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) Punish political opponents B) To know the people's opinions about its activities C) Allow the public to have freedon D) Organize political conferences
A) Arrange for the conduction of election B) Nominates candidates C) Appoint chief of staff D) Support parties
A) Primary election B) Referendum C) Bye- election D) General election
A) Bye laws B) Acts C) Decrees D) Orders
A) Referendum B) Secret balloting C) Double voting D) Plebiscite
A) Bring government nearer to the people B) Divide the people in order to rule them C) Give more powers to the traditional rulers D) Promotes local chiefs
A) Governors B) Ministers C) Act of parliaments D) Board of directors
A) Emir B) Waziri C) Mai D) Oba
A) Colonialism B) Nationalism C) Imperialism D) Federalism
A) Africa independence B) Investing surplus capital C) Religious reasons D) Geographical importance
A) Upper and lower B) Formal and informal C) Positive and negative D) Legal and illicit
A) Chinua Achebe B) Kwame Nkrumah C) Richard Nkrumah D) David Kwame
A) Colonialism B) Political control C) Neo-colonialism D) Feudalism
A) Development of political parties B) Economic dependence and exploitation C) Introduction of money curency D) Creation of large political unit
A) Policy of assimilation B) Rule of law C) Indirect rule D) Authority
A) Rule of law B) Direct rule C) Administration policy D) Policy of assimilation
A) Dethronement of the traditional rulers B) Indigenat policy C) The abolition of first class and second class citizens D) Abolition of people's culture
A) 1817 B) 1917 C) 1970 D) 1770
A) The Cabinet Member B) The Legislative Council C) The Executive Council D) Proclamation
A) John Richard B) David John C) Richard Bourdillon D) Shehu Shagari
A) 1939 and 1954 B) 1935 and 1940 C) 1925 and 1930 D) 1939 and 1944
A) Legislative powers B) Regionalism C) Independence of the Judiciary D) Bi-cameral legislature
A) Inspiration B) Political and National conscious C) A broad based Constitution D) Court of Appeals
A) Council of ministers B) The Three provinces C) Board of Directors D) The Chief Commissioners
A) Veto power B) The motion for self government C) Dominated by illiterates D) Kano riot of 1953
A) Independent Constitution B) MacPherson Constitution C) Richard Constitution D) Clifford Constitution
A) 1 president and 4 unofficial member B) 1 president and 5 officials members C) 1 speaker (as president) and 3 ex-officials members D) 1 president and 2 officials members
A) Executive power B) Appointment of ministers C) Parliamentary system. D) Census figures
A) Due to the interpretation of 1/4 of the vote cast in 2/3 of all the states in the Federation B) Because educated Nigerians did not approve who received the number of votes C) Over the disputes on the conduct of the election D) Because one of the candidates was declared elected when the result for one of the states had not been received
A) Lateef Jakande B) Obafemi Awolowo C) Aminu Kano D) Herbert Macaulay
A) Action Group B) Nigeria National Democratic Party C) National Council of Nigeria Citizens D) Northern People's Congress
A) Provided for a division of functions between the centre and the component units B) Abolished the practice of nominating some members of parliament C) Provided for equal representation between the North and South D) Created the post of a Prime Minister
A) Herbert Macaulay B) Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe C) Dr. Micheal Okpara 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) Samuel Akinsanya B) Nnamdi Azikiwe C) Ernest Ikoli D) Dr. C. Vaughan
A) Jamiyya People's Party B) Northern People's Congress C) Nigeria National Democratic Party D) United Middle Belt Congress
A) A cultural association that sought the unity of the Yorubas B) The first political party in Western state C) An association that teamed up with the NYM to fight the NCNC D) A political party that fought the British
A) 1936 B) 1951 C) 1944 D) 1923
A) Citizens can only be loyal to the state government B) Citizens cannot be taxed by both State and federal government C) Any components part can secede at any time D) Each state can develop at its own pace
A) Weakness of 1946 Richard Constitution B) Humiliation of Northern legislators in Lagos C) Ambition of some politicians to secure Independence from British by force D) Existence of regionally based political parties
A) Organize elections B) Canvass for votes C) Form a government D) Educate the electorate
A) Independence B) Enfranchisement C) Decolonization D) Sovereignty
A) Everybody can do what he likes B) There is inequality between the executive and the citizens C) The law does not respect the people D) No one citizens can sue the other
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) Sir James Robertson C) The Queen of England D) Oliver Lyttleton
A) The cabinet was no longer responsible to the Legislature B) The prime minister ceased to be Head of State C) The Governor-general's office as the representative of the Queen was abolished D) The prime minister was nominated by the Executive Council
A) Chief Obafemi Awolowo B) Chief Anthony Enahoro C) Sir Ahmadu Bello D) Nnamdi Azikiwe
A) 5 B) 10 C) 6 D) 7 |