Year : 
1992
Title : 
Government
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

41 - 50 of 57 Questions

# Question Ans
41.

Which of the following was not a feature of the 1922 elective principle in Nigeria ?

A. it restricted suffrage to men

B. it confined elections to Lagos and Calabar

C. it required a property qualification worth Ƹ100.00

D. only four members were elected into the legislative Council

E. British citizens were allowed to vote

E

42.

One of the features of the 1946 Richards constitution in Nigeria was

A. unofficial majority in the Legislative Council

B. African majority in the Exective Council

C. Ministerial responsibility

D. universal adult suffrage

E. appointment of premiers for the regions

A

43.

One of the defects of the 1951 Macpherson constitution of Nigeria was the

A. registration of political parties by FEDECO

B. direct funding of local government by federal government

C. abolition of Judicial service Commission

D. establishment of the Public Complaints Commission

E. provision for bicameral legislature at the centre

A

44.

The 1976 local government reform was innovative because it

A. provided for indirect election

B. gave traditional ruler political power

C. gave wide powers to councilors

D. empowered chairmen to appoint their secretaries

E. harmonized local government structure in Nigeria

E

45.

Which of the following was provided for in the 1979 constitution of Nigeria?

A. Council of National Awareness

B. National Security Council

C. Cocoa Research Council

D. Military Arbitration Panel

E. Council of National Commissioners

B

46.

Nigeria is a member of ECOWAS because she

A. is a member of OAU

B. was a former British West African territory

C. is a pioneer member of the community

D. believes in the aims and objctives of ECOWAS

E. is the prime mover of ECOWAS

E

47.

Nigeria contributed to the South African Liberation Fund because

A. a Nigerian was made the chairman of the OAU liberation Committee

B. African is the centrepiece of Nigeria's foreign policy

C. of her desire to eradicate racial discrimination in Africa

D. she is the richest African country

E. she hates South Africa

C

48.

Nigeria's diplomatic representative in British is known as

A. High Commissioner

B. Ambassador Plenipotentiary

C. Charge d'Affairs

D. Ambassador

E. Permanent Representative

A

49.

The first Secretary-General of the Commonwealth was

A. Joseph Lindsay

B. Lan Smith

C. Arnold Smith

D. Clement Atlee

E. Winston Churchill

C

50.

Africa is the centerpiece of Nigeria's foreign policy because

A. of Nigeria's leadership role in Africa

B. it is in line with United Nations charter

C. Nigerians wish it to be so

D. it is a mandate from the colonialist

E. it is a mandate from African leaders

A

41.

Which of the following was not a feature of the 1922 elective principle in Nigeria ?

A. it restricted suffrage to men

B. it confined elections to Lagos and Calabar

C. it required a property qualification worth Ƹ100.00

D. only four members were elected into the legislative Council

E. British citizens were allowed to vote

E

42.

One of the features of the 1946 Richards constitution in Nigeria was

A. unofficial majority in the Legislative Council

B. African majority in the Exective Council

C. Ministerial responsibility

D. universal adult suffrage

E. appointment of premiers for the regions

A

43.

One of the defects of the 1951 Macpherson constitution of Nigeria was the

A. registration of political parties by FEDECO

B. direct funding of local government by federal government

C. abolition of Judicial service Commission

D. establishment of the Public Complaints Commission

E. provision for bicameral legislature at the centre

A

44.

The 1976 local government reform was innovative because it

A. provided for indirect election

B. gave traditional ruler political power

C. gave wide powers to councilors

D. empowered chairmen to appoint their secretaries

E. harmonized local government structure in Nigeria

E

45.

Which of the following was provided for in the 1979 constitution of Nigeria?

A. Council of National Awareness

B. National Security Council

C. Cocoa Research Council

D. Military Arbitration Panel

E. Council of National Commissioners

B

46.

Nigeria is a member of ECOWAS because she

A. is a member of OAU

B. was a former British West African territory

C. is a pioneer member of the community

D. believes in the aims and objctives of ECOWAS

E. is the prime mover of ECOWAS

E

47.

Nigeria contributed to the South African Liberation Fund because

A. a Nigerian was made the chairman of the OAU liberation Committee

B. African is the centrepiece of Nigeria's foreign policy

C. of her desire to eradicate racial discrimination in Africa

D. she is the richest African country

E. she hates South Africa

C

48.

Nigeria's diplomatic representative in British is known as

A. High Commissioner

B. Ambassador Plenipotentiary

C. Charge d'Affairs

D. Ambassador

E. Permanent Representative

A

49.

The first Secretary-General of the Commonwealth was

A. Joseph Lindsay

B. Lan Smith

C. Arnold Smith

D. Clement Atlee

E. Winston Churchill

C

50.

Africa is the centerpiece of Nigeria's foreign policy because

A. of Nigeria's leadership role in Africa

B. it is in line with United Nations charter

C. Nigerians wish it to be so

D. it is a mandate from the colonialist

E. it is a mandate from African leaders

A