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