FIRST TERM SS3 GOVERNMENT EXAMINATION
- 1. Nigeria practiced federalism for the first time in _______
A) 1953
B) 1952
C) 1951
D) 1954
- 2. In federalism, the power of government comes from _______
A) constitution
B) rulers
C) leaders
D) military
- 3. The following are conferences that gave rise to Nigeria federalism, except _______
A) none
B) Lagos conference
C) Paris conference
D) London conference
- 4. The London conference was held in _______
A) 1951
B) 1952
C) 1954
D) 1953
- 5. Clifford constitution was the _______ constitution of Nigeria.
A) second
B) first
C) third
D) fourth
- 6. _______ requires that appointments and government positions are fairly distributed among different ethnic groups.
A) Federal behavior
B) Federal character
C) Federal attitude
D) none
- 7. The primary function of the legislature is to ________ laws.
A) Enforce
B) Implement
C) Make
D) Interpret
- 8. The executive arm of government is composed of how many tiers?
A) 4
B) 3
C) 2
D) 1
- 9. The highest court in the federal level is the _______ court.
A) Appeal
B) High
C) Supreme
D) Magistrate
- 10. A federal state is made up of the center and _______
A) component units
B) cooperate units
C) corporate units
D) composite units
- 11. The first set of states that were created in Nigeria were how many?
A) 11
B) 10
C) 12
D) 13
- 12. _______ is the first political party in Nigeria.
A) NPC
B) NNDP
C) NCNC
D) NNA
- 13. The president of the Nigeria National Democratic Party (NNDP) was ________
A) None
B) Nnamdi Azikiwe
C) Herbert Macaulay
D) Obafemi Awolowo
- 14. Lagos Youth Movement was changed to _________ Youth Movement in 1935.
A) none
B) International
C) National
D) Nigeria
- 15. The following are pre-independence political parties, except _________
A) NCNC
B) AG
C) APC
D) NNDP
- 16. Action Group was a political party created by and for the _________ Nigeria.
A) Eastern
B) Southern
C) Northern
D) Western
- 17. NPC was a political party created by and for the _________ Nigeria.
A) Northern
B) Western
C) Eastern
D) Southern
- 18. NCNC was a political party created by and for the _________ Nigeria.
A) Southern
B) Western
C) Eastern
D) Northern
- 19. The 1923 election took place in the following places, except ________
A) Lagos
B) Kogi
C) Calabar
D) none
- 20. What two political parties were created in 1951?
A) AG and NPC
B) AG and APC
C) NCNC and NNDP
D) None
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