Year :
1988
Title :
Government
Exam :
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE
Paper 1 | Objectives
11 - 20 of 58 Questions
| # | Question | Ans |
|---|---|---|
| 11. |
Nigeria broke diplomatic relations with Israel in 1973 because of Israeli A. recongnition of Biafra B. occupation of Egyptian territory C. refusal to give aid to Nigeria D. economic relations with South Africa E. raid on Entebbe airport in Uganda |
B |
| 12. |
The United Nations organization (UNO)has its headquarters in A. Britain B. USSR C. USA D. China E. France |
C |
| 13. |
The state is different from the government because A. the State unlike the Government is permanent B. the Government is made up of powerful people C. members of the Government are elected D. the state is created by God E. The state can exercise absolute power |
A |
| 14. |
A state is a special from of human association because it A. has a legitimate monoploy of life and death penalties over its citizens B. is the richest association in society C. has a constitution approved by the citizens D. can punish law breakers E. has a government |
A |
| 15. |
Which of the following is not relevant to communism? A. Democracy B. Violent reolution C. Friedrich Engels D. Class war E. Private Enterprise |
E |
| 16. |
A Nigeria citizen can only be deprived of his citizenship if he is A. condemned to death B. convicted by a court of law C. married to a foreigner D. holding a dual citizenship E. an armed robber Detailed SolutionThe President may deprive a person, other than a person who is a citizen of Nigeria by birth or by registration, of his citizenship, if he is satisfied that such a person has, within a period of seven years after becoming naturalized, been sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less than three years. |
|
| 17. |
In the process of governing, OUTPUT refers to A. the influence of pressure group B. demand of the political system C. the decision of the government D. the opinion of the electorate E. the influence of political parties |
C |
| 18. |
Another word for red-tapism is A. democracy B. authocracy C. idiosyncrasy D. bureaucracy E. theocracy |
D |
| 19. |
Rule adjudication is the main function of the A. Executive B. President C. Legistature D. Judiciary E. National Assembly |
D |
| 20. |
The major problem that arose from the 1979 election centred around the A. inability of many voters to find their names on the voters register B. cancellation of election results in many constituencies because of alleged irregularities C. inability of some dissatisfied candidates to seek redress in the court of law D. controversy over the presidential election result E. widespread complaint that too many elections were scheduled too close together |
B |
| 11. |
Nigeria broke diplomatic relations with Israel in 1973 because of Israeli A. recongnition of Biafra B. occupation of Egyptian territory C. refusal to give aid to Nigeria D. economic relations with South Africa E. raid on Entebbe airport in Uganda |
B |
| 12. |
The United Nations organization (UNO)has its headquarters in A. Britain B. USSR C. USA D. China E. France |
C |
| 13. |
The state is different from the government because A. the State unlike the Government is permanent B. the Government is made up of powerful people C. members of the Government are elected D. the state is created by God E. The state can exercise absolute power |
A |
| 14. |
A state is a special from of human association because it A. has a legitimate monoploy of life and death penalties over its citizens B. is the richest association in society C. has a constitution approved by the citizens D. can punish law breakers E. has a government |
A |
| 15. |
Which of the following is not relevant to communism? A. Democracy B. Violent reolution C. Friedrich Engels D. Class war E. Private Enterprise |
E |
| 16. |
A Nigeria citizen can only be deprived of his citizenship if he is A. condemned to death B. convicted by a court of law C. married to a foreigner D. holding a dual citizenship E. an armed robber Detailed SolutionThe President may deprive a person, other than a person who is a citizen of Nigeria by birth or by registration, of his citizenship, if he is satisfied that such a person has, within a period of seven years after becoming naturalized, been sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less than three years. |
|
| 17. |
In the process of governing, OUTPUT refers to A. the influence of pressure group B. demand of the political system C. the decision of the government D. the opinion of the electorate E. the influence of political parties |
C |
| 18. |
Another word for red-tapism is A. democracy B. authocracy C. idiosyncrasy D. bureaucracy E. theocracy |
D |
| 19. |
Rule adjudication is the main function of the A. Executive B. President C. Legistature D. Judiciary E. National Assembly |
D |
| 20. |
The major problem that arose from the 1979 election centred around the A. inability of many voters to find their names on the voters register B. cancellation of election results in many constituencies because of alleged irregularities C. inability of some dissatisfied candidates to seek redress in the court of law D. controversy over the presidential election result E. widespread complaint that too many elections were scheduled too close together |
B |