Waec Government Past Questions and Answers

Question 676:

• WAEC 1997

Who among the following could pass death sentence on an accused person in the pre-colonial Yoruba Kingdom? The

A. Paramount Ruler
B. Provincial Heads
C. Queen Mother
D. Cults
E. Family Heads

Question 677:

• WAEC 1997

The French policy of Assimilation attempted to

A. Use chiefs as intermediaries between the government and the citizens
B. Africanize the civil service
C. Make the Africans think and behave like French citizens
D. Allow Africans develop on their own
E. Establish legislative councils for the Africans

Question 678:

• WAEC 1997

Where was Indirect Rule successfully practised before it was introduced to Africa?

A. Latin America
B. India
C. Britain
D. Japan
E. USA

Question 679:

• WAEC 1997

One of effects of the agitations by the National Congress of British West Africa in the 1920s was the

A. Establishment to Town Councils in th Protectorate
B. Abolition of racial discrimination in the Civil Service
C. Deposition of traditional rulers by Africans
D. Election of Africans into the Legislative Councils
E. Permission of African lawyers to parctise in court

Question 680:

• WAEC 1997

Which of the following is a result of nationalist activities in French West Africa?

A. Indigenat
B. Free Trade
C. Negritude
D. Direct Rule
E. The Loi Cadre