Government Past Questions And Answers
1981
The Lagos Colony and the Southern Protectorate of Nigeria were joined in the year
- A. 1904
- B. 1906
- C. 1910
- D. 1914
1982
Which of the following violates the principle of the rule of law?
- A. arbitrary increase of prices by the press
- B. criticism of government actions by the press
- C. arbitrariness of government policies
- D. arbitrariness of individuals in the society
1983
The main role of pressure groups is to
- A. influence the legislature to make decision favourable to them
- B. inject emotion and selfish debates
- C. influence the public
- D. use all means, including bribery, to achieve their objectives
1984
Government maintains law and order through the following except ________?
- A. police
- B. immigration
- C. the legislature
- D. prison service
1985
Diplomatic immunity is a limitation to
- A. the theory of separation of powers
- B. principles of checks and balances
- C. parliamentary supremacy
- D. the rule of law
1986
There are two types of committee system in the House of parliament as part of their operations and one of such is
- A. parliamentary service board
- B. expert committee
- C. Committee of the Whole House
- D. Leadership Committee
1987
Implementations of the target programmes of the government is the primary duty of the _____ a part of the _____
- A. Courts; Judiciary
- B. Public Service; Civil Service
- C. Civil Service; Public Service
- D. Ministers; Ministry of Works
1988
A bye-election is conducted when
- A. the Parliament is dissolved
- B. the Chief Justice resigns or dies
- C. a Minister resigns
- D. some vacant seats exist in Parliament
1989
Public Complaints Commission in West African countries can be called
- A. Civil Service Commission
- B. Ombudsman
- C. Local Authority Commission
- D. Ministry of Establishment
1990
When there is an election fails to produce a clear winner, the process of determining a winner is called
- A. a recall
- B. a re-run election
- C. a bye-election
- D. a referendum