WorksheetsGOVERNMENT MOCK TEST
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Nigeria gained independence on
October 1, 1957
October 1, 1960
October 1, 1963
October 1, 1979
The first military coup in Nigeria occurred in
1964
1965
1966
1967
The 1979 Nigerian Constitution was officially adopted on
May 29, 1979
October 1, 1979
December 31, 1979
January 15, 1979
The African Union (AU) was established in
1999
2000
2001
2002
Nigeria became a republic in
1957
1960
1963
1979
The Berlin Conference, which partitioned Africa, was held in
1870–1871
1884–1885
1890–1891
1901–1902
The ECOWAS treaty was signed in
1965
1970
1975
1980
Nigeria’s Second Republic was inaugurated in
1963
1975
1979
1983
The first general election in Nigeria was conducted in
1958
1959
1960
1963
The Nigerian Civil War lasted from
1965 to 1967
1966 to 1968
1967 to 1970
1969 to 1971
When was the current Nigerian Constitution adopted?
1993
1997
1999
2003
The Organization of African Unity (OAU) was established in
1956
1963
1970
1983
The first military government in Nigeria was led by
Yakubu Gowon
Aguiyi Ironsi
Olusegun Obasanjo
Muhammadu Buhari
The fourth republic in Nigeria began in
1993
1995
1999
2003
Nigeria joined the United Nations in
1955
1960
1963
1970
When was the first coup d'état in Nigeria’s Second Republic?
1980
1981
1983
1985
The first civilian government in Nigeria was overthrown on
January 15, 1966
July 29, 1966
October 1, 1967
December 31, 1966
The first democratic transition of power in Nigeria occurred in
1979
1983
1999
2007
Nigeria officially became a federation in
1946
1951
1954
1960
The first military handover to a civilian government in Nigeria occurred in
1966
1979
1985
1999
Which organ of government is responsible for making laws?
Executive
Judiciary
Legislature
Police
The principle of separation of powers was popularized by
John Locke
Montesquieu
Karl Marx
Plato
The Nigerian President is elected for a tenure of
3 years
4 years
5 years
6 years
The agency responsible for conducting elections in Nigeria is
NYSC
EFCC
INEC
NASS
The rule of law emphasizes
Military rule
Supremacy of the law
Dictatorship
Autocracy
The process of removing an elected public officer before the end of their term by the electotate is called
Impeachment
Recall
Resignation
Petition
The head of government in a parliamentary system is called
President
Prime Minister
Speaker
Senate President
The first political party in Nigeria was
NPC
NCNC
AG
NNDP
The Nigerian Senate is headed by
Chief Justice
Senate President
Speaker of the House
Attorney General
Who is regarded as the father of Nigerian nationalism?
Nnamdi Azikiwe
Ahmadu Bello
Herbert Macaulay
Obafemi Awolowo
