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Question 591
waec 2001

If the receiving state does not approve a diplomat on account of his past activities, he is considered

Aa dozen of diploma corps
Ban extra-ordinary ambassador
Can ambassador plenipotentiary
Da persona non grata
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Question 592
waec 2001

Who among the following was dismissed from the Action Group at the Jos Congress of February, 1962?

AAnthony Enahoro
BLadoke Akintola
CDauda Adegbenro
DAdesoji Aderemi
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Question 593
waec 2001

Under the Nigeria Constitution of 1979 representation in the lower House was based on

Aequality of states
Bthe gepgraphical size of each state
Cthe population of each state
Dnumber of local government in each state
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Question 594
waec 2001

In pre-colonial West Africa no centralized political administration existed among the

AHausa
BIgbo
CYoruba
DKanuri
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Question 595
waec 2001

During the 1964 Federal elections in Nigeria, there was a total boycott of voting in

ALagos
Bthe Northern Region
Cthe Eastern Region
Dthe Mid-Western Region
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Question 596
waec 2001

One important effect of the 1922 Constitution of Nigeria was the

Aformation of political parties
Bestablishment of university in West Africa
Cfusion of both the legislative and executive powers
Destablishment of a military government
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Question 597
waec 2001

Among the Yoruba, the presentation of parrot egg to the Oba indicates

Aoutright rejection by his subjects
Bacceptance of royal order
Cobeisance and homage to the king
Dprayer for long life for the king
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Question 598
waec 2001

The chairman of the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) during the Second republic in Nigeria was

AAminu Kano
BJoseph Wayas
CUme Ezeoke
DObafemi Awolowo
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Question 599
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 600
waec 2001

After the annexation in 1861, Lagos became a

Atrust territory
Bcrown colony
Cprotectorate
Dconsular territory
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Question 601
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 602
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 603
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 604
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 605
waec 2001

Rule by decrees is associated with

Amilitary government
Btotalitarian governments
Cdemocratic system
Ddelegated legislation
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Question 606
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 607
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 608
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 609
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 610
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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