Waec Government Past Questions and Answers

Question 226:

• WAEC 1991

The Aba riot of 1929 was a direct consequence of the

A. Attempt to introduce taxation
B. Introduction of Wstern education
C. Attempt to mak women pay taxes
D. British religious intolerance
E. Imposition of warrant chiefs on the Aba people

Question 227:

• WAEC 1991

Which of the following is not a problem of civil service?

A. Red-tapism
B. Over-devotion to precedence
C. Improper keeping of records
D. Poor attitude to government work
E. Advising political leaders

Question 228:

• WAEC 1991

By the 1979 constitution, the president has all the following powers except

A. Signing of bills into law
B. Control of the civil service
C. Preparation and presentation of annual budget
D. Swearing in of a new president
E. Proclamation of a state of emergency

Question 229:

• WAEC 1991

Parliamentary supremacy implies all the following except that

A. There is no legal Limitation to the authority of parliament
B. The sole right of law making belongs to parliament
C. Parliament can extend its own life
D. Only parliment can legislate on public funds
E. The power of parliamnet is over and above all other powers even that of the people

Question 230:

• WAEC 1991

One of the pioneering figures in the pan-African movement was

A. Dr. W.E.B. Du-Bois
B. Dr Kwame Nkrumah
C. Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe
D. Siaka Stevens
E. Herbert Macaulay