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[su_note note_color=”#fcf2e0″]The Questions are based on the current NERDC curriculum (UBE compliant)[/su_note]
Sample Government Exam Questions and Answers
DEVELOPMENT OF MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES IN NIGERIA
1. The establishment of the Action Group (AG) took place in ______.
A. January,1951
B. March, 1951
C. October, 1951
D. October, 1952
[su_accordion][su_spoiler title=”See the Answer” open=”no” style=”default” icon=”plus” anchor=”” class=””]The correct answer is B.[/su_spoiler]
2. The chairman of the third republic political party – Social Democratiic Party (SDP) was _____.
A. Chief M.K.O. Abiola
B. Chief Bola Ige
C. Chief Tony Anenih
D. Chief Ernest Shonekan
[su_accordion][su_spoiler title=”See the Answer” open=”no” style=”default” icon=”plus” anchor=”” class=””]The correct answer is C.[/su_spoiler]
3. The third republic political party – National Republican Convention (NRC) had its chairman as ______.
A. Chief Tony Anenih
B. Alhaji Babagana Kingibe
C. Chief Tom Ikimi
D. Alhaji Ibrahim Waziri
[su_accordion][su_spoiler title=”See the Answer” open=”no” style=”default” icon=”plus” anchor=”” class=””]The correct answer is C.[/su_spoiler]
4. Pre-independence political parties in Nigeria had all of the following problems except ______.
A. ethnic loyalty
B. carpet crossing
C. intra-party conflict
D. issue oriented manifesto
[su_accordion][su_spoiler title=”See the Answer” open=”no” style=”default” icon=”plus” anchor=”” class=””]The correct answer is D.[/su_spoiler]
5. The party which produced the first Nigerian Prime Minister in 1959 is the ______.
A. National Convention of Nigerian Citizens
B. Northern People’s Congress (NPC)
C. Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP)
D. Nigerian Youth Movement (NYM)
[su_accordion][su_spoiler title=”See the Answer” open=”no” style=”default” icon=”plus” anchor=”” class=””]The correct answer is B.[/su_spoiler]
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FOREIGN POLICY OF NIGERIA
1. The non-alignment policy was highly contradicted in the first republic as a result of _____.
A. Nigeria’s emergence as a republican state
B. the signing of the Anglo-Nigeria defence pact
C. the independence of India
D. the parliamentary system of government in practice
[su_accordion][su_spoiler title=”See the Answer” open=”no” style=”default” icon=”plus” anchor=”” class=””]The correct answer is B.[/su_spoiler]
2. Nigeria’s support of UPLA was motivated by which of her foreign policy principle?
A. Non alignment
B. Africa as the centre-piece
C. Respect for territorial integrity of other states
D. Peaceful resolution of disputes
[su_accordion][su_spoiler title=”See the Answer” open=”no” style=”default” icon=”plus” anchor=”” class=””]The correct answer is B.[/su_spoiler]
3. Which of the following is not a foreign policy issue?
A. Redenomination of the naira
B. Creation of more states
C. Hosting of the world cup
D. Establishment of election tribunal
[su_accordion][su_spoiler title=”See the Answer” open=”no” style=”default” icon=”plus” anchor=”” class=””]The correct answer is C.[/su_spoiler]
4. Which of the following is not a principle of Nigeria’s foreign policy?
A. Africa as a centre-piece
B. Non-alignment policy
C. Soverign equality of states
D. Western bloc policy
[su_accordion][su_spoiler title=”See the Answer” open=”no” style=”default” icon=”plus” anchor=”” class=””]The correct answer is D.[/su_spoiler]
5. Which of the following was not a non-aligned nation?
A. India
B. Poland
C. Nigeria
D. Tanzania
[su_accordion][su_spoiler title=”See the Answer” open=”no” style=”default” icon=”plus” anchor=”” class=””]The correct answer is B.[/su_spoiler]
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