STUDY SESSION 1: ORIGIN, NATURE AND DEVELOPMENT OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT IN

NIGERIA.

1. Personnel Management started with the advent of the __________ colonial rule in
___________.
(a) United State of America and in Liberia.
(b) United Kingdom and in Togo
(c) British and in Nigeria
(d) Congo and in China
2. The public service of today evolved after amalgamation of the colony and protectorate of
Northern and Southern, Nigeria in ___________.
(a) 1914
(b) 1913
(c) 1912
(d) 1911
3. Nigeria civil service was small in structure, comprising of expatriate personnel drawn essentially
from Britain at the upper and _______ level.
(a) Lower
(b) Middle
(c) Upper
(d) None
4. True/False: Nigeria were confined to the operative levels of the administrative cadre regardless
of their educational qualification and skills.
(a) True
(b) None
(c) False
(d) All of the above
5. Also, afforded Nigerians the opportunity to practice _______________ as the first foremen,
chief clerks and supervisors.
(a) Personal functions
(b) Personnel functions
(c) Practice functions
(d) Person functions
6. The appointment of ____________________ as the Governor General of the amalgamated
territories compelled the establishment of a central bureaucracy to assist him in the
administration of the entire Nigeria territory.
(a) Sir Fred Lawal
(b) Sir Sanni Abacha
(c) Sir Tafabalewa
(d) Sir Fredrick Lugard
7. The structure of the service constituted upper and middle level cadres dominated by the
expatriates while Nigerians irrespective of their qualifications constituted the ___________ level
cadre.
(a) Lower
(b) Upper
(c) Middle
(d) None
8. After the __________________, the introduction of “Nigerianization policy in the civil service,
occasioned by Foot Commission of 1948 created opportunities for Nigerians to be recruited as
personnel specialists as against the expatriate personnel.
(a) First world war
(b) Third world war
(c) Second world war
(d) Fourth world war
9. Nigerianization spread to civil of Eastern and Western Regions of Nigeria which became self -
governing in 1946 as a result of _______________ Constitution of 1947.
(a) Morphy
(b) David
(c) Dickson
(d) Richard
10. In _________, the North became selfgoverning but introduced “Northernization” into its own
civil service, instead of Nigerianization as done by Eastern and Western regions.
(a) 1956
(b) 1957
(c) 1959
(d) 1958
11. However, in______________, the civil service in Nigeria was fully “Nigerianized” and Nigerians
appointed to senior positions in the civil service.
(a) 1953
(b) 1961
(c) 1972
(d) 1999
12. Nigeria was granted independence in __________________ and public personnel functions
remained at four levels of government.
(a) 1992
(b) 1967
(c) 1960
(d) 1957
13. The federal and the three region consist of __________, ____________ and ______________.
(a) Eastern, Southern and Western regions.
(b) Southern, Eastern, and Northern regions.
(c) Northern, Western and Eastern regions.
(d) Eastern, Western and Northern regions.
14. Personnel offices were constituted under three units, except
(a) Civil service commissions as regular units
(b) Senior personnel and ministry of establishment
(c) Chief of staff house as place of justice
(d) Office of permanent secretary
15. There was no professionalism in the civil service as___________, chief typists were designated
as personnel officers.
(a) Chief clerks
(b) Chief staff
(c) Chief lead
(d) Chieftaincy
16. However, ___________Reform of 1974 harmonized and unified job grading and salary system in
the public service.
(a) Adenike
(b) Tadudeen
(c) Udoji’s
 (d) Davakilse
17. The Reform of 1974 also, introduced ___________system as a basis of reward and replaced
confidential system of reporting with the open reporting system.
(a) Unmerit
(b) Re-merit
(c) Merit
(d) None of the above

Complete this following statement:

Subsequent (18) ___________ reforms transformed the (19) ______________in public service
to modern personnel management as practiced in the (20) _____________.
18. (a) Pubic service (b) Private service (c) Primary service (d) Secondary service
19. (a) Personal management (b) Personnel management (c) Proposed management (c) none
20. (a) public sector (b) Physical sector (c) Private sector (d) None sector
21. All of this are Chief Secretary around which was surrounded by and was composed of specialized
departments except ___________
(a) Treasury
(b) Public Works
(c) Contribution
(d) Health and Agriculture
22. Having examined the _______ of Personnel Management in Nigeria, let us examine factors that
shaped the development of personnel management in Nigeria.
(a) Scope
(b) Nature
(c) Environment
(d) Compound
23. There are many __________ that shaped the development of personnel management in Nigeria.
(a) Factors
(b) Aspect
(c) Substance
(d) Duty
24. Personnel management in Nigeria include all of the this followings except:_________________
(a) Ministry of Employment Labour and Productivity
 (b) Efforts of Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA)
(c) The efforts of cooperative association Nigerian limited.
(d) Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria
25. The greatest and most important factor that hastened the emergence of specialist on the scene
of Personnel Management was the efforts of _____________.
(a) Trade association
(b) Trade assembly
(c) Trade union
(d) Trade society
26. In _________ period, government employment was the largest single employer for salaried jobs.
(a) Pre –colonial
(b) Sub- colonial
(c) Colonial
(d) None
27. Hence, trade union activities were first to manifest with the emergence of civil service union in
______________.
(a) 1912
(b) 1913
(c) 1914
(d) 1911
28. The union came into existence due to the contract between the Nigerian workers n and their
_______colonialists.
(a) American
(b) France
(c) British
(d) European
29. In 1931, the _______________ Workers’ Union was formed.
(a) Trade
(b) Society
(c) Railway
(d) Bus
30. The Nigerian Union of Teachers was formed in _________.
(a) 1967
 (b) 1930
(c) 1940
(d) 1939
31. The first trade union ordinance was enacted in Nigeria in the same year and about
___________workers’ unions emerged.
(a) Thirteen
(b) Fourteen
(c) Twelve
(d) Eleven
32. In what year did the general strike led by the Railway’s worker union?
(a) 1945
(b) 1956
(c) 1945
(d) 1956
33. What is the full meaning of COLA?
(a) Cooperation of Law Agency
(b) Cost of Living Allowance
(c) Cost of Living Association
(d) Code of Learning Agency

