english Past Questions And Answers

English Past Questions And Answers

1181

The topic of a debate organized by the Directorate for Mass Mobilization for senior secondary schools is: The open ballot system is better than the secret ballot system for Nigeria. Write your contribution for or against the motion.

Explanation

OPEN BALLOT SYSTEM IS NOT BETTER THAN SECRET BALLOT SYSTEM

Good afternoon, chairman, moderator, panel of Judges, accurate time-keeper, co-debaters, ladies and gentlemen. I am standing before you to oppose the motion which states that the open ballot system is better than the secret ballot systern. The open ballot system option is a system of voting which requires that voters should vote openly by queuing behind their candidate while the secret ballot system, on the other hand, demands that a voter secretly exercises his or her voting right inside a polling booth.

As far as I am concerned, the best voting option for Nigeria is the secret ballot system. The politics of Nigeria is very volatile and every attempt to use the open secret ballot system has been accompanied by violence and political bickerings. In the past, there have been cases of violent attack on the voters who refused to line up behind certain candidates. The secret ballot system protects every voter from all forms of attack. It gives room for a voter to confidently and secretly exercise his or her right without any fear of molestation. Our political development has not got to the level of using the open ballot system.

Furthermore, it is easy for voters to use their discretion in voting for a candidate. in a secret ballot system, a voter votes objectively according to his or her assessment of the potentials of a prospective contestant.

In addition to this, it thwarts the attempt of politicians to buy voters over with money. Therefore, it discourages the use of money to hijack elections by money bags. As we all know. Nigerian politicians are fond of throwing money about when elections are approaching with the desire to influence the electorate unduly. The secret ballot system discourages this as many politicians have realised that the electorate can just collect their money without voting for them.

Chairman, ladies and gentlemen, I know my opponents want to claim that the open ballot system makes it convenient for easy counting and to reduce the rate of rigging, but what of the latent coercion and intimidation which make objective voting impossible? Even the secret ballot system makes it easy for a re-counting when there is a legal dispute about the election of a winner. It is very easy to re-count the ballot papers in a court of law.

Finally, the secret ballot system makes it possible for every citizen above the age of eighteen to come out to vote. Those who dislike queuing up definitely find it easy to vote secretly. Most of the electorates prefer the secret ballot system because it saves them from embarrassment and molestation.

Panel of Judges and my attentive audience, I strongly believe that I have been able to convince you that the secret ballot system is better for Nigeria than the open ballot system. Thank you.

View Discussion (0)WAEC 1995 THEORY

1182

From the words or groups of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.

He......say it to my face that I did that.

A. dares not
B. dare not
C. not dare
D. dared not

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1183

The University project---------owing to lack of funds

(a) Fell down
(b) Fell over
(c) Fell off
(d) Fell through

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1184

As a result of the injury sustained on the football field, Segun was ......... with a broken leg for months

A. laid down
B. laid out
C. laid on
D. Laid off

View Discussion (0)JAMB 1980

1185

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

She was certainly going to the cinema, _____?

A. isn't she
B. isn't it
C. wasn't it
D. wasn't she

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1186

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).

The agency has sworn to deal with all theapostles of confederation?

A. opponents
B. apostates
C. proponents
D. protagonists

View Discussion (0)JAMB 2003

1187

Choose the option that best completes the gap(s). Audu took these actions purely ...... his own career?

A. on furtherance of
B. in furtherance of
C. to furtherance in
D. in furtherance with

View Discussion (0)JAMB 2011

1188

After the sentence, a list of possible interpretations of all or part of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for the sentence.

Femi's plans amount to building castles in the air. This means that Feml's plans are

A. beautiful
B. practicable
C. interesting
D. unrealizable

View Discussion (0)WAEC 1991 OBJ

1189

My successorâ€™s father is my fatherâ€™s son, and I do not have any brothers or sons. Who is my successor?

A. Myself
B. Daughter
C. Niece
D. Nephew

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1190

After the following sentence, a list of possible interpretations is given. Choose the interpretation that is most appropriate for the sentence.

I admire Modou: very few people can stomach all of Adaeze's insults. This means that Modou

A. tolerated Adaeze's insults
B. was a weakling
C. had no answer to Adaeze's insults
D. did the right thing by remaining silent

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