UTME 2023 Government | Objective

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Question 1
A constitution is rigid if it
A. cannot be amended
B. is found only in one written document
Correct C. requires special procedures for amendment
D. is charged only by judicial interpretation

Correct Answer: C

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Question 2
In a unitary state, power is concentrated in the
A. local governments
B. constituent units of the state
C. major ethnic groups
Correct D. national government

Correct Answer: D

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Question 3
Fundamental rights are best guaranteed by
Correct A. independent judiciary
B. good leadership
C. effective legislature
D. efficient civil service

Correct Answer: A

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Question 4
The main objective of pressure groups is to
A. win political power
B. conduct free and fair elections
C. mobilize support on behalf of the government
Correct D. protect the interests of its members

Correct Answer: D

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Question 5
Franchise means
A. French people can vote
Correct B. right to vote
C. executive order
D. executive order

Correct Answer: B

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Question 6
A parliamentary system of government is characterized by
A. separation of powers
Correct B. fusion of power
C. delegated legislation
D. legislative supremacy

Correct Answer: B

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Question 7
Under proportional representation, elections are won on the basis of
A. simple majority of votes cast
B. absolute majority of votes cast
Correct C. votes received relative to those parties
D. votes received relative to those parties

Correct Answer: C

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Question 8
A major feature of the presidential system of government is that the
A. President is not responsible for his ministers' mistakes
B. ministers are collectively responsible to the president
C. president does not need the legislature to pass laws
Correct D. President is not a member of the legislature

Correct Answer: D

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Question 9
The termination of a session of a legislature by proclamation issued by the head of state is called
Correct A. prorogation
B. dissolution
C. plebiscite
D. summons

Correct Answer: A

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Question 10
The forceful domination of one country by another is called
A. nationalism
B. totalitarianism
C. dictatorship
Correct D. colonization

Correct Answer: D

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Question 11
Which of the following traditional political systems was republican?
Correct A. Igbo
B. Yoruba
C. Fulani
D. Bini

Correct Answer: A

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Question 12
Which of the following is a function of the local government in Nigeria?
Correct A. collection of company tax
B. appointment of customary court judges
C. appointment of traditional rulers
D. appointment of traditional rulers

Correct Answer: A

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Question 13
An important factor that brought about the introduction of federalism in Nigeria was the
A. existence of three regions
B. division of powers between the federal and state governments
Correct C. diversity and complexity in social and culture patterns
D. existence of cultural bicameral legislature

Correct Answer: C

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Question 14
The Public Complaints Commission is empowered to investigate complaints and
A. prosecute false complainants
Correct B. report findings to appropriate authorities for action
C. reprimand authorities against whom complaints are made
D. refer complaints to traditional rulers

Correct Answer: B

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Question 15
The basic unit of government in pre-colonial Yoruba land was the
Correct A. town
B. empire
C. palace
D. ward

Correct Answer: A

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Question 16
The ruling system in pre-colonial Hausa-Fulani societies where rulers were both religious and political heads was referred to as
A. meritocracy
B. oligarchy
Correct C. theocracy
D. aristocracy

Correct Answer: C

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Question 17
Which of the following governors of Nigeria opposed the demands of the National Congress of British West Africa?
A. Lord Fredrick Lugard
B. Sir Arthur Richards
Correct C. Sir Hugh Clifford
D. Sir Allan Burns

Correct Answer: C

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Question 18
The major change effected by the government of Major General J. T. U. Aguiyi-Ironsi was the
Correct A. Abolition of federalism
B. reposting of government officials
C. dissolution of boards of corporations
D. creation of States.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 19
Which of the following principal officials was NOT a member of the State House of Assembly?
A. The Leader of the House
B. The Speaker
C. The Deputy Speaker
Correct D. The Clerk of the House.

Correct Answer: D

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Question 20
According to the 1976 Local Government Reform the chief executive of a local government council is the
A. supervisory councillor
Correct B. chairman of the local government council
C. governor of the state
D. secretary of the local government council.

Correct Answer: B

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Question 21
One of the major features of the constitution operative in the British West African colonies during the 1920s was the
Correct A. introduction of the elective principle
B. removal of colonial governors by colonial legislative council
C. introduction of universal adult suffrage
D. abolition of local government.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 22
The headquarters of the Economic Commission for Africa is located in
A. Ghana
B. Kenya
C. Nigeria
Correct D. Ethiopia.

Correct Answer: D

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Question 23
The following are members of the Commonwealth EXCEPT
A. Lesotho
B. Jamaica
C. Kenya
Correct D. Gabon.

Correct Answer: D

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Question 24
One of the functions of the Ministry of External Affairs is the
A. deportation of illegal aliens
B. issuance of passports
C. defence of the country's borders
Correct D. promotion of national interest

Correct Answer: D

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Question 25
The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council are
Correct A. China, U.K., U.S.S.R., U.S.A., and France
B. U.S.S.R., Germany, Canada, India and China
C. U.K., France, U.S.A., Brazil and Ethiopia
D. U.S.A., China, Liberia, U.S.S.R. and Italy.

Correct Answer: A

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