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