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