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1. Question: What made possible civilization and its constant companion, culture?
* a. Triumph of instinct over reason * b. Triumph of mind over matter, of reason over instinct, and
of distinctly human over mankind's animal nature. * c. Triumph of animal nature over human
nature * d. Triumph of matter over mind
Answer: b
2. Question: What is the most essential meaning of civilization?
* A) The establishment of democratic governments. * B) The growth of technology and science.
* C) The ability of people to live together harmoniously in cities, in social groupings. * D) The
accumulation of material possessions.
Answer: C
3. Question: Which of the following is a characteristic of civilization?
* A) Written language. * B) Hunting and gathering. * C) Bartering goods and services. * D)
Nomadic lifestyle
Answer: A
4. Question: What distinguishes humans from other animals?
* (a) Humans can speak more languages than other animals. * (b) Humans are stronger than
other animals. * (c) Humans are toolmakers and improvers. * (d) Humans have different physical
features compared to other animals
Answer: (c)
5. Question: Which are some of the ancient civilizations?
* (a) Southern, Northern region countries of Africa * (b) Atlanta, Bahamas, Jamaica * (c) Athens,
Jerusalem, Alexandria, Rome and Constantinople * (d) Asia, Europe, Australasia and by
landmasses
Answer: (c)
6. Question: Which of the following was NOT one of the civilizations that contributed to Western
civilization?
* (a) Beijing * (b) Paris * (c) Boston * (d) Amsterdam
Answer: (a)
7. Question: Who suggested the name 'Nigeria' for the country?
* (a) Queen Elizabeth II * (b) David Cameron * (c) Winston Churchill * (d) Flora Shaw
Answer: (d)
8. Question: What form of government does Nigeria currently practice?
* (a) Federal * (b) Absolute Monarchy * (c) Dictatorship * (d) Parliamentary
Answer: (a)
9. Question: What led to the bloody civil war of 1967 in Nigeria?
* A) The rise of a new political party * b) A natural disaster in a densely populated area * c) A
terrorist attack in the capital city * d) The first military coup and counter coup
Answer: d)
10. Question: Which city grew as colonial Nigeria's capital and leading port?
* a. Kano * b. Lagos * c. Onitsha * d. Enugu
Answer: b
11. Question: Which city was the largest pre-colonial city in sub-Saharan Africa?
* a. Zaria * b. Lagos * c. Abuja * d. Ibadan
Answer: d
12. Question: Which city grew to prominence as a major terminus of trans-Saharan trade?
* A. Ogbomosho * b. Jos * c. Ife * d. Kano
Answer: D
13. Question: What animal is depicted at the top of Nigeria's coat of arms?
* a. Eagle * b. Lion * c. Giraffe * d. Elephant
Answer: a
14. Question: What is the meaning of the silver wavy band in Nigeria's coat of arms?
* a. National unity * b. Agricultural wealth * c. Marine resources * d. Historical significance
Answer: a
15. Question: What is the flower on which the shield in Nigeria's coat of arms rests called?
* a. Red rose * b. Bluebell * c. Cactus spectabilis * d. Lavender
Answer: c
16. Question: What does the Y-shaped silver coloured wavy band in the middle of the black
shield on Nigeria's coat of arms signify?
* a. The bones of a fish * b. The roads connecting the cities * c. The two major rivers in the
country, River Niger and River Benue * d. The branches of a tree
Answer: c
17. Question: What does the motto of Nigeria state?
* a. Hardwork and Determination, Love and Joy * b. Unity and Faith, Peace and Progress * c.
Strength and Courage, Unity and Faith * d. Innovation and Creativity, Growth and Development
Answer: b
18. Question: What does the red eagle on Nigeria's coat of arms depict?
* a. Strength * b. Unity * c. Freedom * d. Peace
Answer: a
19. Question: What do the two white horses on Nigeria's coat of arms signify?
* a. Freedom * b. Agility * c. Power * d. Dignity
Answer: d
20. Question: What do the two green stripes on Nigeria's coat of arms represent?
* a. Faith * b. Progress * c. Freedom * d. Agriculture
Answer: d
21. Question: Who was the Prime Minister of Nigeria after gaining independence from Britain?
* a. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe * b. Gen. Yakubu Gowon * c. Chief Obafemi Awolowo * d. Alhaji Sir
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Answer: d
22. Question: Who became the first Governor-General of Nigeria?
* a. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe * b. Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa * c. Chief Obafemi Awolowo * d.
Gen. Yakubu Gowon
Answer: a
23. Question: When did Nigeria become a Federal Republic?
* a. October 1, 1960 * b. January 1, 1960 * c. November 16, 1960 * d. October 1, 1963
Answer: d
24. Question: Which was the final military regime in Nigeria before the current Fourth Republic?
* a. Second Republics * b. Fourth military regime * c. Third Military Regime * d. Eighth regime
Answer: d.
