1989 - WAEC Government Past Questions and Answers - page 3
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Election among candidates from the same party before the final elections are called
A
Primaries
B
Running Mates
C
Second ballots
D
Party conventions
correct option: a
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Which of the following countries is not a member of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)?
A
Nigeria
B
Cameroun
C
Ghana
D
Togo
correct option: b
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The international organization formed after the Second World War to guarantee international peace and security is the
A
World Bank
B
United Nations Organization
C
League of Nations
D
British Commonwealth
correct option: b
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Any type of restricted franchise is a violation of principle of
A
Constitutionalism
B
sovereignty
C
political equality
D
popular election
correct option: c
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Which of the following is not a civil obligation of a citizen?
A
Obedience to law
B
Payment of taxes
C
Voting during elections
D
freedom of conscience and religion
correct option: d
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Which of the following is not the responsibility of the Electoral Commission in Nigeria?
A
Swearing in of the members of the House of Assembly
B
Courting and publication of election results
C
delimitation of constituencies
D
Compilation of electoral register
correct option: a
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The study of Government offers an individual all the following except a
A
Knowledge of his rights and duties
B
training in good citizenship
C
knowledge of the processes of government
D
training to become a judge
correct option: e
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Voting started in Nigeria in 1923 because the Clifford Constitution of 1922 granted
A
Decolonization
B
independence
C
an elective principle
D
self-government
correct option: c
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The organ of the UNO which can impose mandatory sanctions on any of its members is the
A
International Court of Justice
B
Economic and Social Council
C
General Assembly
D
Security Council
correct option: d
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A unified local government system was adopted in Nigeria under the
A
Tafawa Balewa administration
B
Yakubu Gowon administration
C
Shegari administration
D
Mutala/ Obasanjo administration
correct option: d
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