POL121 List of eExam Questions in the Bank

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Q1 The first African country to experience military coup is

Q2 Stability, rapid economic development and unity, are some of the reasons advanced by some African leaders to justify Party system

Q3 In 1965, TANU was legalized as the sole political party in

Q4 The title "Mwalimu" used by a Tanzanian President means The Great

Q5 The African leader known as "Mwalimu" was Nyerere

Q6 The meaning of the popular title "Osagyefo" given to Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana means

Q7 Gamal Abdul-Nasir was the post-independence President of

Q8 The meaning of the political doctrine known as "Ujaamah", conied by President Nyerere is

Q9 South Africa and a group of countries in that region are called

Q10 Operations of the ECOMOG is limited to _member states

Q11 The chater establishing the ECOMOG gave it the mandate only for

Q12 The military outfit known as ECOMOG was established as the military wing of

Q13 Most post-independence African leaders embraced one-party system in line with their belief in concept of African

Q14 "Democratic Centralism" was a version of African Socialism promoted by former President Toure of Guinea

Q15 Nigerians rejected the Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) because it was seen as an IMF instrument to control the Nigerian

Q16 Nigeria joined the United Nations as 99th member on October 7,

Q17 The Gambia Independence Act of _, was an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom

Q18 Nigeria belonged to the group, which joined with the radical bloc to form the OAU in 1963

Q19 The former Rhodesia is now known as

Q20 At the early stage of colonialism, present Ghana was known as _coast

Q21 In 1979, Nigeria nationalized the assests of Petroleum to prevent Nigerian oil from getting to the apartheid regime

Q22 The popular saying "seek first the kingdom of politics, every ohters shall be added ujnto it" is credited to a pan-Africanist called

Q23 Some measures taken by African leaders to eradicate the vestiges of colonialism from African continent is known as Process

Q24 The two groups that formed the OAU belonged to two different ideological divides: Conservative and

Q25 The Casablanca bloc, which emerged in 1961 was known as Group

Q26 One of the two major blocs that led to the formation of the Organization of African Unity (now AU), was the _groups

Q27 African definition and conceptualization of democracy are based on Western _and orientation

Q28 Loans, monetary aids or technical assistance, are some of _instruments to control African economies

Q29 The second bombardment of Lagos in 1861, leading to the annexation that changed Lagos territory to become

Q30 In most African countries, the process of imperialism and colonialism started with slave trade and missionary

Q31 A country is _only if there is no any form of foreign interference in her domestic affairs

Q32 Nigeria was not a Republic until

Q33 Scholars regard the post-independence relationship between African countries and their former imperial powers as

Q34 The Traditional elites were initiated into politics by the British when were created each in both the Northern and Western Regions of Nigeria

Q35 The British first got African Traditional Rulers involved in administration through the policy of

Q36 Nigeria became a _State, in recognition of her role against colonialism and apartheid regime in the Southern Africa

Q37 Under Gen. Murtala Ramat Mohammed's administration, became the centre-piece of Nigeria's foreign policy

Q38 The colonial history of Libya could be linked to

Q39 Sir James Wilson _(15th June, 1955 - 16th November, 1960) was the last Nigeria's colonial Governor-General

Q40 Williams sponsored the Anti-Slave Trade Bill in the British parliament

Q41 The major palyer in the ECOMOG activities is

Q42 Under the bi-polar global system, the 'cold war' was between the United States of America and the defunct Union of _Socialist Republics

Q43 Liberia and were the only African countries  never colonized by any European power

Q44 United Nation was established in the year

Q45 The acronyms (A.P.R.M) means African Review Mecanism

Q46 According to Peter Ekeh, “ to problems demand context and sometimes models"

Q47 President got U.S. Congress approval for Arican Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)

Q48 The 1775 industrial revolution in the turned African countries to mere producers of raw materials

Q49 World War II was a major catalyst to in Africa

Q50 In 1947 gained independence from Britain

Q51 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was made in the year

Q52 The 1995 Beijing Declaration demanded for _percent women representation in government

