GOVERNMENT POST UTME PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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GOVERNMENT POST UTME

(APP) GOVERNMENT POST UTME

GOVERNMENT POST UTME
Practice with our Post UTME CBT for Universities, Polytechnics, College of Agriculture, College of
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One form of delegated legislation is

conventions

man-made laws

statutory instruments

case laws

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

ministers

judges

commissioners

senators

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

AU

Commonwealth

ECOWAS

OPEC

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The first president of Nigeria Republic was

Ahmadu Bello

Ibrahim Babangida

Obafemi Awolowo

Nnamdi Azikwe

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Authority means

an automatic right to be obey

legitimate right to obeyed

a civil right to be obeyed

a civil right to obey orders

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Zionism resulted in the establishment of the state of

Jordan

Lebanon

Iraq

Israel

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

oligarchy

autocracy

monarchy

dictatorship

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The end of each session of the legislature is called

closure

prorogation

dissolution

suspension

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

demonstration

lobbying

coup d’état

strikes

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A tax law emanates from

the speaker

a judicial bill

a public bill

private bill

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To promote justice in a state, judges must

not socialise with the people

punish people who oppose them

enjoy security of tenure of office

belong to the ruling party

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The head of the Commonwealth of Nations is

Queen Elizabeth II

Don McKinnon

David Cameroon

Tony Blair

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

referendum

bye-election

mini election

party primary

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Who founded the Unity Party of Nigeria?

Pa Adesanya

Chief Ajasin

Chief Falae

Chief Awolowo

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The Commonwealth is...

made up of independent European countries

an economic organisation

made up of all independence ex-colonies of Britain

made up of all countries who are friendly with Britain

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

Ghana and Nigeria

none of the above

Mali and Senegal

Senegal and Gambia

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A federal constitution is usually

written and flexible

written and rigid

unwritten

flexible

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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

Liberia

Benin Republic

Chad

Guinea

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Power under military rule in Nigeria can be said to be

absolutely fussed

absolutely separated

more separated than fussed

absolutely centralised

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The doctrine of separation of powers is associated with

Hobbes

Montesquieu

Locke

Marx

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

establishment of provisional association

law making

maintenance of police and other security agencies

provision of socio-economic services

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Power is transformed into authority through

force

influence

prayers

legitimacy

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The process through which people develop their political attitude is called

political dissemination

political socialisation

politicisation

political mobilisation

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The main deliberative organ of the UNO is the

Economic and Social Council

General Assembly

Secretariat

International Court of Justice

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

military force

propaganda

nuclear war

diplomacy

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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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Which of the following will produce weak government?

two-party system

general elections

military

coalition

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

religion

age

class

race

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Citizens who are legally qualified to vote form

members of the House of Assembly

political parties

the electorate

trade union congress

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

Montesquieu

John Austin

Jean Bodin

A.V. Dicey

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The first elected Executive President of Nigeria was

Sheu Shagari

Olusegun Obasanjo

Umaru Yaradua

Nnamdi Azikwe

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

peer group

family

tourism

mass media

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Government can be described as the art of

engineering

making and enforcing laws

making constitutions

collecting taxes

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Nigeria became a federation of 19 states in

1979

1976

1861

1996

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The concept of sovereignty was popularised by

C.L. Montesquieu

Jean Bodin

J.J. Rousseau

A.V. Dicey

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Fascism emphasizes

equality

communism

individualism

totalitarianism

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Nigeria’s diplomatic representative in Britain is known as

plenipotentiary

high commissioner

permanent representative

ambassador

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

3-year

4-year

2-year

5-year

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

four

three

six

two

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The exclusive list in a federal state includes

defence

education

market

transportation

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

leader

clerk

chief whip

speaker

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Free and fair election can exist where there is

secret balloting

referendum

double voting

plebiscite

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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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The first African military coup in Egypt occurred

1954

1953

1952

1951

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The chief executive in a parliamentary government is known as the

president

prime minister

governor-general

speaker

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

Dauda Adegbenro

Ladoke Akintola

Anthony Ehahoro

Dauda Adegbenro

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In a unitary system of government

there is low degree of centralisation

political power is diffused

parliament is very weak

there is high degree of centralisation

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

1960

1945

1950

1947

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