WAEC Government Past Questions & Answers - Page 9

41.

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

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

42.

The Aba riot of 1929 was a direct consequence of the

A.

attempt to introduce taxation

B.

introduction of Western education

C.

attempt to make women pay taxes

D.

British religious intolerance

E.

imposition of warrant chiefs on the Aba people

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

43.

The pre-colonial political organization described as acephalous was the

A.

Hausa-Fulani emirate system

B.

Igbo political organization

C.

Yoruba political organisation

D.

pre-colonial Bini system

E.

pre-colonial Ashanti system

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

44.

The equivalent of the modern-day prime minister under the Hausa-Fulani pre-colonial system was the

A.

Alkali

B.

Waziri

C.

Dogari

D.

Galadima

E.

Madawaki

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

45.

In the pre-colonial political system of the Yoroba, the traditional ruler had

A.

legislative and executive powers

B.

legislative and judicial powers

C.

executive power only

D.

legislative, executive and judicial powers

E.

law making powers only

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.