25. Question: During which Nigerian military regime were major development programs
established?
* a. Second Military Regime (July, 1966 to July, 1975) * b. Fifth Military Regime (December,
1983 August, 1985) * c. First Military Regime (January, 1966 to July, 1966) * d. Seventh Military
Regime (June, 1998 - May 1999)
Answer: Α.
26. Question: Which of the Nigerian military regimes led to the change in the country's
economy and living standard?
* a. Second Military Regime (July, 1966 to July, 1975) * b. Fifth Military Regime (December,
1983 August, 1985) * c. Third Military Regime (August, 1985 - August, 1993) * d. Fourth Military
Regime (June 12, 1993 August, 1998)
Answer: Α.
27. Question: Who overthrew the Buhari government?
* a. President Goodluck Jonathan * b. Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Babangida * c. Lt. Col. Muhammadu
Buhari * d. Gen. Sani Abacha
Answer: B.
28. Question: Who was the first Executive President of democratic Nigeria in 1979?
* a. Goodluck Jonathan * b. Yakubu Gowon * c. Olusegun Obasanjo * d. Alhaji Shehu Aliyu
Shagari
Answer: D.
29. Question: Which political party won the presidential election in which Shagari was elected
as the Executive President?
* a. New Nigerian Peoples Party * b. Alliance for Democracy * c. National Party of Nigeria * d.
All Progressives Grand Alliance
Answer: C.
30. Question: Who was installed as the Head of State after the military overthrew the Second
Republic in December 1983?
* a. Yakubu Gowon * b. Sani Abacha * c. Ibrahim Babangida * d. Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari
Answer: D.
31. Question: Which event led to the ouster of Major General Muhammadu Buhari?
* a. A bloodless coup d'état. * b. Environmental factors * c. Election results * d. Mass protests
Answer: A
32. Question: Who overthrew the Buhari government peacefully?
* a. Brig. Joshua Dogonyaro * b. Gen. Aliyu Mohammed Gusau * c. Maj. Gen. Ibrahim
Babangida * d. Yusuf Buratai
Answer: C
33. Question: What did Babangida cite as justification for his takeover?
* a. Improvement of infrastructure, access to education and training, and religious tolerance. * b.
Preservation of wildlife, expansion of sports facilities, and promotion of tourism. * c. Misuse of
power, violations of human rights, and government's failure to deal with the country's economic
crisis. * d. Introduction of strict Islamic law, reduction of public spending and government control,
and elimination of political opposition.
Answer: C
34. Question: Which year did the first stage of partisan elections take place after the failed
coup?
* a. 1989 * b. 1993 * c. 1994 * d. 1990
Answer: D
35. Question: Who won control of a majority of local government councils in the first stage of
partisan elections?
* a. SDP * b. PDP * c. NNPC * d. APC
Answer: A
36. Question: Who was appointed to rule until new elections after Babangida was forced to
hand over power?
* a. Olusegun Obasanjo * b. Ibrahim Babangida * c. Ernest Shonekan * d. Sani Abacha
Answer: C
37. Question: Who assumed power after Shonekan's forced resignation in 1993?
* a. Sani Abacha * b. Olusegun Obasanjo * c. Babangida * d. Goodluck Jonathan
Answer: A
38. Question: When were gubernatorial and state legislative elections held in Nigeria in 1991?
* a. December * b. January * c. April * d. October
Answer: a
39. Question: Who decreed that previously banned politicians would be allowed to contest in
primaries scheduled for August 1992?
* a. Obasanjo * b. Abacha * c. Babangida * d. Jonathan
Answer: C
40. Question: What happened on June 23, after the 1993 presidential elections in Nigeria?
* a. M.K.O. Abiola was sworn in as President * b. The election was annulled * c. Babangida
accepted the defeat gracefully * d. The results were never announced
Answer: В
41. Question: What is the full meaning of NADECO?
* a. National Distribution Council * b. National Democratic Congress * c. National Democratic
Coalition * d. National Democratic Convention
Answer: С
42. Question: Which union called a strike demanding the release of Abiola and transfer of
power to him?
* a. Nigerian Teachers Union * b. Petroleum workers union * c. National Firefighters Association
* d. Transport Union
Answer: В
43. Question: What was the reason behind the sentencing of Ken Saro-Wiwa and others?
* a. Embezzlement of public funds * b. Alleged roles in the killings of four prominent Ogoni
politicians * c. Tax evasion * d. Committed fraud
Answer: B
44. Question: Who announced the timetable for a 3-year transition to civilian rule?
* a. Shehu Shagari * b. Obafemi Awolowo * c. Gen. Sani Abacha * d. Nnamdi Azikiwe
Answer: C
45. Question: Who was the second highest-ranking military officer of Nigeria arrested on coup
plotting charges?
* a. Muhammadu Buhari * b. Sani Abacha *