WAEC - Government (1995)

1
The primary function of government in a state is to
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(D)
maintain law and order
2
A country is most likely to have a good government only if it had
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(C)
a good constitution and good operators
3
Which of the following is a basic principle of democracy? Rule by
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(A)
the majority and the right of the minority
4
Which of the following is legal source of political authority?
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(D)
Power from the electorate
5
which organ of government is vested with the responsibility of initiating bills and recommending them to the legislature for consideration? The
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(B)
Executive
6
Which of the following is the unique feature of Monarchy?
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(B)
Succession is hereditary
7
Which of the following is a unique feature of a feudalism ?
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(D)
Lord-self relationship
8
Which of the following is a unique feature of a feudalism ?
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(D)
Lord-self relationship
9
The independence of the Judiciary can be enhance in all the following cases except where
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(E)
the President is also the Chief judge
10
There is no separation of power in a Cabinet system because
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(C)
the prime minister and his cabinet ministers are also members of the of parliament
11
In democracies, political participation could be restricted on the basis of
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(E)
age
12
Disenfranchisement refers to the
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(C)
denial of right to vote in an election
13
The limitation on the right to life can be found
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(B)
in the case of a convicted person
14
Which of the following is not an agent of political socialization?
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(A)
Tourism
15
Political sovereignty belongs to
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(A)
the people
16
An alien who has lived in Nigeria for twenty years may acquire citizenship by
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(B)
naturalization
17
In a republican parliamentary system of government, the ceremonial Head of State is the
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(C)
President
18
Which of the following is not a feature of capitalism?
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(E)
Dictatorship of the proletariat
19
A representative government can be established through
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(A)
a general election
20
A necessary companion of the Rule of Law is
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(C)
the supermacy of the ordinary law
21
An appropriation bill is
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(D)
a monetary bill
22
A coalition government can be described as one which
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(A)
is made up of more than one political party
23
One of the modern principles of government found in the traditional political system of Yoruba is that of
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(B)
checks and balances
24
The function of the age-group in the Igbo pre-colonial society was to
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(A)
enforce laws and punish erring members
25
An important feature of the traditional government in West Africa was the Council of
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(C)
Elders
26
A political party is mainly interested in
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(A)
contesting elections to gain power
27
The most important merit of a multi-system is that it
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(D)
gives representation to the widest shades of opinion and interest
28
A pressure group can be defined as a
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(E)
group organized around an interest for governmnetal action
29
An election in which people vote for issues of public policy rather than candidates is known as a
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(E)
referendum
30
Where no absolute majority is obtained in the first round of elections the most viable option is the
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(C)
second ballot
31
The indirect Rule system succeeded in Hausa/Fulani society because the
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(D)
existing administration farvoured the system
32
The Chicks Commission in Nigeria was up to look into the issue of
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(A)
revenue allocation
33
The first Head of State and Head of Government in Nigeria was
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(E)
Alhaji Shehu Shagari
34
Which of the following was the first political party in Nigeria? The
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(D)
Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP)
35
The main criticism against pre-independence political parties in Nigeria was that they
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(A)
were not national in outlook
36
Which of the following is a feature of public corporation ? It
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(A)
provides social services and amenities
37
One of the problem facing local government in Nigeria is the
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(E)
lack of good programmes
38
Local government are essential because they
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(E)
train local people in the art of governance
39
The goal which a state aspires to achieve in its relation with other states may be referred to as
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(C)
national interest
40
The goal which a state aspires to achieve in its relation with other states may be referred to as
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(C)
national interest
41
Which of the following has the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) failed to achieve?
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(A)
Setting up an African High Command
42
ECOWAS was set up purely for
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(E)
economic adavantages
43
The resolutions and programmes of the OAU are executed by the
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(D)
Council of Ministers
44
All the following organs/agencies of the United Nations Organization have their headquarters situated in New York except the
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(B)
World Health Organization (WHO)
45
One of the objective of the United Nations Organization (UNO) is to
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(B)
maintain International peace and security
46
Which of the following did not generate political crises in Nigeria? The
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(E)
adoption of Abuja as the new Federal Capital
47
Nigeria’s foreign policy came into the limelight at independence because
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(B)
Only at independence do states proclaim their foreign policy principles
48
The first military Head of State in Nigeria was General
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(C)
Aguiyi-lronsi
49
Which of the following countries was not involved in the peace-keeping effort in Liberia ?
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(D)
Cameroun
50
Which of the following was not an election issue in Nigeria during the Second Republic ?
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(C)
Provision of free education
51
The major policy of General Gowon’s administration immediately after the Nigerian civil war was
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(C)
Reconstrution Reconciliation and Rehabilitation
52
Which of the following is not true of a federal system of government? The
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(B)
Powers are not constitutionally shared
53
Between 1960 and 1980 Nigeria experienced all the following system of government except
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(C)
confederal
54
Which of the following was not required of a Presidential candidate for the 1979 election In Nigeria? He must
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(B)
be an indigene of the northern states
55
The decision to separate Lagos from the Western Region and make it a neutral Federal territory was taken at the
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(C)
1954 constitutional conference