Government 2017

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Which of the following is a foremost right of a citizen?

Religious right

Academic right

Right to life

Private life

Which of the following is a merit of aristocracy?

Leaders must have military experience

The best citizen is in control of government

Organised few control the government

Majority control the government.

Which of the following is a strategy of foreign policy implementation?

Cultural integration

Democratic elections

Political representation

Propaganda

The Structural Adjustment Programme was introduced under the

Babangida Regime

Obasanjo Regime

Buhari Regime

Abacha Regime.

To facilitate the effective achievement of its objectives, ECOWAS is operationally structured with

councils

panels

committees

commissions

Shortage of trained personnel is a major problem of the

Federal Government

State Governments

Regional Governments

Local Governments.

Shortage of trained personnel is a major problem of the

Federal Government

State Governments

Regional Governments

Local Governments.

The right of a state is known as

authority

power

sovereignty

legitimacy

The popularity of a political party in given democracy rests on its

constitution

manifesto

ideology

number of branches

A system of local council that allows for rotational leadership is known as

single executive

dual executive

multi executive

collegiate executive.

A type of constitution that is difficult to amend is described as –

written and flexible

rigid and written

unwritten and rigid

flexible and rigid

The political achievement of UN is the promotion of

economic development

educational development

international peace and security

democratic institution

Elective principle in Nigeria was first introduced by

Richards Constitution

Macpherson Constitution

Littleton Constitution

Clifford Constitution

The three major political parties of the First Republic can be said to have had

national outlook

regional and ethnic undertone

governmental funding

religious and sectional appeals

Development of the Civil Service relies on

impartiality

anonymity

pro notability

neutrality

The chief executive system is associated with

federalism

presidentialism

parliamentary

unitarism

Public Corporations are mainly funded through

foreign aid

shareholders fund

internally generated funds

government subvention

Which of the following is the oldest Public Corporation in Nigeria?

Power Distribution Company of

Nigeria Mining Corporation

Nigerian Railway Corporation

Nigerian Postal Services.

In 1987, Nigeria attained a federation of

19 states

12 states

21 states

30 states.

The Ombudsman aims at

offering qualitative educational services

rendering alternative dispute resolution services

providing qualitative job opportunities

entertaining complaints on abuse of public office

The apex body under the military regime of Yakubu Gowon was

Supreme military Council

Federal Executive Council

The Armed Forces Ruling Council

The national Council of State

One of the problems of the Commonwealth of Nations is lack of

finance

administrative structures

cultural heterogeneity

capacity to enforce decisions

A major objective of Public Complaints Commission is

creating fair opportunities for all government employees

training and promoting public servants

creating an efficient work environment.

addressing grievances of individuals and groups

Activities of pressure groups that influence governmental decisions are hampered by

its size

its leadership

its affiliation

the economy

Which of the following is a major feature of democracy?

Capacity to influence people

Existence of political office holders

Decision making

Consent of the people.

The struggle for self- government from foreign rule is known as

imperialism

nationalism

patriotism

neo-colonialism

Territorial defence in the Yoruba precolonial system was the responsibility of the

Bashorun

Oyomesi

Aremo

Are-Ona-Kakanfo

An effective means of measuring public opinion is

referendum

radio interview

letters to government

telephone calls.

Universal Adult Suffrage permits all

citizens to vote

qualified male to vote

qualified citizens to vote

female to vote

In the pre-colonial Emirate system, the emir of Gwandu controlled the

Central section

Southern section

Eastern section

Western section.

Both federal and state governments derive power from the

residual list

concurrent list

exclusive list

regional list.

A social group consisting of two or more people who interact and identify will one another is

nation

society

government

state

Which of the following Nigerian president initiated and facilitated the creation of NEPAD?

Goodluck Jonathan

Olusegun Obasanjo

Umaru Musa Yar’dua

Mohammadu Buhari

Nigeria became a republic with the

1979 Constitution

1989 Constitution

1960 Constitution

1983 Constitution

Which of the following is a function of the civil service commission?

Enforcement of law and order

Payment of civil servants’ salaries

Pro action of lives and properties.

Discipline of erring civil servants

The concentration of power on the units is a merit of

quasi-federal-system

confederal system

federal system

system

In fascism, the leader is

supreme

democratic

rich

religious

Delegated legislation is the—

limitation of responsibilities to agencies

transfer of responsibilities to agencies

deterring of responsibilities of agencies

facilitation responsibilities of agencies.

Which of the following countries significantly contributed to the formation of ECOMOG

Ghana

Gambia

Liberia

Nigeria

An important element of the doctrine of separation of powers is

Delegation of power

Checks and Balances

Rule of Law

Concentration diffusion of powers.

Nigeria's action towards the external environment is embedded in her

state policy

party policy

government policy

foreign policy

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