23/04/2020 Senior Class WAEC/NECO/UTME Mock Exams(Government) 1Comment by Gate Academy Please, fill out the information below to continue. NAME EMAIL PHONE NUMBER 1. The method used to determine the possible outcome of an electoral contest ispress reviewplebisciteopinion pullreferendum2. In a first-past-the-post electoral system, a candidate is declared elected when theobtains one-third of the votescastrecords the highest numbers of the vote castsscores the aggregrate of the opponent's voteobtains a two-thirds majority of the votes cast3. The separation of powers means the same asthe rule of lawa presidential system of governmentnone of the abovesupremacy of the judiciarychecks and balances4. The cabinet system of Government does not embody the principle of separation of power becauseit does not encourage the appointment of a presidentit gives less powers to a prime minister than a presidentthe speaker controls the activities of the housethe executive is not directly appointed by the electoratethe Executive is not separate from the legislature5. Traditional system of Government in Pre-colonial Nigeria was based onwelfarismsocialismcommunismcommunalism6. The federal constitution which concedes to the component units the right to secedeĀ is that ofAustraliathe united statesBrazilthe former Soviet Union7. A constitution is federal ifit provides for a presidential systemthe central or component units or authorities are co-ordinate and equalit is writtenthere is division of power between a central and a number of other component authoritiesit is not unitary8. The Nigerian Clifford Constitution was divisive because it made provisions forunlimited franchiselegislative Councillimited FranchiseAn Executive council9. The cabinet system of government is practised inthe USAthe USSRthe people's republic of ChinaNorth Koreathe united kingdom10. Traditional rulers were restricted to ceremonial rules by the local government reforms of198419661987197611. Indigenous sovereignty in the Hausa/Fulani pre-colonial political system was visible in thewazirisarkin RuwaEmirmadawaki12. The most absolute pre-requisite in modern policy, for welfare, security, liberty and justice in the society isrightorderlawgovernment13. The ratification of the appointment and dismissal of an Emir in the pre-colonial Fulani Empire was done by the Emirs ofSokoto/GwanduIlorin, Pategi and LafiagiBornu/YolaKano/Katsina14. The first political party, properly so-called was formed in Nigeria in1948195119231916194415. A Security Council resolution requires the occurence of9 of the 15 permanent members3 of the 5 permanent members1 of the 5 permanent membersall of the 5 permanent members16. The administrative head of a public corporation in Nigeria is thechairmanboard of directorssecretarymanaging director17. The minorities Commission appointed in Nigeria in 1957 recommend thatthe minorities should constitute one stateMore states should be created in the federationthe legislature should Legislate for the minority areasNo more states should created before independenceNigeria should revert to a unitary structure18. The idea of democracy started with thePersiansRomansEgyptiansEuropeans19. Africans were first elected to the legislative council in British West Africa inNigeriaGhanaThe GambiaSierra Leone20. One of the fundamental features of capitalism isthe predominance of the public sector in the economythe elimination of all forms of competitionthe entrenchment of social rightsthat the major factors of production are privately ownedthe rule of the few21. A member of the commonwealth that still recognizes the british monarch as its Head of state isIndiaAustraliaGhanaSingapore22. Citizenship acquired through marriage is referred to asnaturalizationregistrationnationalizationhonorary23. The leader of the Northern People's congress wasAminu KanoYakubu Maitama SuleAhmadu BelloAbubakarTafawa Balewa24. A political authority which maintains sovereign power over a specific geographical area is termedthe nation-statethe statethe nationimperialismnationalism25. The Coussey commission report laid the ground-work for the eventual independence ofNigeriaGold Coast(Ghana)LiberiaGambiaSierra Leone26. In the Marxist theory, those who live by selling their labour are calledProletariatsFeudal lordsSlaves.Bourgeoisie27. "Though acephalous, yet Segmentary". This is an apt description of thePre-colonial Yoruba political systemPre-colonial Tiv political systemPre-colonial Igbo political systemPre-colonial Bini political system28. Pressure groups areassociation of people who share the same ideologyorganizations which seeks to influence the policies of the governmentreligious orderspolitical partiesorganization which want to overthrow the government29. The citizens obligation areduties the individual imposes on himselfwhat the military decreeswhat the government orderswhat political parties demand of their memberswhat the law requires of the individual30. An electoral system is the system which governsthe conduct of electionshow people votethe appointment of cabinet ministersthe appointments of judgesthe appointment of the pope31. The transfer of authority to local government councils is known asfragmentationdelegationfusiondevolutiondemarcation32. A constitutionally defined set of individual rights which governments are obliged to protect constitutescivils rightequity rightsstatutory rightsnatural rightscustomary rights33. One of these was in existence before the outbreak of the second world warThe OAUThe League of NationsThe Commonwealth of NationsECOWASThe UNO34. A constitution is federal ifit is not unitaryit is writtenthere is a division of power between a central and a number of other component authoritiesit provides for a presidential systemthe central or component units or authorities are co-ordinate and equal35. A body of people and institutions that make and enforce laws for a particular society is calledgovernmenttotalitarianismdictatorshipdemocracyanarchy36. Bicameral legislature existsTo provide jobs for more politiciansTo ensure that just laws are passedTo prevent the concentration of power on legislative houseWhere two cameras are used to monitor court proceedings37. Constitutional cases in Nigeria can only be raised first instance inthe high courtsthe supreme courtthe courts of appealtha sharia court of appealnone of the above38. When a local government is divided into electoral districts, such units are called ......countriesconstituentswardscircles39. Which of the following served as the secretary -general of the United Nations?Mohammed El-BaradaiJoseph GarbaJavier Perez de cuellarIbrahim Gambari40. The power to exercise overall control of the executive functions of ECOWAS is vested in thetechnical and special commissionauthority of head of state and governmentsecretary-generalcouncil of members41. Government as a discipline with dimension whose target markets are identified as "policies and services" is described asgovernment as an institutiongovernment as an activitygovernment as an artgovernment as science/ academic field42. Lagos was first amalgamated with the Western region as a result of theClifford constitution (1922)Lyttleton constitution (1954)Macpherson constitution (1951)Richard constitution (1946)Independence constitution (1960)43. The final stage in the process of enhancing legislation isguillotinefinal readingassentnotification44. The philosophy and fundamental laws of a country are contained in itsDecreesParty programmeManifestoEdictsConstitution45. When a government sincerely strives to make justice and fair treatment the foundations of law and order in its society we say that the government observesthe rule of Bureaucracythe rule of lawthe rule of popular sovereigntythe rule of gerontocracythe iron rule of Oligarchy46. Which of the following are pressure groups?A and Cthe Nigerian chamber of commercethe national union of Nigerian Studentsall of the abovethe Nigeria union of teachers47. One of the organizational weakness of the organization of petroleum exporting countries is its inability tocollect members' dues promptlyassist poor contriesmonitor global oil consumptionpunishing erring members48. In the Pre-colonial Yoruba political system, the traditional rulers hadlaw making onlylegislative, religions, social and econ. Powerjudiciary, executive and Legislative powerslegislative and Judicial Powers49. With whom is fascism associatedBenito MussoliniJohn LockeAdolf HitlerKari MarxJoseph Stalin50. The cabinet system of Government does not embody the principle of separation of power becauseit gives less powers to a prime minister than a presidentthe Executive is not separate from the legislatureit does not encourage the appointment of a presidentthe executive is not directly appointed by the electoratethe speaker controls the activities of the house51 out of 50Time is Up! Time's up
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