Government questions review

1. Who propounded the theory of the rule of law?

A. A.V. Dicey
B. Karl Marx
C. Baron de Montesquieu
D. Abraham Lincoln

2. The constitution that introduced federalism to Nigeria was

A. The McPherson Constitution
B. The Clifford Constitution
C. The Lyttleton Constitution
D. The Richards Constitution

3. Which of the following is not a pressure group?

A. P.D.P
B. A.S.U.U
C. N.A.S.U
D. N.L.C

4. Which of these is an organ of The United Nations organization?

A. The council of ministers
B. The senate of the U.N
C. House of Lords
D. The general assembly

5. A body charged with the responsibility of employing, promoting dismissing and disciplining of civil servants is

A. The Nigerian police
B. The Senate
C. The Judiciary
D. The public service

6. The rule of law entails

A. There is no man without law
B. The law is everywhere
C. Impartiality before the law
D. The law exists before man

7. A type of election in which an important political matter or a proposed law is referred to the electorate for final approval is

A. Primary elections
B. Run-off election
C. General election
D. Referendum

8. Laws made by the Federal Government are called

A. Executive laws
B. Central laws
C. Bye-laws
D. Concurrent laws

9. The name, Nigeria, was suggested by

A. Sir Frederick Lugard
B. Nnamdi Azikiwe
C. Flora Shaw
D. Bishop Ajayi Crowther

10. In 1919, Lord Lugard was replaced with __________ as the Governor of Nigeria

A. Sir Arthur Richards
B. Lord Milverton Thatcher
C. Sir John Macpherson
D. Sir Hugh Clifford

11. The ability of a state to make laws which are free from internal aggression and external control is known as

A. Independence
B. Power
C. Authority
D. Sovereignty

12. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was founded in

A. 1955
B. 1960
C. 1979
D. 1977

13. The administrator of the capital in pre-colonial Hausa/Fulani was

A. Maagi
B. Galadima
C. Madawaki
D. Sarkin Yan Doka

14. Which is the highest office in the structure of organization of the civil service?

A. The executive class
B. The professional or specialist class
C. The Administrative class
D. The Technical class

15. The ombudsman originated in which of the following countries?

A. The U.S.A
B. Sweden
C. Britain
D. Greece

16. The theory of separation of powers was for the first time clearly formulated by

A. Baron de Montesquieu
B. Albert Dicey
C. Lord Bryce
D. Jean Bodin

17. One major disadvantage of a two-party system is that it

A. Does not allow citizens to participate in politics
B. Divides the country into factions
C. Creates two countries
D. Stifles public opinion

18. The Aba riots of 1929 was a direct consequence of the

A. Attempt to introduce taxation
B. Introduction of Western education
C. Yoruba political organization
D. Pre-colonial Bini System

19. Fascism emphasizes

A. Equality
B. Individualism
C. Nationalism
D. Totalitarianism

20. When a high court declares an action of the executive ultra-vires, it means that

A. The executive has to reconsider the action
B. Such an action should never be brought up again
C. Only the legislature can deal with such an action
D. The action is illegal and of no effect