Year :
1991
Title :
Government
Exam :
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE
Paper 1 | Objectives
11 - 20 of 59 Questions
| # | Question | Ans |
|---|---|---|
| 11. |
The mechanism used to limit a parliamentary debate is known as A. guillotine B. prerogative C. abrogation D. adjournment E. dissolution |
A |
| 12. |
In the pre-colonial political system of the Yoroba, the traditional ruler had A. legislative and executive powers B. legislative and judicial powers C. executive power only D. legislativ, executive and judicial powers E. law making powers only |
D |
| 13. |
The equivalent of the modern-day prime minister under the Hausa-Fulani pre-colonial system was the A. Alkali B. Waziri C. Dogari D. Galadima E. Madawaki |
B |
| 14. |
The pre-colonial political organization described as acephalous was the A. Hausa-Fulani emirate system B. Igbo political organization C. Yoruba political organisation D. pre-colonial Bini system E. pre-colonial Ashanti system |
B |
| 15. |
The Aba riot of 1929 was a direct consequence of the A. attempt to introduce taxation B. introduction of Wstern education C. attempt to mak women pay taxes D. British religious intolerance E. imposition of warrant chiefs on the Aba people |
C |
| 16. |
Which of the following is not a problem of civil service? A. Red-tapism B. Over-devotion to precedence C. improper keeping of records D. Poor attitude to government work E. Advising political leaders |
E |
| 17. |
By the 1979 constitution, the president has all the following powers except A. signing of bills into law B. control of the civil service C. preparation and presentation of annual budget D. swearing in of a new president E. proclamation of a state of emergency |
D |
| 18. |
Parliamentary supremacy implies all the following except that A. there is no legal Limitation to the authority of parliament B. the sole right of law making belongs to parliament C. parliament can extend its own life D. only parliment can legislate on public funds E. the power of parliamnet is over and above all other powers even that of the people |
E |
| 19. |
One of the pioneering figures in the pan-African movement was A. Du-Bois B. Dr Kwame Nkrumah C. Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe D. Siaka Stevens E. Herbert Macaulay |
A |
| 20. |
Nigeria was formally divided into three regions under the constitution of A. 1922 B. 1946 C. 1951 D. 1954 E. 1960 |
B |
| 11. |
The mechanism used to limit a parliamentary debate is known as A. guillotine B. prerogative C. abrogation D. adjournment E. dissolution |
A |
| 12. |
In the pre-colonial political system of the Yoroba, the traditional ruler had A. legislative and executive powers B. legislative and judicial powers C. executive power only D. legislativ, executive and judicial powers E. law making powers only |
D |
| 13. |
The equivalent of the modern-day prime minister under the Hausa-Fulani pre-colonial system was the A. Alkali B. Waziri C. Dogari D. Galadima E. Madawaki |
B |
| 14. |
The pre-colonial political organization described as acephalous was the A. Hausa-Fulani emirate system B. Igbo political organization C. Yoruba political organisation D. pre-colonial Bini system E. pre-colonial Ashanti system |
B |
| 15. |
The Aba riot of 1929 was a direct consequence of the A. attempt to introduce taxation B. introduction of Wstern education C. attempt to mak women pay taxes D. British religious intolerance E. imposition of warrant chiefs on the Aba people |
C |
| 16. |
Which of the following is not a problem of civil service? A. Red-tapism B. Over-devotion to precedence C. improper keeping of records D. Poor attitude to government work E. Advising political leaders |
E |
| 17. |
By the 1979 constitution, the president has all the following powers except A. signing of bills into law B. control of the civil service C. preparation and presentation of annual budget D. swearing in of a new president E. proclamation of a state of emergency |
D |
| 18. |
Parliamentary supremacy implies all the following except that A. there is no legal Limitation to the authority of parliament B. the sole right of law making belongs to parliament C. parliament can extend its own life D. only parliment can legislate on public funds E. the power of parliamnet is over and above all other powers even that of the people |
E |
| 19. |
One of the pioneering figures in the pan-African movement was A. Du-Bois B. Dr Kwame Nkrumah C. Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe D. Siaka Stevens E. Herbert Macaulay |
A |
| 20. |
Nigeria was formally divided into three regions under the constitution of A. 1922 B. 1946 C. 1951 D. 1954 E. 1960 |
B |