Government, 2014, WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE, Exam, Paper 1 | Objectives

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Year :

2014

Title :

Government

Exam :

WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

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#	Question	Ans
31.	A pressure group formed only by teachers is A. a promotional group B. an occupational group C. a religious group D. an economic group Show Content Detailed Solution Occupational group: Set of people characterized by common occupation, such as carpenters, doctors, engineers, managers, welders.	B
32.	Neutrality in the civil service means that A. the government can seek or replace top civil servants B. officials can only be removed from office due to ill-health C. civil servants should be loyal to the governement and non-partisan D. officials need to defend the budget in parliament Show Content Detailed Solution Neutrality in the civil service means Civil servants shall at all times ensure that their behaviour would not impede their performance of official duties in a fair and professional manner. They shall not allow their own personal political affiliation or beliefs to determine or influence the discharge of their official duties and responsibilities.	C
33.	Red-tapism in the civil service is a product of A. democracy B. autocracy C. bureaucracy D. theocracy Show Content Detailed Solution Red-tapism. the practice of requiring excessive paperwork and tedious procedures before official action can be considered or completed. It is a feature of bureaucracy	C
34.	The central government can reduce annual subventions to public corporations through A. parliamentary control B. ministrial control C. judicial control D. public control	A
35.	Collection of rates is a source of revenue to A. civil servants B. public corporation C. local authorities D. central government Show Content Detailed Solution Local revenue comes from property, sales, rates and other taxes; charges and fees; and transfers from federal and state governments.	C
36.	The money given by the central government to local authorities is known as A. block grants B. capital expenditure C. loans D. royalities Show Content Detailed Solution Block grants; is a grant from central government which a local authority can allocate to a wide range of services.	A
37.	The laws of the pre-colonial African system were A. written B. codified C. unwritten D. rigid Show Content Detailed Solution The key characteristic of pre-colonial African law is its, unwritten nature, with a focus on serving community rather than individual pursuits. Incarceration and punishment were unknown and instead efforts were made to compensate the victim, whose role was central to the process.	C
38.	Auditing the accounts of public corporations amounts to A. media control B. judicial control C. public control D. financial control Show Content Detailed Solution Financial control refers to the systems implemented in place to trace the directed resources of an organization with timely monitoring and measurement.	D
39.	The following were features of the French policy of Assimilation except A. centralized administration B. recognition of chieftaincy institution C. limited education D. indigent policy Show Content Detailed Solution The political administration of assimilation which was controlled from a centralised federation as the Federation of French West Africa. The underlying policy was to enable France implant French culture, limit education and civilisation on the people with the intention of suffocating the culture and fundamentalities of Afrikans	B
40.	The recurrent coups in West African countries resulted in A. dictatorship B. political instability C. nepotism D. poor conditions in the army	B

31.	A pressure group formed only by teachers is A. a promotional group B. an occupational group C. a religious group D. an economic group Show Content Detailed Solution Occupational group: Set of people characterized by common occupation, such as carpenters, doctors, engineers, managers, welders.	B
32.	Neutrality in the civil service means that A. the government can seek or replace top civil servants B. officials can only be removed from office due to ill-health C. civil servants should be loyal to the governement and non-partisan D. officials need to defend the budget in parliament Show Content Detailed Solution Neutrality in the civil service means Civil servants shall at all times ensure that their behaviour would not impede their performance of official duties in a fair and professional manner. They shall not allow their own personal political affiliation or beliefs to determine or influence the discharge of their official duties and responsibilities.	C
33.	Red-tapism in the civil service is a product of A. democracy B. autocracy C. bureaucracy D. theocracy Show Content Detailed Solution Red-tapism. the practice of requiring excessive paperwork and tedious procedures before official action can be considered or completed. It is a feature of bureaucracy	C
34.	The central government can reduce annual subventions to public corporations through A. parliamentary control B. ministrial control C. judicial control D. public control	A
35.	Collection of rates is a source of revenue to A. civil servants B. public corporation C. local authorities D. central government Show Content Detailed Solution Local revenue comes from property, sales, rates and other taxes; charges and fees; and transfers from federal and state governments.	C

36.	The money given by the central government to local authorities is known as A. block grants B. capital expenditure C. loans D. royalities Show Content Detailed Solution Block grants; is a grant from central government which a local authority can allocate to a wide range of services.	A
37.	The laws of the pre-colonial African system were A. written B. codified C. unwritten D. rigid Show Content Detailed Solution The key characteristic of pre-colonial African law is its, unwritten nature, with a focus on serving community rather than individual pursuits. Incarceration and punishment were unknown and instead efforts were made to compensate the victim, whose role was central to the process.	C
38.	Auditing the accounts of public corporations amounts to A. media control B. judicial control C. public control D. financial control Show Content Detailed Solution Financial control refers to the systems implemented in place to trace the directed resources of an organization with timely monitoring and measurement.	D
39.	The following were features of the French policy of Assimilation except A. centralized administration B. recognition of chieftaincy institution C. limited education D. indigent policy Show Content Detailed Solution The political administration of assimilation which was controlled from a centralised federation as the Federation of French West Africa. The underlying policy was to enable France implant French culture, limit education and civilisation on the people with the intention of suffocating the culture and fundamentalities of Afrikans	B
40.	The recurrent coups in West African countries resulted in A. dictatorship B. political instability C. nepotism D. poor conditions in the army	B