GOVERNMENT POST UTME PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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Zionism resulted in the establishment of the state of

Lebanon

Iraq

Jordan

Israel

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An institution which seeks to redress people’s grievances against abuse of administration power is

Judicial Service Commission

ombudsman

Directorate of Public Prosecution

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Fascism emphasizes

individualism

communism

totalitarianism

equality

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Which of the following principle officials of the house is not an elected parliamentarian?

chief whip

speaker

clerk

leader

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The Commission for Mediation, Conciliation and Arbitration is an organ of the

AU

OPEC

Commonwealth

ECOWAS

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The first elected Executive President of Nigeria was

Nnamdi Azikwe

Umaru Yaradua

Olusegun Obasanjo

Sheu Shagari

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Government by the few for the interest of the few is known as

oligarchy

dictatorship

monarchy

autocracy

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All the following were frontline fighters for Nigeria’s independence except

Obafemi Awolowo

Olu Fale

Tafawa Balewa

Nnamdi Azikwe

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In democracies, political participation could be restricted on the basis of

age

class

race

religion

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The chief executive in a parliamentary government is known as the

speaker

prime minister

governor-general

president

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Power is transformed into authority through

prayers

force

legitimacy

influence

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The main deliberative organ of the UNO is the

International Court of Justice

Economic and Social Council

Secretariat

General Assembly

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Which of the following is not an accepted way of resolving international conflict?

nuclear war

military force

propaganda

diplomacy

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The scholar, who defined sovereignty as an absolute power vested in an authority was

John Austin

Jean Bodin

Montesquieu

A.V. Dicey

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Which of the following countries had practised confederated system of government?

Senegal and Gambia

Mali and Senegal

Ghana and Nigeria

none of the above

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Which of the following is not a means by which government maintains law and order

law making

provision of socio-economic services

maintenance of police and other security agencies

establishment of provisional association

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Who founded the Unity Party of Nigeria?

Chief Falae

Chief Ajasin

Chief Awolowo

Pa Adesanya

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The two main policies introduced by the French in West Africa were

indirect rule and direct rule

indirect rule assimilation

direct rule and indignant

assimilation and association

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How many Nigerians were elected into the Legislative Council when the elective principle was introduced in 1922

three

six

four

two

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Power under military rule in Nigeria can be said to be

absolutely centralised

absolutely separated

absolutely fussed

more separated than fussed

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The process through which people develop their political attitude is called

politicisation

political socialisation

political dissemination

political mobilisation

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The Commonwealth is...

made up of independent European countries

made up of all independence ex-colonies of Britain

an economic organisation

made up of all countries who are friendly with Britain

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Government can be described as the art of

engineering

making and enforcing laws

collecting taxes

making constitutions

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A tax law emanates from

the speaker

private bill

a judicial bill

a public bill

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The first president of Nigeria Republic was

Nnamdi Azikwe

Ahmadu Bello

Obafemi Awolowo

Ibrahim Babangida

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The first African military coup in Egypt occurred

1951

1954

1953

1952

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Who among the following was dismissed from Action Group at the Jos Congress of February 1962?

Dauda Adegbenro

Ladoke Akintola

Dauda Adegbenro

Anthony Ehahoro

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The doctrine of separation of powers is associated with

Marx

Montesquieu

Locke

Hobbes

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The follow are the key factors which influenced Nigeria foreign relations except

international co-operation

economic dependence

non-interference

peaceful co-existence

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The ECOWAS Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) was organised to maintain peace in

Guinea

Chad

Benin Republic

Liberia

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Nigeria’s diplomatic representative in Britain is known as

plenipotentiary

ambassador

high commissioner

permanent representative

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The concept of sovereignty was popularised by

C.L. Montesquieu

A.V. Dicey

J.J. Rousseau

Jean Bodin

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The head of the Commonwealth of Nations is

David Cameroon

Queen Elizabeth II

Tony Blair

Don McKinnon

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The 1978 Local Government Reform provided for a ---term of office

5-year

4-year

2-year

3-year

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Under the 1979 Constitution, members of the Federal Executive Council were called

senators

judges

commissioners

ministers

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An election in which people vote for issues of public policy rather than candidates is known as a

referendum

party primary

bye-election

mini election

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Which of the following is not an agent of political socialisation?

tourism

family

peer group

mass media

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Citizens who are legally qualified to vote form

trade union congress

the electorate

members of the House of Assembly

political parties

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A federal constitution is usually

written and rigid

flexible

unwritten

written and flexible

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Nigeria became a federation of 19 states in

1976

1861

1979

1996

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In a unitary system of government

there is low degree of centralisation

parliament is very weak

political power is diffused

there is high degree of centralisation

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Pressure group use all the following techniques to achieve their objectives except

coup d’état

lobbying

strikes

demonstration

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Authority means

legitimate right to obeyed

a civil right to obey orders

an automatic right to be obey

a civil right to be obeyed

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Which of the following will produce weak government?

coalition

military

general elections

two-party system

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The exclusive list in a federal state includes

transportation

defence

education

market

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The end of each session of the legislature is called

closure

prorogation

dissolution

suspension

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Free and fair election can exist where there is

secret balloting

plebiscite

double voting

referendum

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The ‘Uniting for Peace’ ‘esolution of the UNO was adopted in

1960

1947

1945

1950

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One form of delegated legislation is

conventions

case laws

man-made laws

statutory instruments

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To promote justice in a state, judges must

punish people who oppose them

belong to the ruling party

not socialise with the people

enjoy security of tenure of office

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