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

  回答

  (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

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  (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

  回答

  (D)

  Alhaji Aminu Kano
• 14

  An election which is conducted to fill a vacant seat in a legislature is called a

  回答

  (A)

  bye-election
• 15

  In Nigeria the institution that preserves civil liberty is the

  回答

  (C)

  Law Courts
• 16

  Nigeria became a federation under the 1954 Constitution because the constitution

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  (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

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  (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

  回答

  (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

  回答

  (E)

  Ciroma
• 25

  All the following senior officials constituted the advisory council to the emirs in the pre-colonial system except the

  回答

  (E)

  Ciroma
• 26

  The introduction of Indirect Rule in Eastern Nigeria led to the Aba woman riots of

  回答

  (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

  回答

  (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

  回答

  (E)

  are not allowed to be inolved in paritisan politics
• 32

  In which system of government are ceremonial and executive powers usually fused?

  回答

  (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

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  (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

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  (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

  回答

  (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?

  回答

  (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

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  (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