Waec Government 1993 Past Questions and Answers

Question 36:

• WAEC 1993

A historic feature of the legislative council of Nigeria that met in 1923 was that for the first time, it

A. Included elected African members
B. Legislated for the whole country
C. Acted in a deliberative capacity
D. Included British officials
E. Included official members who were Nigerians

Question 37:

• WAEC 1993

One major weakness of 1946 Richard Constitution was its

A. Cumbersome constitutional provision
B. Limited application of the elective principle
C. Imprecision in legal clarification
D. Disregard for the views of traditional rulers
E. Provision for an official majority in the legislative assembly

Question 38:

• WAEC 1993

Which is true of French colonial policy of assimilation? It

A. Was similar in essence to the British colonial policy of Indirect Rule
B. Enabled Frence to transfer technology to its colonies
C. Enabled Frence to transfer capital to its colonies
D. Was used to turn Frenchmen to Africans
E. Sought to integrate French colonies with France administratively, politically and culturally

Question 39:

• WAEC 1993

In a presidential system of government, ministers are

A. Collctively responsible to the senate
B. Collectively responsible to the president
C. Individually responsible to the president
D. Individually responsible to no one
E. Individually and collectively responsible to the electorate

Question 40:

• WAEC 1993

One of the problem encountered by Nigerian Nationalists in their struggle for constitution change was the

A. Opposition from traditional rulers
B. Superior fireams of the colonial masters
C. Opposition from the Queen of England
D. Refusal of the Secretary of State to visit the colonies
E. Corruption and high- handedness of the British officials