Q53 The eight point Millennium Development Goals (MDGS) was launched by the in year 2000

Q54 One of the major obstacles to women political participation in Northern Nigeria is Culture

Q55 In 1893 New Zealand recognized the right of women to

Q56 The Nigeria's June 12, 1993 election was annulled by the military administration of

Q57 The first Nigeria's generally acclaimed 'free and fair' election was won by Chief

Q58 The first post-apartheid South African President was

Q59 The USA enacted a Comprehensive Anti Apartheid Act (CAA) against the then South African government in the year 1986

Q60 Fredrick de Klerk was President up to the year 1989

Q61 The Ghanaian popular military revolution in the late 70s was led by John James _Rawlings

Q62 In Ghana, the ruling party under Kwameh Nkruma was (CPP)

Q63 The first black African Secretary General of the United Nations (UNO) is

Q64 One of the Nigeria's neighbouring country that is not a member of ECOWAS is

Q65 The Arab Spring that led to the overthrow some sit-tight North African leaders started in

Q66 The Acronym CIA means Central Agency

Q67 Inordinate ambition by young military officers has been identified as one of the factors for political in some developing countries

Q68 Esprit de corps' is a palance commonly used by the and security agencies

Q69 The first black African colony to attain political independence was

Q70 Legitimate Trade is an offshoot of

Q71 Evangelism and imperialism were precursors to __in Africa

Q72 The first epoch of African encounter with the Europeans was the period of _Trade

Q73 The book written by Walter Rotney is titled “How Europe Underdeveloped _”

Q74 The first African country to have elected female President is

Q75 The Beijing Declaration on Gender Equality, popularly known as the Action was proclaimed in China in 1995

Q76 The campaign for the extension of the tenure of President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria was killed by the





Q77 One of these nationalists was a member of the Patriotic Front who worked with Robert Mugabe to secure independence for Zimbabwe in 1980





Q78 Ghana achieved ………………….. from Britain in 1957





Q79 The first political party in Nigeria was formed in





Q80 One of these is not a feature of a military government





Q81 The meeting to reconcile Ojukwu and Gowon before the outbreak of civil war in Nigeria took place in------ Ghana





Q82 The first military coup took place in Nigeria on





Q83 The concept of Ujaama (familihood) was propounded by one of the following African political leaders





Q84 The  idea of One Party System was promoted in Africa in the immediate post-independence era for the following reasons, except





Q85 The idea of “Democratic Centralism” was popularized by one of these first generation African political leaders





Q86 One of these African countries did not practice One Party System in the 1960s





Q87 The West African Pilot was a popular anti-colonial newspaper in





Q88 The year popularly referred to as the African Year of Independence was





Q89 One of these political parties secured independence for Gold Coast, later renamed Ghana in 1957





Q90 One of the followings was not a traditional African nationalist





Q91 The Ashantehene was a pre-colonial ruler in





Q92 The first agitation against imposition of taxes during the colonial period in Western Nigeria was





Q93 The type of democracy that was practiced in Pre-colonial Africa was called





Q94 The followings but one of the African countries were independent by the eve of World War II





Q95 The ……………………… movement provided training grounds for new African political leadership in the post-independece era





Q96 One of the factors that affected the spread of western education in the Northern part of Nigeria was the restriction on ………………………….. activities





Q97 By 1922, a political party was formed in the British Nigeria but no political party was formed in any French colonies until ………..





Q98 In 1925, …………………… was formed by Ladipo Solanke to fight colonial policies in West Africa





Q99 The attacks by the ……………… against the evils of colonialism also aided the decolonization process in Africa





Q100 One of the internal factors that ignited the spirit of nationalism in Africa was





Q101 One of the challenges of socio-political and economic integration in post-colonial African countries was the ………………… imposed by the colonial masters





Q102 The policies of Association and Assimilation were used in Africa by ………………………….. and ………………………… respectively





Q103 Due to arbitrary partitionning of Africa, the Yoruba and Hausa were divided between ………………………. and British territories





Q104 The policy of colonial rule was perfected in order to ensure complete domination and prevent ……………….





