A) To ensure peaceful changing of government B) Creating more political parties C) Uniting the people D) Strengthening the powers of the political parties
A) Civil service union B) Civil service commission C) Electoral commission D) Government
A) To know the people's opinions about its activities B) Punish political opponents C) Allow the public to have freedon D) Organize political conferences
A) Nominates candidates B) Arrange for the conduction of election C) Support parties D) Appoint chief of staff
A) Bye- election B) General election C) Primary election D) Referendum
A) Bye laws B) Acts C) Orders D) Decrees
A) Plebiscite B) Double voting C) Secret balloting D) Referendum
A) Bring government nearer to the people B) Give more powers to the traditional rulers C) Promotes local chiefs D) Divide the people in order to rule them
A) Governors B) Act of parliaments C) Board of directors D) Ministers
A) Emir B) Mai C) Waziri D) Oba
A) Imperialism B) Colonialism C) Nationalism D) Federalism
A) Investing surplus capital B) Religious reasons C) Africa independence D) Geographical importance
A) Formal and informal B) Legal and illicit C) Positive and negative D) Upper and lower
A) David Kwame B) Kwame Nkrumah C) Richard Nkrumah D) Chinua Achebe
A) Political control B) Feudalism C) Neo-colonialism D) Colonialism
A) Development of political parties B) Economic dependence and exploitation C) Introduction of money curency D) Creation of large political unit
A) Rule of law B) Authority C) Policy of assimilation D) Indirect rule
A) Rule of law B) Policy of assimilation C) Administration policy D) Direct rule
A) The abolition of first class and second class citizens B) Dethronement of the traditional rulers C) Abolition of people's culture D) Indigenat policy
A) 1817 B) 1970 C) 1917 D) 1770
A) The Executive Council B) The Cabinet Member C) Proclamation D) The Legislative Council
A) David John B) Richard Bourdillon C) John Richard D) Shehu Shagari
A) 1939 and 1954 B) 1925 and 1930 C) 1939 and 1944 D) 1935 and 1940
A) Independence of the Judiciary B) Bi-cameral legislature C) Regionalism D) Legislative powers
A) A broad based Constitution B) Court of Appeals C) Inspiration D) Political and National conscious
A) The Chief Commissioners B) The Three provinces C) Council of ministers D) Board of Directors
A) The motion for self government B) Kano riot of 1953 C) Dominated by illiterates D) Veto power
A) Independent Constitution B) MacPherson Constitution C) Richard Constitution D) Clifford Constitution
A) 1 president and 2 officials members B) 1 president and 4 unofficial member C) 1 speaker (as president) and 3 ex-officials members D) 1 president and 5 officials members
A) Census figures B) Parliamentary system. C) Executive power D) Appointment of ministers
A) Because one of the candidates was declared elected when the result for one of the states had not been received B) Due to the interpretation of 1/4 of the vote cast in 2/3 of all the states in the Federation C) Over the disputes on the conduct of the election D) Because educated Nigerians did not approve who received the number of votes
A) Herbert Macaulay B) Lateef Jakande C) Obafemi Awolowo D) Aminu Kano
A) Northern People's Congress B) National Council of Nigeria Citizens C) Nigeria National Democratic Party D) Action Group
A) Provided for equal representation between the North and South B) Provided for a division of functions between the centre and the component units C) Abolished the practice of nominating some members of parliament D) Created the post of a Prime Minister
A) Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe B) Herbert Macaulay C) Dr. Micheal Okpara D) Ernest Okoli
A) It was the first outbreak of violence between the major political parties B) It involves rioting between Igbos and Hausas C) The police couldn't arrest the rioters, thus nobody was charged to court D) Many innocent lives were lost
A) Nnamdi Azikiwe B) Ernest Ikoli C) Samuel Akinsanya D) Dr. C. Vaughan
A) United Middle Belt Congress B) Nigeria National Democratic Party C) Jamiyya People's Party D) Northern People's Congress
A) An association that teamed up with the NYM to fight the NCNC B) A cultural association that sought the unity of the Yorubas C) The first political party in Western state D) A political party that fought the British
A) 1936 B) 1951 C) 1944 D) 1923
A) Any components part can secede at any time B) Citizens can only be loyal to the state government C) Citizens cannot be taxed by both State and federal government D) Each state can develop at its own pace
A) Humiliation of Northern legislators in Lagos B) Weakness of 1946 Richard Constitution C) Ambition of some politicians to secure Independence from British by force D) Existence of regionally based political parties
A) Canvass for votes B) Educate the electorate C) Organize elections D) Form a government
A) Sovereignty B) Enfranchisement C) Independence D) Decolonization
A) No one citizens can sue the other B) Everybody can do what he likes C) There is inequality between the executive and the citizens D) The law does not respect the people
A) Founder of the National Congress of British West Africa B) Co-founder of the National Council of Nigeria and Camerouns C) First Nigerian to found a political party D) Founder of the Nigerian National Democratic Party
A) The Queen of England B) Sir James Robertson C) Oliver Lyttleton D) The British Prime Minister
A) The cabinet was no longer responsible to the Legislature B) The Governor-general's office as the representative of the Queen was abolished C) The prime minister ceased to be Head of State D) The prime minister was nominated by the Executive Council
A) Sir Ahmadu Bello B) Chief Obafemi Awolowo C) Nnamdi Azikiwe D) Chief Anthony Enahoro
A) 7 B) 10 C) 6 D) 5 |