Government Past Questions And Answers
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The type of government operated in Nigeria between October 1st 1979 to December 3 1983 is called a __________
- A. Collegial system of government
- B. Presidential system of government
- C. Unitary system of government
- D. Parliamentary system of government
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Franchise means the
- A. ability to conduct elections
- B. body of principles governing the conduct of an election
- C. right to participate in an election
- D. right granted to French citizens to vote
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Capitalism is an economic system in which
- A. the economy of the state is centrally planned and controlled
- B. privated persons are permitted to undertake enterprises
- C. accumulation of private property is forbidden
- D. the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
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The Chicks Commission in Nigeria was up to look into the issue of
- A. revenue allocation
- B. minority groups
- C. state creation
- D. constitutional amendment
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When Africa is the centrepiece of Nigeria's foreign policy, it is said to be _________
- A. Afrocentric
- B. regional
- C. Concentric
- D. Pan-African
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The general Strike of 1945 was caused primarily by the
- A. persistent implementation of discriminatory laws
- B. disparity in the criteria for employment
- C. harshness in trade laws as it concerns the Africans
- D. government's rejection of a demand for an increase of 50 percent in the cost of living allowances
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Which of the following characteristics was absent in the pre-colonial administration of the Igbos?
- A. hierarchical and centralized administration
- B. religious and spiritual symbols
- C. consultations
- D. checks and balances
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Occupational pressure groups pursue their objectives mainly by
- A. issuing ultimatums and embarking on strikes
- B. alienating the government
- C. embarking on guerrilla warfare
- D. contesting elections
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Under what circumstances can the rights of the individual be restricted?
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1999 THEORY770
OPEC has strong influence with the__________
- A. IMF
- B. EU
- C. ADB
- D. AU

