Government Past Questions And Answers
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When school pupils sing the national anthem and salute the flag, they are
- A. performing their obligations as citizens
- B. exercising their rights citizens
- C. practicing to be leaders to tomorrow
- D. carrying out their responsibilities as citizens
192
The Aro age-grade system in Igbo land was
- A. a religious organization
- B. a commercial organization
- C. a political organization
- D. an imperial organization
193
Power that is delegated is exercised
- A. By devolution
- B. Directly
- C. By coercion
- D. Indirect
194
In a confederation, more powers reside in the
- A. component units
- B. president
- C. central government
- D. prime minister
195
Nigeria declared that she would not attend the OAU summit in Tripoli in 1982 unless
- A. Colnel Gaddafi resigned as the Libyan Head of State
- B. Libya withdrew her troops from Chad
- C. President Shehu Shagari became the chairman of OAU
- D. Cameroon was suspended for killing Nigerian soldiers at Bakassi
196
All the following are problems facing local governments in the West Africa except
- A. shortage of trained personnel
- B. obtaining loans form banks
- C. nepotism
- D. corruption
197
Authority refers to the
- A. might to secure compliance from others within a given social setting
- B. power to exercise might over others behaviour
- C. mandate to exercise power over others
- D. Ability to compel others to act in a particular way
198
The essence of the concept of devolution is to cater for the interest of the
- A. ruling government
- B. majority
- C. minority
- D. rule of law
199
One of the demerits of the privatization of public corporations in Nigeria is ?
- A. scarcity of goods and services
- B. higher cost of goods and services
- C. creation of unemployment
- D. inefficient service delivery
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Deconcentration of power means the_______
- A. sharing of powers among tiers of government
- B. creation of semi autonomous units to govern other parts of a state
- C. process of setting strategies or policies for the subsidiary territories in the state by putting recognized personnel in place
- D. act of delegating powers and authority to component units that exist in a state