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UI Post-UTME Government 2021 (Model questions) past questions and answers

11 questions. Try each one, then open the answer to check yourself and read the explanation.

Question 1

Constitutional Development in Nigeria

A landmark of the Littleton Constitutions is the

  1. A.creation of the post of Prime Minister
  2. B.creation of a second chamber at the centre
  3. C.creation of the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives
  4. D.removal of the Governor General as chairman of the Federal Cabinet
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Answer: C (creation of the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives)

Explanation

The 1954 Lyttelton Constitution created the office of Speaker of the federal House of Representatives; the Prime Minister and the Senate came later.

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Question 2

Colonial Administration

Indirect rule was successful in northern Nigeria because of the

  1. A.educated elites
  2. B.existing traditional system of administration
  3. C.favourable political atmosphere
  4. D.all of the above
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Answer: B (existing traditional system of administration)

Explanation

The North already had a centralised emirate system with taxation and obedient subjects, which the British could rule through.

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Question 4

Pre-colonial Political Systems

Which of the following in Yoruba pre-colonial administration had almost the same status with the Waziri in the Hausa/Fulani political system

  1. A.Aare Ona-Kakanfo
  2. B.Oluwo
  3. C.Alaafin
  4. D.Basorun
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Answer: D (Basorun)

Explanation

The Waziri was the emir's chief adviser, like a prime minister; in Oyo the Basorun, head of the Oyo Mesi, held a similar position.

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Question 5

Nigerian Federalism

The state with the largest population in Nigeria after the 2006 population census is

  1. A.Lagos
  2. B.River
  3. C.Kano
  4. D.Kaduna
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Answer: C (Kano)

Explanation

The 2006 census gave Kano the largest population (about 9.4 million), just ahead of Lagos.

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Question 6

Forms of Government

A system of government where the civilian and military participate in decision-making is called

  1. A.theocracy
  2. B.diarchy
  3. C.democracy
  4. D.none of the above
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Answer: B (diarchy)

Explanation

Diarchy is joint rule; in Nigeria it meant soldiers and civilians sharing government.

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Question 8

Judiciary

Which organ is referred to as 'the last hope' of the common man'

  1. A.the parliament
  2. B.the judiciary
  3. C.the executive
  4. D.the legislature
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Answer: B (the judiciary)

Explanation

The courts protect citizens' rights when others fail them, so the judiciary is called the last hope of the common man.

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Question 9

Military Rule

In a military regime, three branches of government that were fixed are

  1. A.executive and legislature
  2. B.executive and the judiciary
  3. C.legislature and judiciary
  4. D.executive, legislature and judiciary
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Answer: A (executive and legislature)

Explanation

A military government both makes laws (decrees) and carries them out, fusing the executive and legislative arms.

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Question 10

Nigerian Federalism

The Nigeria civil war was fought because

  1. A.Biafra was ripe for independence
  2. B.the Eastern region was marginalized in Nigeria
  3. C.the Hausa-Fulani wanted to dominate Nigeria
  4. D.the Igbos were massacred in the North between September and October, 1966.
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Answer: D (the Igbos were massacred in the North between September and October, 1966.)

Explanation

The killing of Igbos in the North in 1966 drove Easterners home and led Ojukwu to declare Biafra, which led to the war.

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Question 13

Military Rule

How many military heads of states died in power in Nigeria?

  1. A.Eight
  2. B.Six
  3. C.Five
  4. D.Three
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Answer: D (Three)

Explanation

Three military heads of state died in office: Aguiyi-Ironsi (1966), Murtala Mohammed (1976) and Sani Abacha (1998).

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Question 23

League of Nations and United Nations

The ten non-permanent members of the security council are elected by the

  1. A.general assembly
  2. B.trusteeship council
  3. C.security council
  4. D.economic and social council
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Answer: A (general assembly)

Explanation

The General Assembly elects the ten non-permanent members of the Security Council for two-year terms.

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Question 25

Local Government

Laws made by local governments are called

  1. A.Acts of parliament
  2. B.Local Government Acts
  3. C.Bye-laws
  4. D.Local Government decrees
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Answer: C (Bye-laws)

Explanation

Local councils make bye-laws, a form of delegated legislation.

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