Government Past Questions

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Question 31
waec 2001

In the Hause/Fulani traditional political administration, the Madawaki was the

Achief judge
Bchief tax collector
Chead of fishermen
Dcommander of the calvary
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Question 32
waec 2001

After the annexation in 1861, Lagos became a

Atrust territory
Bcrown colony
Cprotectorate
Dconsular territory
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Question 33
waec 2001

A major reason why the warrant chiefs were rejected in Eastern Nigeria was that

Athe chiefs were illiterates
Bthey were no indigenes
Cthey usurped the positions of the nationalists
Dthe system was not customary
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Question 34
waec 2001

The Nigerian Youth Movement (NYM) collapsed because of

Aleadership struggle
Bthe ban on the press by the government
Chigh-handedness by the leadership
Dcorruption and nepotism
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Question 35
waec 2001

Under the Independence Constitutions of Nigeria, the Court of Appeal was the

AWest African Court of Appeal
BSharia Court of Nigeria
CPrivy Council in Britain
DSupreme Millitary Council
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Question 36
waec 2001

Which of the following Nigerian constitutions brought the Northern Provinces into the Legislative Council?

AThe 1979 Constitution
BThe Richards Constitution
CThe Clifford Constitution
DThe Lyttletion Constitution
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Question 37
waec 2001

Rule by decrees is associated with

Amilitary government
Btotalitarian governments
Cdemocratic system
Ddelegated legislation
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Question 38
waec 2001

In Nigeria, the concurrent list of powers belongs to the

Alocal authority only
Bexecutive, the judiciary and the legisture
Cfederal and state governments
Dstate and local government
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Question 39
waec 2001

The three main contesting issues about revenue allocation in Nigeria are

Aoil, cocoa, and groundnut
Boil, minority and majority
Cethnicity, corruption
Dderivation, population and even development
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Question 40
waec 2001

Countries adopt federal system of government because of

Auneven development
Badoption of a state religion
Cthe fear of domination of minorities
Dthe availability of limited resources
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Question 41
waec 2001

When there is a second chamber in a federal state, it

Amakes up for the imbalance in the representation in the lower house
Bensures that the judicary is independent of the executive
Creduces the power of the electorate
Dalone makes laws for the country
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Question 42
waec 2001

A minister controls public corporations by

Aauditing the accounts of the corporations himself
Bgiving general policy dirctives
Ccriticzing the corporations through the mass media
Dundertaking day-to-day administration of the corporations
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Question 43
waec 2001

Carpet-crossing is a characteristic of

Amonarchical system
BCabinet system
Cpresidential system
Dunitary system
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Question 44
waec 2001

A major function of public corporation is to

Aconstruct roads and bridges
Bcompete with private companies
Cprovide certain essential service for all
Dcollect revenue for government
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Question 45
waec 2001

The dissolution of parliament is usually following by a

Ageneral election
Breferendum
Cplebiscite
Dresolution
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Question 46
waec 2001

Under a two-party system, the opposition party is as important as the ruling party because it

Ahas equal unmber of supporters as the ruling party
Bis as strong as the ruling party
Cmay force the government to resign
Dis the alternative government
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Question 47
waec 2001

A multi-party system often leads to the formation of

ACoalition government
Bdual government
Cdictatoral governmnet
Dmonarchical government
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Question 48
waec 2001

A major weakness of a one-party system is that it

Aencourages the emergence of dictators
Bensures freedom of political choice
Cnegates the principle of one man one vote
Drequires a bicameral legislature
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Question 49
waec 2001

A system in which one level of government exercises an overwhelming authority over others can best be described as

Aconfederal
Bparliamentary
Cunitary
Dpresidential
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Question 50
waec 2001

One from of delegated legislation is

Acase laws
Bstatutory instruments
Cconventions
Dman-made laws
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