Year : 
2000
Title : 
Government
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

21 - 30 of 49 Questions

# Question Ans
21.

Which of the following factors limits the expression of public opinion?

A. The type of government in a state

B. The establishment of private media organizations

C. The high literacy rate of the citizens

D. Religious belife of the citizenry

A

22.

If the federal government and the unit government are to preserve their autonomy, the

A. federal government must be supreme

B. unit government must be supreme

C. Judiciaary must be supreme

D. constitution must be supreme

D

23.

Which of the following best describes the relationship between the central and the component government in a federation ?

A. the central governmnet collect revenue for component governments

B. the central and component governments have equal powers

C. The central government is weaker than the component governments

D. The central government legislates for the component

Detailed Solution

The component states are in some sense sovereign, in so far as certain powers are reserved to them that may not be exercised by the central government. However, a federation is more than a mere loose alliance of independent states
24.

The administrative head of a public corporation in Nigeria is the

A. Managing Director

B. Secretary

C. Board of Dircetors

D. Chairman

A

25.

The appointment, promotion and discipline of civil servants are the responsibility of the

A. Civil Service Union

B. Judicial Service Commission

C. Civil Service Commision

D. Electoral Commission

C

26.

Red tapism in the civil service refers to

A. the use of red tapes on legal documents

B. slowness of action

C. the co-operation between civil servants and politicians

D. the politicisation of the civil service

B

27.

The grant of the right to vote is called

A. enfranchisement

B. disqualification

C. prohibition

D. participation

A

28.

Which of the following factors may work against a representative system of government ?

A. High literacy of the electorate

B. the introduction of univerasl adult suffrage

C. independent electoral commission

D. Rigging of elections

D

29.

Which of the following factors may work against a representative system of government ?

A. High literacy of the electorate

B. the introduction of univerasl adult suffrage

C. independent electoral commission

D. Rigging of elections

D

30.

Which of the following factors may work against a representative system of government ?

A. High literacy of the electorate

B. the introduction of univerasl adult suffrage

C. independent electoral commission

D. Rigging of elections

D

21.

Which of the following factors limits the expression of public opinion?

A. The type of government in a state

B. The establishment of private media organizations

C. The high literacy rate of the citizens

D. Religious belife of the citizenry

A

22.

If the federal government and the unit government are to preserve their autonomy, the

A. federal government must be supreme

B. unit government must be supreme

C. Judiciaary must be supreme

D. constitution must be supreme

D

23.

Which of the following best describes the relationship between the central and the component government in a federation ?

A. the central governmnet collect revenue for component governments

B. the central and component governments have equal powers

C. The central government is weaker than the component governments

D. The central government legislates for the component

Detailed Solution

The component states are in some sense sovereign, in so far as certain powers are reserved to them that may not be exercised by the central government. However, a federation is more than a mere loose alliance of independent states
24.

The administrative head of a public corporation in Nigeria is the

A. Managing Director

B. Secretary

C. Board of Dircetors

D. Chairman

A

25.

The appointment, promotion and discipline of civil servants are the responsibility of the

A. Civil Service Union

B. Judicial Service Commission

C. Civil Service Commision

D. Electoral Commission

C

26.

Red tapism in the civil service refers to

A. the use of red tapes on legal documents

B. slowness of action

C. the co-operation between civil servants and politicians

D. the politicisation of the civil service

B

27.

The grant of the right to vote is called

A. enfranchisement

B. disqualification

C. prohibition

D. participation

A

28.

Which of the following factors may work against a representative system of government ?

A. High literacy of the electorate

B. the introduction of univerasl adult suffrage

C. independent electoral commission

D. Rigging of elections

D

29.

Which of the following factors may work against a representative system of government ?

A. High literacy of the electorate

B. the introduction of univerasl adult suffrage

C. independent electoral commission

D. Rigging of elections

D

30.

Which of the following factors may work against a representative system of government ?

A. High literacy of the electorate

B. the introduction of univerasl adult suffrage

C. independent electoral commission

D. Rigging of elections

D