WAEC - Government (1990)

  • 1
    Under what constitution did the Supreme Court become the highest Court of Appeal in Nigeria?
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    (B)
    Republican Constitution
  • 2
    Capitalism is an economic system in which
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    (B)
    privated persons are permitted to undertake enterprises
  • 3
    The process whereby the electorate vote for representatives who in turn vote on their behalf is called
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    (A)
    an indirect election
  • 4
    The main function of the judiciary is to
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    (D)
    interpret the laws
  • 5
    The lowest class of people in the hierarcy of Feudal system is made up of the
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    (C)
    Serfs
  • 6
    The Nigeria National Democratic Party was founded by
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    (C)
    Herbert Macaculary
  • 7
    In which system of government does the state require the control of everything and allows no opposition?
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    (C)
    Totalitarianism
  • 8
    Nigeria broke diplomatic relations with Israel because of that country's
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    (B)
    occupation of Arab territories, including Egypt
  • 9
    In the absence of the existence of traditional rulers in Igbo communities the British colonial administration appointed the
    إجابة
    (D)
    Warrant Chiefs
  • 10
    The porgressive nature of Nigeria's foreign policy between 1979 is attributed to all the following except
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    (C)
    the influence of the American government
  • 11
    In the process of governing, input refers to the
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    (C)
    demands made by individuals and groups for acting by the authorities
  • 12
    Under the 1979 Constitution, members of Federal Executive Council were called
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    (A)
    Ministers
  • 13
    Northern Nigeria became internally self-government in
    إجابة
    (D)
    Alhaji Aminu Kano
  • 14
    An election which is conducted to fill a vacant seat in a legislature is called a
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    (A)
    bye-election
  • 15
    In Nigeria the institution that preserves civil liberty is the
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    (C)
    Law Courts
  • 16
    Nigeria became a federation under the 1954 Constitution because the constitution
    إجابة
    (D)
    provided for a division of functions between the centre and the component units
  • 17
    In a parliamentary system of government, the majority party
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    (D)
    forms the government
  • 18
    A system in which powerful and rich nobles own the lands which are hired out to the poor people to farm is called
    إجابة
    (A)
    feudalism
  • 19
    The principle of checks and balances is necessary because it
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    (A)
    prevents government from becoming dictatorial
  • 20
    Public opinion is very important because it
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    (D)
    lets the government know what the people want
  • 21
    Which branch of government is responsible for implementing laws?The
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    (C)
    Executive
  • 22
    In a unitary system of government
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    (D)
    there is high degree of centralization
  • 23
    The Angola -Nigeria defence pact was abrogated shorty after independence because
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    (A)
    of opposition from university students in Nigeria
  • 24
    All the following senior officials constituted the advisory council to the emirs in the pre-colonial system except the
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    (E)
    Ciroma
  • 25
    All the following senior officials constituted the advisory council to the emirs in the pre-colonial system except the
    إجابة
    (E)
    Ciroma
  • 26
    The introduction of Indirect Rule in Eastern Nigeria led to the Aba woman riots of
    إجابة
    (B)
    1929
  • 27
    The first president of the National Council for Nigeria and the Carmerouns (NCNC) was
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    (C)
    Herbert Macaculary
  • 28
    When a constitution is difficult to amend, it is said to be
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    (E)
    rigid
  • 29
    A political authority which maintains sovereign power over a specific geographical area is termed the
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    (C)
    state
  • 30
    A bill that applies to the whole population and is intended to promote general welfare is called
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    (B)
    a public bill
  • 31
    the political neutrality of civil servants implies that they
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    (E)
    are not allowed to be inolved in paritisan politics
  • 32
    In which system of government are ceremonial and executive powers usually fused?
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    (C)
    Persidential
  • 33
    Which of the following are not a public corporation? the
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    (E)
    Nigeria Teachers Institute
  • 34
    A popular principle of colonial administration in British West Africa was
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    (B)
    indirect rule
  • 35
    The first Governor-General of colonial Nigeria was
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    (E)
    Lord Fredrick Lugard
  • 36
    The state legislature in the Second Republic of Nigeria was called the
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    (D)
    House of Assembly
  • 37
    The first military government in Nigeria was headed by General
    إجابة
    (B)
    Aguiyi Lronsi
  • 38
    The 1979 Constitution of Nigeria
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    (C)
    provided for a head of state who is also the head of governmnet
  • 39
    In a democracy, franchise is given to all
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    (A)
    qualified adult citizens
  • 40
    The deity (such as chi or the oracles) in the traditional Igbo political system mainly performed
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    (D)
    judicary and political functions
  • 41
    The citizenship of a country may be acquired by an individual through
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    (B)
    naturalization
  • 42
    the recognition of individuals right and the industrial revolution contributed to the development of
    إجابة
    (B)
    capitalism
  • 43
    Nigeria obtained her independence on a platter of gold because the
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    (C)
    Nigerian nationalists did not fight any war before indepndence was granted
  • 44
    All the following achievements are credited to the military administration in Nigeria except the
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    (E)
    introduction of the Green Revolution
  • 45
    Power can be defined as the
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    (C)
    capacity to comped or influence others to do what they would otherwise not do
  • 46
    Political socialization means all the following except the process by which
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    (A)
    artisans learn their trade
  • 47
    Public corporations are controlled by all the following except
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    (D)
    convicts
  • 48
    Which of the following statements best describes Nigeria's foreign policy between 1960 and 1966?
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    (A)
    Cautious and relatively inactive
  • 49
    Relations between Nigeria and British became somewhat strained during the civil war mainly because
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    (A)
    British was reluctant to supply Nigeria with the arms she needed to prosecute the war
  • 50
    The first elected executive president of Nigeria was
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    (B)
    Alhaji Shehu Shagari
  • 51
    Northern Nigeria became internally self-government in
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    (D)
    1959
  • 52
    A totalitarian government is a government
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    (A)
    That aspires to control every aspect of a citizens’ life
  • 53
    Which of the following was not a demand of the nationalist movement in Nigeria?
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    (D)
    Withdrawal of military bases from African
  • 54
    Under the 1979 Nigerian Constitution, each state I allowed to elect
    إجابة
    (B)
    five senators
  • 55
    Rates are generally collected in Nigeria by the
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    (A)
    Local Government Council
  • 56
    The second military coup détat in Nigeria took place on
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    (A)
    July 29, 1966
  • 57
    To be qualified as president of Nigeria, the 1979 Constitution state that one most attained the age of
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    (D)
    35 years
  • 58
    On attainment of independence Nigeria declared that she would adopt the policy of non-alignment. This meant that Nigeria
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    (D)
    would not take side with any of the contending power blocs in the international system
  • 59
    The Igbo of Eastern Nigeria in the pre-colonial era had
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    (C)
    no central government
  • 60
    The kano riots of 1953 is significant because
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    (B)
    it was the first outbreak of violence between the major political parties