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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
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Question 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
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Question 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
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Question 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
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Question 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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