Government Past Questions And Answers
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A disadvantage of centralized administration is that
- A. wide powers are allocated to sub-national bodies
- B. the influence of the administration is easily felt by the local people
- C. local people are not easily exploited by the sub-national agents
- D. sub-national bodies are denied initiative in decision making
402
The coming together of two or more political parties to from a government is
- A. coalition
- B. merger
- C. unification
- D. co-operation
403
Military government usually lacks political
- A. Authority
- B. Power
- C. Legitimacy
- D. Sovereignty
404
Checks and balances was a feature of pre-colonial political administration of the
- A. Hausa
- B. Yoruba
- C. Igbo
- D. Fulani
405
Which of the following was NOT a feature of colonial administration in Nigera?
- A. forced labour
- B. low prices for exports
- C. taxes on the population
- D. education levy
406
The agency responsible for investigating allegations of maladministration in the civil service is the
- A. Federal Civil Service Commission
- B. Code of Conduct Bureau
- C. Public Complaints Commission
- D. Federal Character Commission
407
The fear of domination in the public service led to the
- A. adoption of population as a formula for revenue allocation
- B. establishment of the Civil Service Commission
- C. introduction of rotational presidency
- D. establishment of the Federal Character Commission
408
A necessary companion of the Rule of Law is
- A. a special military tribunal
- B. the constant harassment of pressmen
- C. the supremacy of the ordinary law
- D. the trial of suspects in camera
409
The principle of checks and balances is important because it
- A. prevents each organ of government from being dictatorial
- B. frees other organs from judicial control
- C. makes the organs confront themselves
- D. makes the government to perform it civic responsibilities
410
Differentiate between government and state.
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