The French colonial administrative policy - Jamb Government Past Questions and Answers

Question 1:

• JAMB 2019

In a democratic system _______

A. Majority Vote
B. Legal sovereignty shouldn't be unquestionable
C. Electoral college is always necessary
D. Minority vote but majority rule

Question 2:

• JAMB 2019

The Indigenant Policy is attributable to the ___

A. French colonies
B. British Crown colonies
C. German colonies
D. Portugese colonies

Question 3:

• JAMB 1978

The Lol Cadres, a major factor in the constitutional development of the French colonial territories, was introduced in

A. 1940
B. 1946
C. 1950
D. 1956
E. 1960

Question 4:

• JAMB 1978

The French idea of assimilation as applied in their colonies

A. Was to make Frenchment out of African subjects
B. Would have been allowed to produce more Frenchmen in the colonies than in traditional African
C. Recognised real value in traditional African culture and was merely aimed at upgrading it
D. Produced nothing but African puppets in the colonies
E. Was abandoned within a couple of years of its operation

Question 5:

• JAMB 1979

The French pattern of colonial administration in West Africa

A. Was basically the same as the British
B. Had as its primary objective, the development of colonial territories
C. Was based on the principle of assimilation
D. Included the policy of indriect rule
E. Involved the settlement of a very large number of French people in West Africa