MCQ Questions

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Column A	Column B
independence	a sudden, violent, and illegal taking of power from a government
alternated	cancelled; make something illegal in law
civilian	an ordinary person who is not a member of the army or police
military	government where one person has absolute power and control

Question No. 2

Say whether these statements are true or false.

Answer :

a) Nigeria was mainly a democratic republic between 1960 and 1999.

b) A coup is a type of free and fair election that countries use when they want a new government.

c) No opposition political parties are allowed in a country when it is ruled by a military dictatorship.

d) Wole Soyinka became the president of Nigeria in 1986.

e) General Abdusalami Abubakar was the last military leader of Nigeria.

Question No. 3

Identify the Disjuncts in these sentences.

Answer :

a) In my opinion, the green one is better.

b) In short, there is nothing we can do.

c) Regrettably, the book is no longer in print.

d) Fortunately for you, I have it right here.

e) He incorrectly claims that nothing was done to stop the fire.

f) Personally, I think he is wrong.

Question No. 4

Identify the Conjuncts in these sentences.

Answer :

a) Secondly, women’s sport is taken far less seriously than men’s.

b) There was no agenda; in short, they could discuss whatever they wanted to.

c) The cinema has lost none of its attractions in Lagos and the film industry has in consequence continued to flourish.

d) I believe his account of the story, that is to say, I have no reason to doubt it.

e) What’s more, you’ll save yourself a lot of stress if you start studying sooner rather than later.

f) He lifted the iron lid. As a result, the bees buzzed out in their thousands.

Question No. 5

The first challenge is that it must root out corruption at all levels of government and in the business world.

Answer :

plant

pull out by the roots

weed out

get rid of

Question No. 6

The country has been a stable democracy since 1999.

Answer :

unstable

firm

secure

unreliable

Question No. 7

He annulled the election results

Answer :

confirmed

cancelled

approved

abolished

Question No. 8

The eastern states declared their independence from Nigeria and became the Republic of Biafra.

Answer :

changed from

seceded from

held elections

voted for

Question No. 9

However, the Nigerian people never gave up hope for peace and stability.

Answer :

abandoned

gave away

looked for

cut out

Question No. 10

If these two challenges can be sorted out, the rest will follow.

Answer :

resolved

organised into categories

punished

separated

Question No. 11

The First Republic came to an end in January 1966 when there was a coup d’état during which the civilian government was overthrown.

Answer :

toppled

removed

subdued

elected

Question No. 12

If these two challenges can be sorted out, the rest will follow.

Answer :

resolved

organised into categories

punished

separated

Question No. 13

The First Republic came to an end in January 1966 when there was a coup d’état during which the civilian government was overthrown.

Answer :

toppled

removed

subdued

elected

Question No. 14

There was chaos in the country.

Answer :

confusion

harmony

stability

disorder

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Column A	Column B
independence	a sudden, violent, and illegal taking of power from a government
alternated	cancelled; make something illegal in law
civilian	an ordinary person who is not a member of the army or police
military	government where one person has absolute power and control

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