A) Strengthening the powers of the political parties B) Uniting the people C) Creating more political parties D) To ensure peaceful changing of government
A) Civil service commission B) Electoral commission C) Civil service union D) Government
A) Allow the public to have freedon B) Organize political conferences C) Punish political opponents D) To know the people's opinions about its activities
A) Support parties B) Nominates candidates C) Appoint chief of staff D) Arrange for the conduction of election
A) Referendum B) General election C) Bye- election D) Primary election
A) Bye laws B) Acts C) Orders D) Decrees
A) Secret balloting B) Plebiscite C) Referendum D) Double voting
A) Divide the people in order to rule them B) Promotes local chiefs C) Give more powers to the traditional rulers D) Bring government nearer to the people
A) Act of parliaments B) Board of directors C) Ministers D) Governors
A) Emir B) Waziri C) Mai D) Oba
A) Colonialism B) Nationalism C) Imperialism D) Federalism
A) Religious reasons B) Geographical importance C) Investing surplus capital D) Africa independence
A) Legal and illicit B) Formal and informal C) Upper and lower D) Positive and negative
A) Chinua Achebe B) Kwame Nkrumah C) David Kwame D) Richard Nkrumah
A) Colonialism B) Political control C) Feudalism D) Neo-colonialism
A) Economic dependence and exploitation B) Introduction of money curency C) Development of political parties D) Creation of large political unit
A) Policy of assimilation B) Indirect rule C) Authority D) Rule of law
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) 1770 C) 1917 D) 1817
A) Proclamation B) The Cabinet Member C) The Executive Council D) The Legislative Council
A) David John B) John Richard C) Richard Bourdillon D) Shehu Shagari
A) 1935 and 1940 B) 1925 and 1930 C) 1939 and 1954 D) 1939 and 1944
A) Independence of the Judiciary B) Regionalism C) Legislative powers D) Bi-cameral legislature
A) Inspiration B) Court of Appeals C) Political and National conscious D) A broad based Constitution
A) The Chief Commissioners B) Board of Directors C) The Three provinces D) Council of ministers
A) Kano riot of 1953 B) The motion for self government C) Dominated by illiterates D) Veto power
A) Richard Constitution B) Independent Constitution C) Clifford Constitution D) MacPherson 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) Census figures B) Appointment of ministers C) Parliamentary system. D) Executive power
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) Because educated Nigerians did not approve who received the number of votes D) Over the disputes on the conduct of the election
A) Lateef Jakande B) Herbert Macaulay C) Obafemi Awolowo D) Aminu Kano
A) Action Group B) Northern People's Congress C) National Council of Nigeria Citizens D) Nigeria National Democratic Party
A) Created the post of a Prime Minister B) Provided for equal representation between the North and South C) Provided for a division of functions between the centre and the component units D) Abolished the practice of nominating some members of parliament
A) Herbert Macaulay B) Ernest Okoli C) Dr. Micheal Okpara D) Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe
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) Dr. C. Vaughan B) Samuel Akinsanya C) Nnamdi Azikiwe D) Ernest Ikoli
A) Nigeria National Democratic Party B) Northern People's Congress C) United Middle Belt Congress D) Jamiyya People's Party
A) A cultural association that sought the unity of the Yorubas B) A political party that fought the British C) An association that teamed up with the NYM to fight the NCNC D) The first political party in Western state
A) 1951 B) 1923 C) 1936 D) 1944
A) Each state can develop at its own pace B) Any components part can secede at any time C) Citizens cannot be taxed by both State and federal government D) Citizens can only be loyal to the state government
A) Existence of regionally based political parties B) Weakness of 1946 Richard Constitution C) Humiliation of Northern legislators in Lagos D) Ambition of some politicians to secure Independence from British by force
A) Organize elections B) Form a government C) Canvass for votes D) Educate the electorate
A) Sovereignty B) Independence C) Enfranchisement D) Decolonization
A) The law does not respect the people B) There is inequality between the executive and the citizens C) Everybody can do what he likes D) No one citizens can sue the other
A) Co-founder of the National Council of Nigeria and Camerouns B) Founder of the National Congress of British West Africa C) First Nigerian to found a political party D) Founder of the Nigerian National Democratic Party
A) The British Prime Minister B) Sir James Robertson C) The Queen of England D) Oliver Lyttleton
A) The prime minister ceased to be Head of State B) The Governor-general's office as the representative of the Queen was abolished C) The prime minister was nominated by the Executive Council D) The cabinet was no longer responsible to the Legislature
A) Nnamdi Azikiwe B) Chief Anthony Enahoro C) Sir Ahmadu Bello D) Chief Obafemi Awolowo
A) 7 B) 10 C) 5 D) 6 |