Government Past Questions And Answers
3081
Which of the following party systems best represents all shades of opinions?
- A. Multi-party
- B. Two -party
- C. One- party
- D. Elite- party
3082
The direct rule policy did not succeed in some parts of West Africa because
- A. it was not well understood
- B. only few British officers were posted to those areas
- C. the powers of traditional rulers were not centralised
- D. the elite were participatory to the policy
3083
A major problem of political parties in Nigeria during the First Republic was that all
- A. were financially handicapped
- B. had poor leadership
- C. were tribally based
- D. failed to contest elections
3084
A coalition government is a common feature of a
- A. two party systems
- B. multi-party system
- C. one party system
- D. non-party system
3085
In Nigeria, the concurrent list of powers belongs to the
- A. local authority only
- B. executive, the judiciary and the legislature
- C. federal and state governments
- D. state and local government
3086
Which of the following protect the rights of the individual in a state?
- A. The police and the soldiers
- B. The executive and legislature
- C. The police and the courts
- D. The lawmakers and lawyers
3087
In the Igbo political system,the most senior member of the council of elders is the
- A. Okpara
- B. Obi
- C. Eze
- D. Ofo
3088
Membership of pressure groups is usually limited because they
- A. pursue specific and narrow objectives
- B. promote other people's interests
- C. do not have dynamic leadership
- D. promote the interest of the government
3089
A society that is politically organized under a government is called a
- A. sovereign state
- B. community
- C. national state
- D. polity
3090
Marxism is directed against
- A. state ownership of the means of production
- B. materialism
- C. the proletariat
- D. socialism