Year : 
1988
Title : 
Government
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

51 - 58 of 58 Questions

# Question Ans
51.

All the following were front line fighters for Nigeria's independence except

A. Obafemi Awolowo

B. Nnamdi Azikiwe

C. Lateef Jakande

D. Aminu Kano

E. Herbert Macaulay

C

52.

It is argued that most of the new states of Africa cannot remain faithful to the doctrines of non-alignment mainly because of

A. corruption

B. ethnic problems

C. bad leadership

D. poor economy

E. illiteracy

D

53.

The first political party in Nigeria was

A. National Council of Nigeria Citizens (NCNC)

B. Nigeria National Democratic Party (NNDP)

C. Action Group (AP)

D. Northern People's Congress (NPC)

E. Dynamic Party (DP)

B

54.

To which of these countries did Nigeria send peacekeeping force?

A. South Africa

B. Angola

C. Chad

D. Namibia

E. Ghana

C

55.

In the federation, the purpose of enumerating the powers of the central government is to

A. ensure efficient administration

B. ensure greaterunity

C. reduce the financial burden of the units

D. limit its powers against those of the units

E. reduce corruption in the government of the units

D

56.

Under what system of government does the states require ownership and control of the means of production for its use in benefiting the population?

A. Capitalism

B. Socialism

C. Feudalism

D. Welfarism

E. Communalism

B

57.

The question of Nigeria civil war was raised for the first time at the meeting of the OAU in September 1967 in

A. Kampala

B. Addis Ababa

C. Lagos

D. Kinshasa

E. Nairobi

D

58.

Nigeria objected to the discussion of the civil war in the OAU summit on the grounds that

A. it amounts to interference in its internal affairs

B. some African countries recongnized Biafra

C. Tanzania and Ivory Coast recongnized Biafra

D. the resolution of the conflict was diffcult

E. the OAU was not capable of resolving the conflict

C

51.

All the following were front line fighters for Nigeria's independence except

A. Obafemi Awolowo

B. Nnamdi Azikiwe

C. Lateef Jakande

D. Aminu Kano

E. Herbert Macaulay

C

52.

It is argued that most of the new states of Africa cannot remain faithful to the doctrines of non-alignment mainly because of

A. corruption

B. ethnic problems

C. bad leadership

D. poor economy

E. illiteracy

D

53.

The first political party in Nigeria was

A. National Council of Nigeria Citizens (NCNC)

B. Nigeria National Democratic Party (NNDP)

C. Action Group (AP)

D. Northern People's Congress (NPC)

E. Dynamic Party (DP)

B

54.

To which of these countries did Nigeria send peacekeeping force?

A. South Africa

B. Angola

C. Chad

D. Namibia

E. Ghana

C

55.

In the federation, the purpose of enumerating the powers of the central government is to

A. ensure efficient administration

B. ensure greaterunity

C. reduce the financial burden of the units

D. limit its powers against those of the units

E. reduce corruption in the government of the units

D

56.

Under what system of government does the states require ownership and control of the means of production for its use in benefiting the population?

A. Capitalism

B. Socialism

C. Feudalism

D. Welfarism

E. Communalism

B

57.

The question of Nigeria civil war was raised for the first time at the meeting of the OAU in September 1967 in

A. Kampala

B. Addis Ababa

C. Lagos

D. Kinshasa

E. Nairobi

D

58.

Nigeria objected to the discussion of the civil war in the OAU summit on the grounds that

A. it amounts to interference in its internal affairs

B. some African countries recongnized Biafra

C. Tanzania and Ivory Coast recongnized Biafra

D. the resolution of the conflict was diffcult

E. the OAU was not capable of resolving the conflict

C