2006 - WAEC Government Past Questions and Answers - page 4
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Which of the following is an advantages of local governments in West Africa?Acting as
A
agents for money-based politics
B
electoral commissions
C
traning grounds for political leaders
D
agents of pressure groups
correct option: c
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Some pre-colonial West African governments were democratic because of the existence of
A
age grades
B
powerful trditional rulers
C
religious institutions
D
checks and balance
correct option: d
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In the pre-colonial West Africa, the Kingdom,Wolof and the Hausa were examples of a
A
state
B
union
C
country
D
nation
correct option: d
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Which of the following countries popularized the use of the Indirect Rule by the British?
A
Nigeria
B
Ghana
C
Sierra Leone
D
The Gambia
correct option: a
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Indirect rule was successfully in some of the part of West Africa because
A
the British tyrannized the people
B
it sulted the existing traditional political structure
C
British officials learnt the local languages
D
the residents were good administrators
correct option: b
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The National Congress of British West Africa (NCBWA) was founded in 1919 by
A
Kobina Sekyi
B
J.B Danquah
C
Mensah Sarbah
D
J.E. Caseley Hayford
correct option: d
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Elective principle was introduced in the British colonies after
A
series of negotitions by the chiefs
B
consultations with the age grades
C
a series of agitations by the educated elite
D
the Queen's desire to come to the colonies
correct option: c
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An important innovation of the constitutions of British West African colonies in the 1920s was the
A
intorduction of elective principle
B
appointment of Africans to the executive councils
C
restriction of the Governors veto powers
D
opening of Regional Assemblies
correct option: a
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Notational Congress of British West Africa (NCBWA)failed to achieve its aims initially because
A
the chiefs and Governors oppsed those aims
B
African workers opposed those aims
C
Africans employed Europeans to write those aims
D
the congress failed to bring foreigners into its fold
correct option: a
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A coup détat is regarded as
A
a source of political legitimacy
B
a manipulation of the constitution
C
a constitutional way of changing the government
D
an unconstitututional way of changing the government
correct option: d
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