Waec 2005 Government Past Questions And Answers
1
All the following are features of the civil service except
- A. anonymity
- B. political neutrality and impartiality
- C. security of tenure and permanence
- D. political maturity and participation
2
The main cause of military intervention in government in West African was
- A. that soldiers wanted to form their own polical parties
- B. the breakdown of democratic institutions
- C. the need to grant the request of the colonial government
- D. the soldiers wanted to take part in democracy
3
Public corporations are set up by
- A. the Board of Directors
- B. the Minister
- C. workers in the corporation
- D. an act of parliament
4
The French policy of Assimilation implied that
- A. the French transferred powers to Africans
- B. traditional rulers were recognized
- C. African countries were granted independence
- D. Africans were modeled after the French
5
Who among the following is associated with the concept of the rule of law?
- A. Jean Bodin
- B. A.V. Dicey
- C. Jeremy Bentham
- D. Barom de Montesquieu
6
The First Colonial Consul sent to administer the West Coast of Africa by the Britain, was
- A. John Beecroft
- B. Walter Egerton
- C. George Goldie
- D. Donald Cameron
7
Classical democracy implies government
- A. through representatives
- B. by all citizens
- C. through electoral college
- D. by martial laws
8
The direct rule policy did not succeed in some parts of West Africa because
- A. it was not well understood
- B. only few British officers were posted to those areas
- C. the powers of traditional rulers were not centralised
- D. the elite were participatory to the policy
9
Explain six aims and objectives of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
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A free and fair election requires all the following except
- A. political parties
- B. a long campaign period
- C. gerrymandered constituencies
- D. registration of all qualified voters