Year : 
2003
Title : 
Government
Exam : 
NECO - BECE

Paper 1 | Objectives

11 - 20 of 50 Questions

# Question Ans
11.

One of the outstanding and an inalienable social right of a citizen is the

A. right to own property

B. right to life

C. right to privacy

D. right to work

E. right to vote

B

12.

Sir Henry willinck’s commission was et up in 1958 by the Colonial Government to address the problem of

A. derivate principle

B. inter-ethnic rivalry

C. minority ethnic groups

D. revenue allocation

E. sharing formula

D

13.

The major objectives of the colonialists in Nigeria does NOT inlcude

A. adventure reasons

B. cultural domination

C. economic reasons

D. educational reasons

E. market expansion

A

14.

Who among the following Governor-Generals put in place the first constitution for Nigeria?

A. Arthur Richards

B. Berna Bourdillon

C. Frederick Lugard

D. Hugh Clifford

E. John Macpherson

D

15.

The organ that performed both the legislative and executive functions under General Sani Abacha’s regime was known as

A. Armed Forces Ruling Council (AFRC)

B. Interim National Government (ING)

C. National Defence and Security Council (NDSC)

D. Provisional Ruling Council (PRC)

E. Supreme Military Council (SMC)

D

16.

An aggregate of people organized to promote some objectives they have in common can be described as ........ group.

A. electoral

B. pressure

C. political

D. professional

E. social

B

17.

One of these is NOT a true conception of a state

A. existence of people that occupy an area

B. the government and governed

C. is not permanent

D. must possess a definite territory

E. supreme over all other institutions

C

18.

During pre-colonial era, the highest democratic institution among the lgbo was the

A. Council of Elders

B. Ofor title holders

C. Oha na Eze

D. Ozo titleholders

E. Umuada factor

B

19.

To ensure that good governance was not jeopardized in the Yoruba pre-colonial administration, the Oyomesi was checked by

A. Agbaakin

B. Alaafin

C. Are Ona Kakanfo

D. Basorun

E. Ogboni

E

20.

How many political parties presented presidential candidates for the 1999 general elections in Nigeria?

A. Two

B. Three

C. Four

D. Five

E. Six

A

11.

One of the outstanding and an inalienable social right of a citizen is the

A. right to own property

B. right to life

C. right to privacy

D. right to work

E. right to vote

B

12.

Sir Henry willinck’s commission was et up in 1958 by the Colonial Government to address the problem of

A. derivate principle

B. inter-ethnic rivalry

C. minority ethnic groups

D. revenue allocation

E. sharing formula

D

13.

The major objectives of the colonialists in Nigeria does NOT inlcude

A. adventure reasons

B. cultural domination

C. economic reasons

D. educational reasons

E. market expansion

A

14.

Who among the following Governor-Generals put in place the first constitution for Nigeria?

A. Arthur Richards

B. Berna Bourdillon

C. Frederick Lugard

D. Hugh Clifford

E. John Macpherson

D

15.

The organ that performed both the legislative and executive functions under General Sani Abacha’s regime was known as

A. Armed Forces Ruling Council (AFRC)

B. Interim National Government (ING)

C. National Defence and Security Council (NDSC)

D. Provisional Ruling Council (PRC)

E. Supreme Military Council (SMC)

D

16.

An aggregate of people organized to promote some objectives they have in common can be described as ........ group.

A. electoral

B. pressure

C. political

D. professional

E. social

B

17.

One of these is NOT a true conception of a state

A. existence of people that occupy an area

B. the government and governed

C. is not permanent

D. must possess a definite territory

E. supreme over all other institutions

C

18.

During pre-colonial era, the highest democratic institution among the lgbo was the

A. Council of Elders

B. Ofor title holders

C. Oha na Eze

D. Ozo titleholders

E. Umuada factor

B

19.

To ensure that good governance was not jeopardized in the Yoruba pre-colonial administration, the Oyomesi was checked by

A. Agbaakin

B. Alaafin

C. Are Ona Kakanfo

D. Basorun

E. Ogboni

E

20.

How many political parties presented presidential candidates for the 1999 general elections in Nigeria?

A. Two

B. Three

C. Four

D. Five

E. Six

A