UI Post-UTME Government 2019 (Model questions) past questions and answers

The overriding objective of the Commonwealth of Nations is to

1. A.prolong British colonialism
2. B.make the Queen of England the most powerful woman on earth
3. C.establish a platform to unite the former British colonies
4. D.make English language global official language.

One of the greatest challenges of the Commonwealth of Nations is

1. A.one-sidedness of its headship
2. B.admission of Mozambique as an honorary member
3. C.dictatorial tendencies of the Queen of England
4. D.non-recognition of the organization by the USA.

The concept of sovereignty was developed fully by

1. A.John Locke
2. B.Jean Bodin
3. C.Thomas Hobbes
4. D.John Austin

International recognition of a state derives from its

1. A.colonial background
2. B.system of government
3. C.sovereignty
4. D.population size

While the head of the executive (the president) in Nigeria is to be removed from office by impeachment, the head of the executive (Prime Minister), in Canada is to be sacked form office by

1. A.coup d'etat
2. B.revolution
3. C.negotiation
4. D.vote of no confidence

Statutory functions of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) include all the following except

1. A.conduct of general elections
2. B.swearing in of elected heads of the executive
3. C.delimitation of electoral districts
4. D.registration of political parties.

Diplomatic immunity implies

1. A.foreign diplomats are immuned against infectious diseases in their host country
2. B.foreign diplomats are exempted from paying for purchase of local consumer goods
3. C.foreign diplomats cannot be prosecuted for criminal office
4. D.all of the above.

One of the following is a gross violation of a civic right of the citizens

1. A.lawful detention on allegation of criminal offence
2. B.government's refusal to make medical treatment free
3. C.ever increasing cost of living
4. D.disenfranchisement

Exercise of power backed by right to rule defines

1. A.legitimacy
2. B.sovereignty
3. C.authority
4. D.rule of law

The concept which insists on strict adherence to the dictates of the fundamental law of the hand an nothing more is

1. A.rule of law
2. B.constitutionalism
3. C.separation of powers
4. D.legitimacy

Ability or capacity to make others do what they will otherwise not do or to control their behaviour captures the definition of

1. A.power
2. B.authority
3. C.influence
4. D.hypnotism

Colonialism in Nigeria particularly began with the signing of

1. A.Versaille Treaty of 1918
2. B.Maroua Accord of 1913
3. C.Cession Treaty of 1861
4. D.Berlin Conference of 1884/85

The Military government of General Yakubu Gowon carved Nigeria into a federation of twelve states in 1967 primarily to address the problem of

1. A.divided by the Northern Cameroon
2. B.bickering over the revenue sharing formular
3. C.complaints of structural imbalance among the region
4. D.the controversial issue of state police.

Before the establishment of the Supreme court of Nigeria as the final court of appeal in Nigeria by the first republican constitution of 1963, the final court of appeal in Nigeria was

1. A.the West African Court of Appeal
2. B.the Judicial Committee of Privy Council
3. C.the Federal High Court of Nigeria
4. D.the Supreme Court of England.

A term of four years in office for the presidential Governors in Nigeria was first enshrined in the constitution in

1. A.1960
2. B.1989
3. C.1999
4. D.1979

One of the following concepts was developed to complement the theory of separation of powers

1. A.rule of law
2. B.checks and balances
3. C.sovereignty
4. D.legitimacy

Nigeria's decision to join the non-aligned movement was informed by her desire to

1. A.stand in opposition to the USSR
2. B.join a group of rebellious nations
3. C.remain ideologically neutral
4. D.use it as a platform to influences other members states

The concept of Afrocentrism in the Nigeria foreign makes

1. A.Nigeria the highest donor to the United nation High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)
2. B.Africa, the centerpiece of Nigeria's foreign policy
3. C.ECOWAS Nigeria's preferred international organization
4. D.Nigeria the giant of Africa.

One of the following constitutions adopted two party system in Nigeria

1. A.1989 constitution
2. B.1963 constitution
3. C.1999 constitution
4. D.1979 constitution

Nigeria's model of federalism is said to be organic because

1. A.it has three tiers structure
2. B.the federal government wields more power than the state governments
3. C.both the state governments and local governments rely on the federal government for funding
4. D.all the component states were created by the federal government.

A constitutional dispute between the federal environment and the states falls within the excusive jurisdictional competence of

1. A.Federal High Court
2. B.High Court of the Federal Capital Territory
3. C.the Appellate Court
4. D.the Supreme Court

Nigeria briefly experimented with unitary system of government under the military regime of

1. A.General Ibrahim Babangida
2. B.General Yakubu Gowon
3. C.General Aguiyi Ironsi
4. D.General Olusegun Obasanjo

All the following are factor that led to the 15th of January, 1966 military coup except

1. A.western Nigeria election crisis
2. B.corruption in government
3. C.controversy over population figures
4. D.marginalization of the minority group.

Igbo pre-colonial political system is described as being acephalous meaning

1. A.it allowed women to participate actively in decision making
2. B.the youth had overwhelming influence under this system
3. C.the system was not headed by a single authority
4. D.only the elders had exclusive right to take decision

In the pre-colonial Hausa Fulani society, all legal matters were handled and decided by the

1. A.Hakimi
2. B.Emir
3. C.Waziri
4. D.Madawaki

Economic diplomacy was the foreign policy initiative of

1. A.General Abacha's military regime
2. B.General Babangida's regime
3. C.General Obasanjo regime
4. D.General Gowon's regime

The idea of Public Complaints Commission also known as Ombudsman in Nigeria was borrowed from

1. A.Sweden
2. B.Australia
3. C.Germany
4. D.USA

The popular Decree 34 was promulgated in 1966 in Nigeria to

1. A.take the ownership of Nigerian petroleum form the Queen of England and vest it in the federal government
2. B.make Nigeria a unitary state
3. C.create states in Nigeria
4. D.outlaw hates speech.

Nigeria became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations in the year

1. A.1959
2. B.1963
3. C.1979
4. D.1960

One particular merit of the doctrine of separation of powers is

1. A.reduction in the cost of governance
2. B.promotion of citizens fundamental rights
3. C.eradication of corruption in government
4. D.promotion of transparency and accountability in governance