Government questions and answers

Government Questions and Answers

Prepare for your JAMB, WAEC, NECO, and Post UTME exams with these Government past questions and answers.

571.

After the annexation in 1861, Lagos became a

A.

trust territory

B.

crown colony

C.

protectorate

D.

consular territory

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

572.

A major reason why the warrant chiefs were rejected in Eastern Nigeria was that

A.

the chiefs were illiterates

B.

the chiefs were illiterates

C.

they usurped the positions of the nationalists

D.

they usurped the positions of the nationalists

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

573.

The Nigerian Youth Movement (NYM) collapsed because of

A.

leadership struggle

B.

the ban on the press by the government

C.

high-handedness by the leadership

D.

corruption and nepotism

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

574.

Under the Independence Constitutions of Nigeria, the Court of Appeal was the

A.

West African Court of Appeal

B.

Sharia Court of Nigeria

C.

Privy Council in Britain

D.

Supreme Military Council

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

575.

Which of the following Nigerian constitutions brought the Northern Provinces into the Legislative Council?

A.

The 1979 Constitution

B.

The Richards Constitution

C.

The Clifford Constitution

D.

The Lyttleton Constitution

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.