Waec Government Past Questions and Answers

Question 56:

• WAEC 1988

In the federation, the purpose of enumerating the powers of the central government is to

A. Ensure efficient administration
B. Ensure greaterunity
C. Reduce the financial burden of the units
D. Limit its powers against those of the units
E. Reduce corruption in the government of the units

Question 57:

• WAEC 1988

Under what system of government does the states require ownership and control of the means of production for its use in benefiting the population?

A. Capitalism
B. Socialism
C. Feudalism
D. Welfarism
E. Communalism

Question 58:

• WAEC 1988

The question of Nigeria civil war was raised for the first time at the meeting of the OAU in September 1967 in

A. Kampala
B. Addis Ababa
C. Lagos
D. Kinshasa
E. Nairobi

Question 59:

• WAEC 1988

Nigeria objected to the discussion of the civil war in the OAU summit on the grounds that

A. It amounts to interference in its internal affairs
B. Some African countries recongnized Biafra
C. Tanzania and Ivory Coast recongnized Biafra
D. The resolution of the conflict was diffcult
E. The OAU was not capable of resolving the conflict

Question 60:

• WAEC 1988

What is a state? What characteristics must a state possess?