WAEC - Government (1990)

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