NDA GOVERNMENT 2011 PAST QUESTIONS
1. Aba women riot of 1929 is a result
of ___.
A. Imposition of tax on women in
Eastern Nigeria
B. The irresponsibility of Aba women
C. because Aba women were taken as
slaves
D. The killing of the Chief of Aba
ANSWER: A
2. Nigeria's Fourth Republic
commenced_____.
A. May 29th 1999
B. 1st October 1999
C. 21st October 1999
D. None of the above.
ANSWER: A
A. The rise of the educated elite
B. Provision of social facilities
C. The first world war
D. Technological Development
ANSWER: A
4. Which of the following countries is
not a member of the Economic Community of West African States
A. Cameroon
B. Mali
C. Senegal
D. Niger
ANSWER: A
5. Nigeria was suspended from the
Commonwealth in ___.
A. 1970.
B. 1996.
C. 1997.
D. 1984.
ANSWER: C
6. UNESCO is a body under ___.
A. The O.A.U
B. The I.M.F
C. The U.N.O
D. The U.S.A
ANSWER: C
7. The Chief of Defence Staff is ______.
A. Rear Admiral Suleiman lgohi
B. Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin.
C. Rear Admiral Onoja.
D. Rear Admiral Ogohi Ogohi.
ANSWER: B
8. The current Nigerian Constitution
was promulgated in_____.
A. 1995
B. 1999
C. 1989
D. 1919
ANSWER: B
9. The Speaker of the House of
Representatives is ______.
A. Ghali Na'abba.
B. Oladimeji Bankole.
C. Patricia Etteh
D. None of the above.
ANSWER: D
10. Which of the following States is
not a member of Niger Delta Development
Commission
A. Bayelsa
B. Enugu
C. Rivers
D. Cross River
ANSWER: B
11. The overall military I-lead or am
Nigerian Defence Academy is referred to as ___.
A. The Director of Military Training
B. The General Officer Commanding
C. The Commander
D. The Commandant
ANSWER: D
12. In a Parliamentary system of
government, the _____ is the Head of Government.
A. President
B. Queen
C. Prime Minister
D. Senate President
ANSWER: C
13. The Judicial arm of
government______ in case there is a crisis ___.
A. prosecutes
B. adjudicates
C. make laws
D. all of the Above
ANSWER: B
14. The military coups in Nigeria with
the intention of balkanizing the country Naija-led by ___.
A. Major Nzeogwu
B. Major Orkar
C. Lt Colonel Dimka
D. Major Gen. M Vasta
ANSWER: B
15. Which of the following is not
associated with Structural Adjustment Programme?
A. Trade Liberalisation
B. Removal of Subsidy
C. Privatisation
D. Welfarism
ANSWER: D
16. The Civilian President in
Nigeria is to Serve for ____ years.
A. six
B. five
C. four
D. three
ANSWER: C
17. The Electoral Princess in
Nigeria reflects representation based on:
A. Constituencies
B. One-party rule
C. Functional representation
D. Restricted franchise
ANSWER: A
18. The difference between
Nigeria's First and second republics is that:
A. The former was parliamentary and the
latter was presidential
B. The former was presidential and the
latter, Parliamentary
C. The former was superior to the
latter
D. The latter was both parliamentary
and presidential
ANSWER: A
19. The highest custodian of the
prerogative of mercy in Nigeria is:
A. The Chief Justice of the Federation
B. The Executive Government of a State
C. The President and Commander-in-Chief
D. The Attorney-General
ANSWER: C
20. Who was Nigeria's first elected
civilian President?
A. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe
B. Chief Obafemi Awolowo
C. Sir Abubakar T. Balewa
D. Alhaji Shehu Shagari
ANSWER: D
21. Which of these statements is CORRECT
about Proportional Representation.
A. It makes the assembly
representative of all citizen
B. It is simple to operate
C. It preserves the party system
D. It gives the parties seats in
proportion to their popular support
ANSWER: D
22. Aristocracy is the system of
government in which the few rules for:
A. Their own benefit
B. The benefit Mali
C. The benefit of their friends
D. The benefit the few.
ANSWER: D
23. A nation-state is synonymous with a
___.
A. Sovereign state
B. Dependent territory
C. Nation
D. Political community
ANSWER: A
24. Presidentialism is a system of
government in which:
A. There is elected head of State
who exercises actual executive powers.
B. The head of State is not the
Chief executive.
C. The executive functions are
the responsibility of the members of a cabinet.
D. All members of the cabinet
must also be members of the legislature.
ANSWER: A
25. A country made up of
Semi-autonomous units is:
A. A confederation
B. A federation
C. A region
D. Unitary.
ANSWER: B
26. The cabinet can be described as a
link between:
A. An executive and the
legislature
B. The legislature and the
electorate
C. Executive and the judiciary
D. The legislature and the local
government council
ANSWER: A
27. A political authority which
exercises sovereign power over a specific geographical area is termed as:
A. Nation
B. State
C. Dominion
D. Leviathan
ANSWER: B
28. Which of the following does not
define a constitution?
A. Totalitarian
B. Confederal
C. Federal
D. Unitary
ANSWER: A
29. The concept of sovereignty can best
be defined as the ___.
A. State of being supreme in
authority
B. Power of the executive
president
C. Supremacy of the
legislature
D. Supremacy of the executive
ANSWER: A
30. The major distinguishing factor
between a political party and a pressure group is that while the former ___.
A. is effectively organized, the
latter is not
B. engages in propaganda, the
latter does not
C. seeks power, the latter does
riot
D. does not form a government,
the latter does
ANSWER: C
31. One of the greatest advocates of
socialism was
A. Baron de Montesquieu.
B. Karl Marx.
C. A.V. Dicey,
D. Adam Smith.
ANSWER: B
32. Public opinion helps a government
to ___.
A. develop the country in line
with the people's aspirations
B. monitor its socio-cultural
policy
C. monitor the economic situation
in the country
D. identify those that are
opposed to its policies
ANSWER: A
33. The type of government in which an
individual wields absolute power is called ___.
A. theocracy
B. autocracy
C. Oligarchy
D. plutocracy
ANSWER: B
34. A distinctive feature of the
presidential system of government is the ___.
A. existence of two political
parties
B. fusion of Legislative and
executive powers
C. existence of a ceremonial head
of state
D. fusion of ceremonial and
executive pullers
ANSWER: D
35. Individual, as opposed to
collective responsibility, is a basic feature of the ___.
A. presidential system of government
B. socialist system of government
C. monarchical system of
government
D. parliamentary system of
government
ANSWER: A
36. A right enjoyed by citizens but
denied non-citizens is the right to ___.
A. equality before the law
B. vote and be voted for
C. life, liberty and security
D. freedom of worship
ANSWER: B
37. In a federal system, the essence of
specifying the constitutional relationship between the centre and the constituent units is to___.
A. ensure the superiority of the
centre
B. diffuse political power
C. guarantee political autonomy
D. avoid functional conflicts
ANSWER: D
38. In a dominant one-party system,
there is
A. One party that controls other
political parties
B. only one political party
recognized by law
C. one among many parties that
always wins elections.
D. one party which embraces all
the citizens
ANSWER: B
39. One of the ways the executive
performs legislative functions is through
A. administrative review
B. extrajudicial decision
C. judicial review.
D. delegated legislation
ANSWER: D
40. The form of government in which the
powers of the hereditary ruler are limited in
A. constitutional monarchy
B. aristocracy
C. absolute monarchy
D. Totalitarianism
ANSWER: A
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