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