Waec Government 1990 Past Questions and Answers

Question 46:

• WAEC 1990

Power can be defined as the

A. Ability of the parliament to delegate to anothr body or person the right to make laws on its behalf
B. Right to rule irrespective of oppositions to the ruler
C. Capacity to comped or influence others to do what they would otherwise not do
D. Capacity to encourage others to do what they had originally intended doing
E. Ability of the government to encourage communities to embark on self-help projects

Question 47:

• WAEC 1990

Political socialization means all the following except the process by which

A. Artisans learn their trade
B. Individuals learn how to participate in politics
C. People through learning come to understand their duties in society
D. Young men are introduced to party politics
E. Indiviuals learn about the various forms of government

Question 48:

• WAEC 1990

Public corporations are controlled by all the following except

A. Legislators
B. Judges
C. Tax-payers
D. Convicts
E. Ministers

Question 49:

• WAEC 1990

Which of the following statements best describes Nigeria's foreign policy between 1960 and 1966?

A. Cautious and relatively inactive
B. Truly non-aligned
C. Heavily dependent on eastern bloc countries
D. Very active and prominent in West African sub-region
E. Dynamic and active

Question 50:

• WAEC 1990

Relations between Nigeria and British became somewhat strained during the civil war mainly because

A. British was reluctant to supply Nigeria with the arms she needed to prosecute the war
B. Britain accorded diplomatic recognition to ''Biafra''
C. The soviet union supplied arms to Nigeria
D. British granted political asylum to some fugitives
E. Some British mercenaries were fighting on the Biafran