WAEC - Government (1988)

  • 1
    Government refers to all the following, except
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    (E)
    the act of civil disobedience
  • 2
    Government as the act of governing means the
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    (D)
    activities by which government policies are made and implemented
  • 3
    Unwritten constitution means that the constitution is
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    (C)
    not contained in any single book
  • 4
    The delegation of Administrative Powers to the local units with the central supervision and control is called
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    (C)
    deconcentration
  • 5
    Which of the following is not the function of the government?
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    (E)
    Provision of all the material needs of all citizens
  • 6
    A flexible constitution can only be amended by
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    (E)
    simple majority vote in the legistrature
  • 7
    Which one of the following countries has an unwritten constitution?
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    (A)
    Great Britain
  • 8
    A rigid constitution is said to be best suited for a
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    (A)
    Federal Government
  • 9
    Federal Elections were held in Nigeria in
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    (B)
    1954,1959,1964,1979 and 1983
  • 10
    The two components of sovereignty are
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    (E)
    political independence and supreme authority of the state within its territory
  • 11
    Nigeria broke diplomatic relations with Israel in 1973 because of Israeli
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    (B)
    occupation of Egyptian territory
  • 12
    The United Nations organization (UNO)has its headquarters in
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    (C)
    USA
  • 13
    The state is different from the government because
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    (A)
    the State unlike the Government is permanent
  • 14
    A state is a special from of human association because it
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    (A)
    has a legitimate monoploy of life and death penalties over its citizens
  • 15
    Which of the following is not relevant to communism?
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    (E)
    Private Enterprise
  • 16
    A Nigeria citizen can only be deprived of his citizenship if he is
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    (B)
    convicted by a court of law
  • 17
    In the process of governing, OUTPUT refers to
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    (C)
    the decision of the government
  • 18
    Another word for red-tapism is
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    (D)
    bureaucracy
  • 19
    Rule adjudication is the main function of the
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    (D)
    Judiciary
  • 20
    The major problem that arose from the 1979 election centred around the
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    (B)
    cancellation of election results in many constituencies because of alleged irregularities
  • 21
    The following key factors which influenced Nigeria's foreign relations except
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    (B)
    economic dependence
  • 22
    The following independence of Nigeria was in 1945 with the coming to power in British of
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    (E)
    Democratic Party
  • 23
    Which of the following is not an accepted way of resolving international conflict?
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    (E)
    Nuclear war
  • 24
    The membership of the Council of States in Nigeria is made up of
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    (E)
    the state governors and the head of state
  • 25
    In the Oyo traditional political system the Alaafin of Oyo was elected or chosen by a group known as the
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    (E)
    Oyomesi
  • 26
    The declaration of state of emergency in Western Nigeria was protected by the constitution of
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    (C)
    1960
  • 27
    The primary purpose of the state is to
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    (A)
    establish a system of law and order
  • 28
    The Armed Forces Ruling Council came into existence under the
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    (E)
    Babangida Administration
  • 29
    Which of the following is not a specialized agency of the United Nations Organization?
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    (D)
    The General Assembly
  • 30
    The creation of the office of the Prime Minister in Nigeria was accomplished in __________
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    (C)
    1957
  • 31
    Which of the following is not a function of a party secretariat?
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    (A)
    Electing the leader of the the party
  • 32
    The first Military President of Nigeria is
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    (C)
    Major General Ibrahim Babangida
  • 33
    The following factors favoured the introduction of a indirect Rule in Nigeria except the
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    (D)
    existence of educated elite
  • 34
    The psychological support a regime gets from its citizens if they believe the regime is right and ought to be obeyed, is known as
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    (E)
    legitimacy
  • 35
    The voluntary activities of members of a society in the selection of rulers is known as
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    (A)
    political participation
  • 36
    Residual powers under the Nigerian Independence Constitution were the powers exercised by
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    (B)
    the Regional Governments
  • 37
    The highest court of appeal under the Republican Constitution of Nigeria was the
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    (D)
    Supreme Court
  • 38
    Nigeria became a federation of 19 state in
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    (B)
    1976
  • 39
    A popular form of proportional representation is
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    (B)
    single transferable vote
  • 40
    A political concept that is composed of the attitudes beliefs, emotions and values of a society is called political
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    (A)
    culture
  • 41
    Flexible constitution is advantageous because it
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    (C)
    can cope with emergency periods
  • 42
    The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is
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    (A)
    an economic association
  • 43
    Which of the following concepts is out of place?
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    (B)
    Welfarism
  • 44
    The primary objective of all political parties is to
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    (C)
    control the government
  • 45
    It is the duty of a government to perform all the following functions except
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    (D)
    providing all the needs of its citizens
  • 46
    Which of the following is not an aim of the Organization of African Unity (OAU)?
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    (E)
    Enthronement of democratic governments in African
  • 47
    The French policy of Assimilation
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    (C)
    was aimed at converting Africans to Frenchmen
  • 48
    Military governors were members of the Supreme Military Council under the
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    (B)
    Yakubu Gowon Regime
  • 49
    The use of forced labour was one of the features of
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    (B)
    French colonial policy
  • 50
    The controversy over the 1979 Presidential election result was
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    (C)
    due to the interpretation of 1/4 of the vote cast in 1/2 of all the states in the Federation
  • 51
    All the following were front line fighters for Nigeria's independence except
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    (C)
    Lateef Jakande
  • 52
    It is argued that most of the new states of Africa cannot remain faithful to the doctrines of non-alignment mainly because of
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    (D)
    poor economy
  • 53
    The first political party in Nigeria was
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    (B)
    Nigeria National Democratic Party (NNDP)
  • 54
    To which of these countries did Nigeria send peacekeeping force?
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    (C)
    Chad
  • 55
    In the federation, the purpose of enumerating the powers of the central government is to
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    (D)
    limit its powers against those of the units