Q105 The major policy of colonial rule could be summarized as …………...





Q106 Until 1946, while the Northern Nigeria was ruled directly by the colonial Governor-General, the Southern Nigeria was ruled by the





Q107 In Sierra-Leone, the colonial policy distinguished between the Aborigines and the ……………….





Q108 In consistent with the dictataes of colonialism, …………………………. policy was introduced in many African colonies





Q109 Standardized taxation was introduced in Africa by colonial masters to replace …………… hitherto collected by African Traditional Rulers





Q110 According to Bade Onimode (1981:96), the dual economic system created by colonial masters were essentially to serve subsistent needs of the local paople and





Q111 "Mau Mau" uprising was a rebellion against White domination and denial of Blacks the right to land in ……………..





Q112 According to Nkrumah (1976:9), the name Rhodesia was coined from Cecil Rhodes, the founder of the ……………….





Q113 Most African countries were colonised either by conquest or by ………………………





Q114 Until October 1, 1960, Nigeria was one of the colonial territories of ……………….





Q115 A political system in which a country is binded to another powerful foreign country with the primary objective of promoting the economic interest of the metropole is called …..





Q116 Prior to the World War II, Togoland and Cameroon were colonies of …………………..





Q117 The three fundamental doctrines of imerialism: Exploitation; Trusteeship; and Assimilation, which were espoused in a book titled "Toward Colonial Freedom (1947)" and was written by ……...





Q118 Rober Mitchel's theory of Iron Law of Oligarchy better explains the dominance of ………… in African politics





Q119 A general feeling of allegiance, attachments or loyalty to one's primordial group to the detriments of others in African politics is called …….





Q120 The followings except one, could be described as benefits from the colonial origin of African politics





Q121 According to Mengisteab (2003), pre-colonial African societies have a rich tradition of political economic and …………………….





Q122 The followings but one, are the features of African politics





Q123 The vestiges of 'sit-tight syndrom' is more prevailent in ……………………. politics





Q124 Most African countries were colonised either by conquest or by ………………………





Q125 According to Richard Joseph (2006), ……………………… is a situtation where an individual seeks a patron and leans on him/her in order to benefit from the privileges of the upper class





Q126 One of the features of African politics is ………………





Q127 Hellen Sirleaf Johnson of ……………. was the first African woman to be elected President





Q128 The 'Affirmative Action' provides that ………………. of appointive positions should be reserved for women





Q129 The firstpolitical party to be formed in Nigeria was………………….





Q130 One of the last generation of African sit-tight Leaders is ……………….





Q131 The 'West African Pilot' was founded by…………….. as an instrument against colonialism





Q132 The 'Warrant Chief' in the southeasern part of Nigeria was a creation of …………..





Q133 The 1884 conference where African countries were pertitioned took place in ……………..





Q134 Regional integration by African countries is difficult because of





Q135 One of these scholars is not associated with Radical/Political Economy model of analysis





Q136 The last white president of South Africa who handed over to Dr. Nelson Mandela in 1994 was





Q137 The Apartheid policy in South Africa while it lasted was based and justified on





Q138 The civil war in one of these African countries was accompanied by genocide in 1994





Q139 In a democracy, the Fourth Estate of the realm is





Q140 All the following Nigerian Governors except one, were removed from office through impeachment





Q141 One of these former military rulers in Nigeria was ‘nominated’ as sole presidential candidate by the five registered political parties in 1998





Q142 In Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah was popularly called





Q143 The official Opposition Leader in Nigeria during the First Republic was





Q144 In the Nigeria’s First Republic (1960-1966), the system of government practiced was





Q145 One of these scholars did not write about democracy





Q146 One of the following is a programme of the African Union (AU)





Q147 One of these African countries has not witnessed a military coup





Q148 One of these institutions is not directly involved in the impeachment process under the Nigerian constitution





Q149 One of these African leaders is not guilty of tenacity of office





Q150 What is popularly known as the ”Mandela option” suggests