Nigeria Test

Question 0

The most important institution that has provided Nigeria with stability since its independence has been the

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Military

Question 1

The dilemma known as the “national question” is one that asks whether

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Or not Nigeria should remain as one nation

Question 2

Like Iran, an important source of legitimacy in Nigeria’s north has been

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Sharia

Question 3

In pre-colonial days, southern Nigeria was more likely than northern Nigeria to

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Have little political organization beyond the village level

Question 4

During colonial days, Britain strengthened the authority of the traditional chiefs, often resulting in

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The loosening of the chiefs’ responsibility to the people

Question 5

In Nigeria’s early days of independence, parliamentary-style government failed mainly because of

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Ethnic divisions

Question 6

The main goal of the Igbo during the Biafran Civil War o the late 1960s was to

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Gain independence from Nigeria

Question 7

Which of the following groups of countries have economies that are almost completely dependent on one product: oil?

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Nigeria, Iran, Mexico

Question 8

Nigeria’s prebendalism is an example of a political culture characterized by

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Patron-clientelism

Question 9

The two religions that have intensified ethnic conflicts in Nigeria are

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Islam and Christianity

Question 10

Which of the following regions of Nigeria is dominated by the Yoruba?

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Southwest

Question 11

Britain brought western-style education to Nigeria in the late 19th century, which had the effect of

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Deepening the rift between north and south

Question 12

Between 1966 and 1993, Nigeria experienced a

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Series of military coup d’etats

Question 13

Nigeria’s Gini index is high, which means that the country has a

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Large gap between the rich and the poor

Question 14

The three largest ethnic groups in Nigeria are the

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Yoruba, Hausa-Fulani, and Igbo

Question 15

In comparison to Britain and Russia, the literacy rates in Iran and Nigeria

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Show a larger gap between literacy rates for men and literacy rates for women

Question 16

Which of the following is the most important reason why it is difficult to tabulate the percentage of eligible voters who have actually voted in recent elections in Nigeria?

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Voter fraud and inability of legitimate voters to cast their ballots make voter rates difficult to calculate

Question 17

Aftobarometer surveys generally show that the majority of Nigerians think that

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Present economic conditions are very bad or fairly bad

Question 18

Which of the following countries has the “cleanest” government according to Transparency International?

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Britain

Question 19

Protests after the election of 2011 were sparked by president Jonathan’s perceived violation of

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The informal rule of alternating presidents from the north and south

Question 20

Which of the following pairs of governments have a federalist structure?

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Nigeria and Mexico

Question 21

Which of the following has been the dominant political party in the most recent Nigerian elections?

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The People’s Democratic Party

Question 22

The requirement that a president must receive at least 25% of all the votes cast in 2/3 of the states is intended to insure that

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A purely regional candidate can’t win the presidency

Question 23

The patron-client system headed by the Nigerian president, who dispenses government jobs and resources as rewards to supporters is known as

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Patrimonialism

Question 24

Like Mexico in its pre-democracy days, state corporatism in Nigeria currently is most directly represented by its

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Para-statals

Question 25

Which of the following most accurately describes the representation model for states in the Nigerian Senate?

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Each states is equally represented, with three senators each

Question 26

Which of the following accurately compares the Nigerian military to the Iranian military?

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The military in both countries actively participates in policy making

Question 27

The loyalty pyramid, prebendalism, and patrimonialism are all Nigerian versions of

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Patron clientelism

Question 28

Which of the following pairs of countries are most clearly rentier states?

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Iran and Nigeria

Question 29

The principal that recognizes people of all ethnicities, religions, and regions, and take their needs into account in the policy making process in Nigeria is called

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Federal character