WAEC Government Past Questions & Answers - Page 46

226.

Before the Civil Service reforms of 1988, the most prestigious and highest paid grade in the Nigeria Civil Service was the

A.

clerical and manipulative class

B.

administrative class

C.

executive class

D.

messengerial class

E.

secretarial class

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

227.

Which of the following is not the responsibility of an Electoral Commission?

A.

creation of constituencies

B.

registration of voters

C.

nomination of candidates

D.

registration of political parties

E.

provision of polling booths

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

228.

Another name for the first past the post system of voting is the

A.

second ballot system

B.

alternative voting method

C.

simple majority method

D.

single transferable voting system

E.

multi-member voting method

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

229.

Which of the following statement is correct about proportional representation? It

A.

makes the assembly representative of all citizens

B.

is simple to operate

C.

preserves the two-party system

D.

gives the parties seats in relation to their popular support

E.

legalizes dictatorship

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

230.

The deliberate tampering with the boundary of constituencies in order to win more seats is called

A.

devolution

B.

gerontocracy

C.

delimitation

D.

gerrymandering

E.

decentralization

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.