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Government Test SS2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The system of government that provided for division of powers between two or autonomous

a)
federalism
b)
monarchy
c)
democracy
d)
dictatorship
2.

Which of these is a factor for formation of federation

a)
Unification of powers
b)
Separation of powers
c)
Centralization of powers
d)
Division of powers
3.

One of these is a feature of Nigeria federalism

a)
Division of powers between central government and state governments
b)
Equal distribution of powers among all levels of government
c)
Complete control of all powers by the central government
d)
Absence of any form of government structure
4.

The Nigeria National Democratic party was formed in ------- year

a)

1922

b)

1920

c)

1923

d)

1934

5.

The Nigeria Youth Movement was led by which of these Nigerian

a)
Nnamdi Azikiwe
b)
Obafemi Awolowo
c)
Ahmadu Bello
d)

Earnest Ikoli

6.

National Council of Nigeria and Cameroon Citizen was renamed ------ when Cameroon broke away from Nigeria

a)
National Council of Nigerian and Cameroonian Citizens (NCNCC)
b)
National Council of Nigeria and Cameroon (NCNC)
c)
National Council of Nigerian and Cameroonian Citizen (NCNCC)
d)
National Council of Nigerian Citizens (NCNC)
7.

The party known as Jami'Yyar Mutanem Arewa was

a)

Northern People's Congress

b)

United Middle Belt Congress

c)

Norther Element Progressive Union

d)

Dynamic Party

8.

Egbe Omo Oduduwa a Yoruba Social Cultural organisation later became

a)
Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN)
b)
National Council of Nigerian Citizens (NCNC)
c)
Northern People's Congress (NPC)
d)
Action Group (AG)
9.

How many political parties was formed in the Second Republic

a)
Ten
b)
Two
c)
Five
d)

Six

10.

Nigeria Advance Party was formed by

a)
Chief Obafemi Awolowo
b)

Mr Tunji Braitwaite

c)
Kwame Nkrumah
d)
Nelson Mandela
11.

Which of these is a political party of the third Republic

a)
NRA
b)
NCR
c)
NRC
d)
NRR
12.

Peoples Democratic Party is a political party of the ----------------- republic

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Fourth

d)

Third

13.

The remote cause of Kano riot of 1953 was

a)

motion for self government

b)

counter motion

c)

Religious conflicts

d)
Educational reforms
14.

The personality clash between Awolowo and Akintola led to ----------------------

a)
a political crisis and split within the Action Group party in Nigeria
b)
increased cooperation between Awolowo and Akintola
c)
a stronger unity within the Action Group party
d)
a peaceful resolution between the two leaders
15.

The Action Group crisis broke out in what year?

a)
1962
b)
1960
c)
1964
d)
1958
16.

The general election crisis of 1983 was caused by

a)
Green Party's environmental policies
b)
Conservative Party's strong leadership
c)

irregularities and electoral malpractice

d)
Labour Party's poor performance in the general election
17.

The ruling party in Nigeria APC got --------- number of votes in 2023

a)

6,101,533

b)

8,794,726

c)

6,984,520

d)

1,496,687.

18.

The two political parties of the third republic in Nigeria was

a)
People's Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC)
b)
Democratic Party (DP) and Progressive People's Party (PPP)
c)
Labour Party (LP) and Action Democratic Party (ADP)
d)
Social Democratic Party (SDP) and National Republican Convention (NRC)
19.

Who was the leader of the Northern People's Congress?

a)

Sir Ahmadu Bello

b)

Yakubu Gowon

c)

Nnamdi Azikiwe

d)

Obafemi Awolowo

20.

What was the cause of the Census crisis of 1962/63?

a)

Inflated figures

b)

Reduction in figures

c)

Court disagreement

d)

Court judgement