Waec Government Questions
Question 226:
The Aba riot of 1929 was a direct consequence of the
- A Attempt to introduce taxation
- B Introduction of Wstern education
- C Attempt to mak women pay taxes
- D British religious intolerance
- E Imposition of warrant chiefs on the Aba people
View Answer & ExplanationQuestion 227:
Which of the following is not a problem of civil service?
- A Red-tapism
- B Over-devotion to precedence
- C Improper keeping of records
- D Poor attitude to government work
- E Advising political leaders
View Answer & ExplanationQuestion 228:
By the 1979 constitution, the president has all the following powers except
- A Signing of bills into law
- B Control of the civil service
- C Preparation and presentation of annual budget
- D Swearing in of a new president
- E Proclamation of a state of emergency
View Answer & ExplanationQuestion 229:
Parliamentary supremacy implies all the following except that
- A There is no legal Limitation to the authority of parliament
- B The sole right of law making belongs to parliament
- C Parliament can extend its own life
- D Only parliment can legislate on public funds
- E The power of parliamnet is over and above all other powers even that of the people
View Answer & ExplanationQuestion 230:
One of the pioneering figures in the pan-African movement was
- A Dr. W.E.B. Du-Bois
- B Dr Kwame Nkrumah
- C Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe
- D Siaka Stevens
- E Herbert Macaulay
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