All practice questions

In traditional political systems where power is derived from hereditary sources, succession follows a defined sequence. Arrange the following steps of traditional power acquisition in their correct chronological order from the onset of succession to the final conferment of power.

Which of the following was the primary political objective of General Yakubu Gowon's creation of twelve states in May 1967, just prior to the outbreak of the Nigerian Civil War?

Which Nigerian head of state embarked on extensive shuttle diplomacy between 1999 and 2007 to re-integrate Nigeria into the international community and negotiate foreign debt relief?

In a given economy, Nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased from $\text{₦}800\text{ billion}$ in Year 1 to $\text{₦}1,200\text{ billion}$ in Year 2. Over the same period, the GDP deflator rose from $100$ to $150$, while the total population grew from $40\text{ million}$ to $50\text{ million}$. What was the percentage change in the country's real per capita income between Year 1 and Year 2?

While Marxist Communism promotes an internationalist perspective centered on class struggle across national borders, which fundamental principle characterizes the primary vision of social identity and conflict in Fascism and Nazism?

Match each type or condition of monopolistic price discrimination on the left with its corresponding economic strategy or market characteristic on the right.

During the 1962 Western Region crisis, Governor Sir Adesoji Aderemi dismissed Premier S.L. Akintola based on a written petition signed by a majority of legislators outside the House of Assembly. When the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council later upheld the Governor's legal authority to dismiss a Premier without a formal parliamentary vote, how did the Nigerian parliament resolve the resulting constitutional impasse?

A competitive market for yam tubers consists of 40 identical buyers and 10 identical sellers. The demand function for each individual buyer is given by $q_d = 15 - 0.5P$, and the supply function for each individual seller is given by $q_s = -4 + 2P$, where $P$ represents the price per tuber in Naira ($\text{N}$). What is the market equilibrium quantity of yam tubers (in units)?

In the pre-colonial Hausa-Fulani political system under the Sokoto Caliphate, the appointment of a new Emir involved a structured administrative procedure linking local traditional authorities to the central government. Arrange the following stages of succession in the correct chronological order from the initial vacancy to the full assumption of executive control.

A government minister issues an administrative directive that falls outside the specific statutory powers granted to their office by Parliament. Although the minister commands significant political popularity and personal influence, senior civil servants refuse to execute the directive on legal grounds. Based on Max Weber's typology of authority, which fundamental characteristic of legal-rational authority justifies the civil servants' refusal?

In international diplomatic relations, a state's foreign policy posture is shaped by both domestic conditions and external systemic forces. Which of the following functions as an internal determinant of Nigeria's foreign policy?

Which political ideology advocates for an internationalist perspective centered on global working-class solidarity rather than state-centered nationalism or racial supremacy?

In a modern state, citizens comply with public safety regulations enacted by parliament not out of personal devotion to individual lawmakers or respect for ancient customs, but because the regulations were established through defined constitutional procedures. Which form of authority does this situation illustrate?

A democratically elected administration strictly adheres to statutory legislative procedures and constitutional guidelines, yet it consistently fails to address severe economic recession, rampant unemployment, and widespread public insecurity. Consequently, citizens begin widespread civil disobedience and withdraw their political allegiance. Which primary determinant of political legitimacy has been eroded in this state?

A telecommunications equipment assembly firm expands its operational scale in the long run by increasing all of its production inputs by $50\%$. Consequently, its weekly output increases from $1,200$ units to $1,920$ units. What is the percentage increase in total output achieved by the firm?

Match each type of political legitimacy with the primary source from which its authority is derived.

Match each political ideology on the left with its defining core principle and structural feature on the right.

In Year 1, Country Z recorded a Nominal GDP of $\text{₦}600\text{ billion}$ with a base price index of $100$. In Year 2, the Nominal GDP rose to $\text{₦}1,080\text{ billion}$ and the total population reached $36\text{ million}$. If the Real Per Capita Income in Year 2 was calculated as $\text{₦}25,000$, what was the GDP deflator for Year 2?

In Nigerian constitutional law, a citizen of full age who submits a formal declaration to renounce their citizenship loses Nigerian citizenship automatically without requiring presidential registration.

The market demand and supply functions for a staple agricultural commodity in a local market are given by $Q_d = 250 - 5P$ and $Q_s = 50 + 5P$, where $P$ is the price in Naira (₦) per bag and $Q$ is the quantity in bags. If the government imposes a price floor of ₦25 per bag, what will be the resulting market outcome?