GOVERNMENT 2023 UTME PAST QUESTION

1. Britain constitutional monarchy is an example of a society where the monarch performs

A. Unitary functions
B. Ceremonial functions
C. Parliamentary functions
D. Monarchical functions

2. Traditional approach to the study of politics essentially focuses on all, save,

A. Philosophy
B. Institution
C. Empirical verification
D. History

Authority means

A. A civic duty to be obeyed
B. Legitimate right to be obeyed
C. Automatic compliance with the activities of actors
D. The use of power and influence

4. Oligarchy implies rulership by

A. A powerful individual s
B. A military regime
C. A civilian regime
D. A cabal

5. A system of government where by both ceremonials power and executive powers of government are concentrated in one person is called

A. Presidential system
B. A federal system
C. Confederal system
D. A parliamentary system

6. Political science as subject is believed to have grown out of the following except

A. Law
B. History
C. Political Geography
D. Philosophy

7. Naked use of power lacks

A. Legitimacy
B. Power
C. Influence
D. Authority

8. In political terms, sovereignty belongs to

A. The state
B. The community and a citizen
C. The people
D. The president

9. Government refers to all of the following except

A. An institutions of the state
B. The activities of politician
C. The activities of the ruler and the ruled
D. The oppression of the minority

10. Which of the following is not true of the description of polities by karl

A. Processes of decision- making
B. It involves the gods and interests of the people
C. Making of public decision by public means
D. Authoritative allocation of values

11. One of the following may not fall under the broad scope of politics

A. Political participation
B. Political ideology
C. Policy process
D. Political behavior

12. Politics is about the authoritative allocation of values because

A. It involve every body in the society
B. It involve sharing of allocation of the wealth
C. It essentially involve binding decision in a particular society
D. It involves the allocation of scarce value

13. Which of these system of government is usually found in homogenous society

B. Federal system
C. Military system
D. Unitary system

14. The concept of sovereignty was first introduce by

A. Nicolllo Macavelli
B. Jean Bodin
C. David Easton
D. Karl system

15. Government is about all of the following save

A. Rule making
B. Decision making by political leaders
C. Policy formation
D. Displays of governmental power

16. One of the following does not constitutes part of a representative

A. Parliamentary debates
B. Military interference
C. Constitution grafting
D. Legitimacy of government

17. Social and economic right citizens do not include

A. Right to legitimate means of lively hood
B. Equality of all citizen
C. Equal play for equal works
D. Right to education

18. The most importance aspect of democracy is

A. Political Parties
B. General elections
C. The implementation of the constitution
D. The emphasis on the people

19. A rigid constitution can easily be identified by its

A. Components
B. Content and context
C. Sources
D. The drafting committee

20. Political socialization best describes the process by which

A. Citizen is confirmed
B. The political elite are trained for an importance role
C. Citizen of a country are socialized
D. Individuals become acquainted with the political system

21. The electoral officials charged with the responsibility of the announcing election result by INEC is

A. Agents of political parties
B. Youth corpers
C. Returning officers
D. Resident of electoral

22. Which of the following is not a way to maintain law and order

A. Provision of socio economic service
B. Suppression of divergent opinion
C. Effective political socialization
D. Law making and implementation

23. Nigerians 1999 constitution was essentially drafted by the cabal

A. Military
B. Politician and soldiers
C. Lawyers
D. Political parties

24. In the presidential system the president can declare a war subject to the

A. Ratification of the national council
B. None of the above
C. Support of the presidency
D. Support of the political parties

25. The vices president precise over the senates in

A. Nicaragua
B. Nigeria
C. Sao tome
D. France

26. An advantage of delegated legislation is that it

A. May be loosely defined
B. May inadequately published
C. Reduced the usurpation of the powers of the power of the parliaments
D. May be passed without adequate consultation

27. When a constitution contains complicated and long procedures for its amendment it is said to be

A. Written
B. Flexible
C. Parliamentary
D. Amendable

28. A good citizen must be

A. Educated and rich
B. Educated and pay his tax
C. Advocate of civils right
D. Informed and obedient to the law

29. A manifesto spells out the

A. Educated and rich
B. Educated and pay his tax
C. Advocate of civils right
D. Informed and obedient to the law

30. Fundamental freedom means all of the following except

A. Freedom of citizen to do what they want
B. Freedom of speech
C. Freedom to worship
D. Freedom to engage in a legitimate vocation

31. The following six political parties were registered for the 1983 elections

A. UNCN, UPN, NPP, NNDP, UMBC, NAP
B. NPN, NAP, NPP, PRP, GNPP, UPN
C. NPN, NNA, PPP, PRP, PPA, UPN,
D. NNP, ChopChop, PPP, PPA, UPN, PRP

32. The Lyttleton Constitution is important because it

A. Confirmed that Nigeria would be independent in 1960
B. Confirmed Nigerians federal structure
C. Introduced franchises into Nigerian politics
D. Made Nigeria sovereign

33.The Machpherson constitution of Nigerian created a

A. Bicarmeral legislature for eastern Nigerian
B. Bicarmeral legislature for the central government
C. Unicameral legislature for western Nigeria
D. Bicarmeral legislature for western Nigerian

34.The Arthur Richard constitution into Nigeria

A. Federalism
B. Republicanism
C. Regionalism
D. The multiparty

35. The amalgamation of the Northern and southern protectorate of Nigerian was in

A. 1914
B. 1922
C. 1951
D. 1953

36. Under the independence constitution

A. The governor general could appoint any members of the house of representative a prime ministers
B. A bicarmeral legislature was introduced in the country
C. Forty four members was elected into the senate
D. Higher education was made the exclusive responsibility of the federal government

37.The Clifford Constitution

A. Provided for universal adult suffrage
B. Made the governor dependent on the executive council
C. Provided for an unofficial majority membership of the legislature council
D. Introduced the elective principle into Nigerian politics

38. Pre colonial Igbo society was

A. Centralized
B. Acephalous
C. Feudal
D. Capitalist

39. Which constitution was created to legislate for the Lagos Colony and the southern provinces

A. The Richards constitution
B. The Clifford constitution
C. The lyttleton constitution
D. The Macpherson constitution

40. The minorities commission appointed in 1957 was headed by

A. Sir Henry Willink
B. Justice Udo Udoma
C. Chief Festus Okotie Ebor
D. Sir, Allan Lennox Boy