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1. Which feature most clearly distinguishes a public corporation from a government ministry?
  1. It is created by law as a separate legal entity
  2. It is controlled by elected members of parliament
  3. It must be financed only by private donations
  4. It performs no service for the public

Answer: A. It is created by law as a separate legal entity

A public corporation is established by statute with a legal identity distinct from an ordinary ministry.

2. When a government sells its controlling ownership in a state-owned company to private investors, the process is called
  1. nationalization
  2. privatization
  3. indigenization
  4. localization

Answer: B. privatization

Privatization transfers ownership or control of a public enterprise to private owners.

3. What is the principal effect of a legislature passing an appropriation law?
  1. It appoints the central bank governor
  2. It determines the boundaries of constituencies
  3. It authorizes government spending for specified purposes
  4. It transfers judicial powers to the executive

Answer: C. It authorizes government spending for specified purposes

An appropriation law gives legal authority for public funds to be spent on approved items.

4. Under the derivation principle, a state's share of revenue from a natural resource is linked mainly to
  1. the number of its local councils
  2. the number of seats it holds in the legislature
  3. the size of its civil service
  4. the location where the revenue-producing resource originates

Answer: D. the location where the revenue-producing resource originates

Derivation allocates a portion of revenue according to the place from which it is produced.

5. Which pair of states was created during Nigeria's 1987 state-creation exercise?
  1. Akwa Ibom and Katsina
  2. Bayelsa and Ebonyi
  3. Abia and Enugu
  4. Gombe and Zamfara

Answer: A. Akwa Ibom and Katsina

Akwa Ibom and Katsina were created in 1987 under the Babangida administration.

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