34. Nigerian workers and became a stepping stone in the improvement of ______________
relations in Nigeria.
(a) Labour- association
(b) Labour- congress
(c) Labour-unit
(d) Labour-management
35. The establishment of labour Department, which later grew into ____________________
(a) Ministry of employment
(b) Ministry of empowerment
(c) Ministry of workers
(d) Ministry of cooperation
36. _________________ and _____________facilitate the growth of Personnel Management in
Nigeria.
 (a) Labour and Production
(b) Labour and Product
(c) Labour and Productivity
(d) Labour and productizes
37. The __________________ has become a regulatory professional body on labour matters.
(a) Ministry
(b) Minister
(c) Ministration
(d) Ministries
38. What is the full meaning of IAP?
(a) Industrial Arbitration Panel
(b) Inter Application Process
(c) Information Access Panel
(d) Industries Arbitration Panel
39. What is the full meaning of NIC?
(a) National industry communication
(b) National industrial court
(c) National international company
(d) National industries courtroom
40. True/False: Besides, other mechanisms have been established, such as the Industrial Arbitration
Panel and National Industrial Court for settlement of disputes between employers and workers.
(a) True
(b) False
(c) None of the above
(d) All of the above
41. In what year was Employers Consultative Association (NECA) establish by the employers of
labour?
(a) 16 January, 1989
(b) 16 January, 1957
(c) 16 January,1996
(d) 16 January,1958
42. What was the aim of Employers Consultative Association (NECA)?
 (a) To assist, maintain and promote good industrial relations between its employer-member
and their employees
(b) To settle dispute and assist employer-member and their employees
(c) To adjust the situation between the organization and the employer-member and the
employees
(d) To propagate the promotion 0of employer-member and the employees in an organization.
43. NECA other purposes of the body are to promote technical education, training, seminar,
workshops and________.
(a) Research for the development of efficient employees
(b) Research for the growth of efficient employees
(c) Research for the work of efficient employees
(d) Research for the duty of efficient employees
44. It also advises government on labour matters and __________.
(a) Legislation
(b) Executives
(c) Judiciaries
(d) None of the above
45. ________________ is The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Employment,
Labour and Productivity has enacted several law.
(a) Labour Legislation
(b) Power of the Legislation
(c) Legislation duty
(d) None
46. It also enacted several laws, which if implemented will ensure industrial _________ and good
personnel management.
(a) Peace
(b) Harmony
(c) Limit
(d) None
47. The full meaning of ILO is ______________________________________.
(a) Intelligent Logic operation
(b) International Labour Organization
(c) Intel Logic Operation
 (d) Intact Labour Operation
48. __________________ and ____________ into its labour law and policy.
(a) Conventions and Regulations
(b) Conference and Regulations
(c) Community and Regulation
(d) Commitment and regulations
49. This helped the development of personnel management in __________.
(a) Ghana
(b) Liberia
(c) Nigeria
(d) Congo
50. Trade Union Acts of , was found in what year?
(a) 1993
(b) 1973
(c) 1989
(d) 1974
51. Trade Disputes Act of, was found in what year?
(a) 1976
(b) 1999
(c) 1978
(d) 1986
52. National minimum wage of 1981 was amended in what year?
(a) 1919
(b) 1991
(c) 1999
(d) 1990
53. _______Acts of 1987
(a) Workers
(b) Factory
(c) State
(d) Work
54. True/False: Besides, other labour legislations such as compensation Act of 1987
(a) False
 (b) True
(c) None of the above
(d) All of the above
55. Pension Act of 2004 was amended in what year?
(a) 2014
(b) 2012
(c) 2011
(d) 2013
56. True/False: Pension Act of 2004 have contributed immensely in the development of Personnel
Management in Nigeria.
(a) True
(b) False
(c) None of the above
(d) All of the above
57. What is the full meaning of IPM?
(a) Instagram Parish Ministry
(b) Insta People Movement
(c) Institute of Personnel Management
(d) Integrated Political Movement
58. True / False: Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (IPMN) with the aim of developing
specialists for commerce and industry is an added value to the development of Personnel
Management in Nigeria.
(a) False
(b) True
(c) None of the above
(d) All of the Above .
59. The knowledge, education, training, skills, and expertise of a firm’s workers are known as:
(a) Physical Capital
(b) Management’s philosophy
(c) Production capital
(d) Human capital
60. True/False: Personnel Management started with the advent of the British colonial rule in
Nigeria.
(a) True
(b) False
(c) None of the above
(d) All of the above