WAEC - Government (1989)
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Government is the machinery establish to manage the affairs of
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The judicial organ of government is the body which
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Which of the following is a false description of the first Nigeria Prime Minister? He
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exercised the prerogative of mercy
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The twelve state structure was created in Nigeria in
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The law which the state legislators make normally pass through
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the process of deliberations
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In the parliamentary system of government, ministers are
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collectively responsible to parliament
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Which of the following is not a public corporation? The
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National Youth Service Corps
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Which of the following is not an academic discipline in which a student of Government can specialize?
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The Republican Constitution of 1963 was indigenous because it was approved by
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the representatives of the people in parliament
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Local government reforms were carried out by the Federal Military Government in
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With which country did Nigeria break diplomatic relations in 1963 for exploding a nuclear device in the Sahara?
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The first political party in Nigeria was formed after the introduction of the
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Which of the following did not formally recognize Biafra as an independent state?
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When there is a conflict between the regional and federal laws under the concurrent legislative list, the
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Federal laws would prevail
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Nigeria hosted the meeting of Commonwealth Heads of State in
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Which
of the following is not a function of the Secretary-General of the United Nations Organization?
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Interpreting the treaties
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Capitalism often encourages
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private ownership of the means of production
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Which of the following African countries has diplomatic relations with South Africa?
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Citizens who are legally qualified to vote from
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Election among candidates from the same party before the final elections are called
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Which of the following countries is not a member of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)?
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The international organization formed after the Second World War to guarantee international peace and security is the
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United Nations Organization
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Any type of restricted franchise is a violation of principle of
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Which of the following is not a civil obligation of a citizen?
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freedom of conscience and religion
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Which of the following is not the responsibility of the Electoral Commission in Nigeria?
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Swearing in of the members of the House of Assembly
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The study of Government offers an individual all the following except a
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basis of career opportunities
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Voting started in Nigeria in 1923 because the Clifford Constitution of 1922 granted
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The organ of the UNO which can impose mandatory sanctions on any of its members is the
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A unified local government system was adopted in Nigeria under the
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Mutala/ Obasanjo administration
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The two parties which fromed the coalition government in 1959 were the
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Which of the following is not written into the independence constitution of 1960?
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Role of political parties
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The processes of depriving persons of the right of voting is known as
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The predominant influence of Northern Nigeria in the First Republic violated the federal principle of
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absence of marked equalities among the component units
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a two- chamber legislature
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The head of state under the independence constitution of Nigeria was
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The principle of separation of powers implies that the three main organs of government work.
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independently but cooperatively
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The emergency powers conferred on the Federal Government under the independence constitution was first exercised in the
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whose government decisions are made independent of foreign interference
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Which of the following is not a component of political culture?
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Representative democracy is characterized by
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Free election and ,proper register of voters
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The ratification of the appointment and dismissal of an Emir in the pre-colonial Fulani Empire was done by the
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Emirs of Gwandu and Sokoto
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The primary function of a legislature is the
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Which of the following title among the Igbos in the pre-colonial era required substantial wealth before one could acquire it
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According to Marist theory those who own and control the means of production in a capitalist society are
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The head of the Oyomesi in the old Oyo Empire was
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The head of Nigerian Mission to the Commonwealth of Nations is
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While political parties aim at forming a government , pressure groups aim at
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influencing government decisions
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Nigeria does not maintain diplomatic relations with South Africa because of the latter’s
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Which of the following countries does not operate a federal constitution?
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Socialism developed as a protest against the evils of
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The major advantage of the secret ballot is that
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t ensures the anonymity of each voter
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One of the first actions of military government s when they take over power in Nigeria is to
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A parliamentary-cabinet system of government is practised in
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the general principles which govern a state’s international behaviour
