, France, Britain and
A. Local Government Council China
B. State Civil Service Commission D. the United States, Russia,
C. Senior Staff Commission France, Britain and Japan
D. Local Government Service Commission
45. A specialized agency of the United Nations Organiza
37. The immediate cause of the January 15 1996 military tion is the
coup in Nigeria was the A. World Health Organization
A. Kano Riots B. Tiv Riots B. General Assembly
C. election crisis in the Western Region C. International Court of Justice
D. crisis over the population census. D. International Olympic Committee

38. Nigeria demonstrated her commitment to the policy of 46. With the admission of Asian and African countries to
non-alignment during the regime of the Commonwealth, the Queen of
A. Muhammadu Buhari England bcame the
B. Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi A. head of state of these countries
C. Murtala Muhammed B. head of government of these countries
D. Ibrahim Babangida C. patron of the Commonwealth
D. chairperson of the Commonwealth
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47. A major problem of the defunct Organization of Africa 49. The current Executive Secretary of the ECOWAS is
Unity was A. Lansans Kouyate
A. ideological differences B. Abubakar Qattara
B. Language barrier C. Mohammed Ibn Chambers
C. inadequate resources D. Abbas Bundu
D. cultural diversity
50. The responsibility for admitting new members to the
48. The Lagos Treaty of May 28th 1975 led to the OPEC rests with the
formation of the A. Board of Governors B. Conference
A. Economic Commission for Africa C. Secretariat D. Summit.
B. Economic Community of West African States
C. Lagos Plan of Action
D. African Economic Summit