Government Past Questions And Answers
551
Which constitution established the Public Service Commission?
- A. The 1963 constitution
- B. The 1979 constitution
- C. The 1999 constitution
- D. The 1989 constitution
552
Local government are vital in modern politics as they ________
- A. encourage dictatorship
- B. train the local people in the art of governance
- C. make laws for the whole country
- D. execute government policies at all levels
553
Promotional pressure groups usually cater for the interest of
- A. all workers
- B. the general public
- C. non-members only
- D. all professional bodies
554
Police perform all the following functions except
- A. public execution of law breakers
- B. enforcement of law and order
- C. protection of life and property
- D. controlling and directing traffic
555
The ultimate goal of the nationalists was to
- A. secure political independence
- B. encourage western education
- C. promote African unity
- D. promote African education
556
Which of the following best represents duties and obligations of government?
- A. national sysmbols of
- B. provision of public utilities
- C. care of public property
- D. obedience of laws
557
The Sharia legal system was first introduced in the Fourth Republic in
- A. Kano State
- B. Katsina State
- C. Zamfara State
- D. Sokoto State
558
Which of the following options is the role of a newspaper in a state?
- A. Determines government appointment
- B. Disseminates information
- C. Ensures fairness in newspaper circulation
- D. Ensures fair distribution of relief items
559
The modern idea of democracy includes all the following except
- A. unlimited freedom
- B. universal suffrage
- C. periodic elections
- D. equality before the law
560
A government which has the ability to compel its citizens to obedience is said to be exercising
- A. authority
- B. coercion
- C. power
- D. legitimacy