NECO SSCE - Government - 2009

The Council of State has responsibility to advise the president on

Which of the following was a major achievement of nationalism in Nigeria?

The most popular form of government is

The main aim of political parties is to

In the Oyo Empire, the Are-Ona Kakanfo resided outside the capital city in order to

The precursor of the Commonwealth of Nations was

A government led by an elected head is called

The police force belongs to the ....... arm of government

The hierarchical organization of the civil service is means to ensure

The payment of tax by citizens as and when due is a

The bulk of local government revenue in Nigeria is derived from

A constitution that concentrates power in one unit of government is said to be

The elective principle was first introduced in Nigeria by the

To function effectively, an electoral commission must be

The legal right to make and enforce laws is referred to as

Nigeria endorsed the ECOWAS policy of free movement of people within the region in within the region in

One major weakness of the Independence Constitution was that it

The basic aim of deregulation is to ensure that economic decisions are determined by

Nigeria participated in UN peace-keeping operations in

Prior to 1976, local governments were

The 1963 Republican Constitution facilitated the creation of the

The two major political alliances in the First Republic were

An organized body responsible for peaceful coexistence in the society is the

Collective responsibility is a feature of the

Profit maximization is characteristic of

The main power base of a pressure group is

Nigeria failed to harmonize her policy with OPEC during the 1973 Middle East crisis because she

Public opinion simply signifies the views of

In 1995, Nigeria violated a principle of the Harare Commonwealth Declaration of

Commercialization is geared towards improving economic performance through

Indirect rule succeeded in Northern Nigeria because the traditional political system was

By signing the Anglo-Nigerian Defence Pact, Nigeria practically demonstrated her

One basic reason why it has proved difficult to conduct an accurate census in Nigeria is

An important achievement of ECOWAS is the

A political system in which a few rule is known as

The first Pan-African Congress in Africa took place in

One of the functions of the judiciary is

The main objective of Nigeria’s foreign policy is to

Military regimes usually set aside constitutional provisions relating to

In a confederation, each component unit is

Which of the following can be considered the father of Nigerian nationalism?

The appointment of top civil servants is a function of the

Nigeria - Canada relations were strained in 1996 because Canada

In implementing her Afrocentric foreign policy, Nigeria has to

One of functions of the legislature is to

The purpose of creating more states in Nigeria is to

A general lack of concern about political activities is known as political

The Code Conduct Bureau requires public officials to

Constitutional monarchy is practised in

Bureaucracy is an arm of the