The question was almost the most popular question as it was attempted by virtually all the candidates with success. Candidates were very much at home in highlighting the characteristics of the military regimes. Those of them that took extra pain to expatiate their points got almost the maximum marks obtainable. The overall candidates’ performance in the question was very good.
Some of the points highlighted by candidates included:
- proscription or suspension of the constitution;
- arrest, detention and trial of political leaders;
- centralized administration;
- rule by decrees or edicts;
- fusion of executive and legislative powers, etc.
