7 questions. Try each one, then open the answer to check yourself and read the explanation.
Citizens who are legally qualified to vote form
Answer: D (the electorate)
All citizens who are qualified and registered to vote are called the electorate.
The first elected Executive President of Nigeria was
Answer: A (Sheu Shagari)
Shehu Shagari was elected in 1979 as Nigeria's first executive president; Azikiwe (1963) was a ceremonial president.
Nigeria became a federation of 19 states in
Answer: C (1976)
In 1976 the Murtala Mohammed regime raised the number of states from 12 to 19.
In a unitary system of government
Answer: B (there is high degree of centralisation)
A unitary system concentrates power in the central government, so it is highly centralised.
Which of the following is not a means by which government maintains law and order
Answer: D (establishment of provisional association)
Government keeps order through laws, the police and other security agencies and by providing services; setting up a 'provisional association' is not one of these means.
Fascism emphasizes
Answer: C (totalitarianism)
Fascism puts the state above the individual and gives total control to one leader or party, which is totalitarianism.
Who founded the Unity Party of Nigeria?
Answer: D (Chief Obafemi Awolowo)
Chief Obafemi Awolowo founded the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) in 1978.