Government Questions and Answers
Prepare for your JAMB, WAEC, NECO, and Post UTME exams with these Government past questions and answers.
Prepare for your JAMB, WAEC, NECO, and Post UTME exams with these Government past questions and answers.
____________was the method used by the British to facilitate the administration of Southern Nigeria
Trade association
Divide and rule
Dialogue
Persuasion
Correct answer is B
Divide and rule policy, or divide and conquer, is gaining and maintaining power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into pieces that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy.
After 1945, the demand of African nationalists changed from reform to independence because .....
The Second World War enhanced colonial rule
Colonial rule became less oppressive
Colonial rule was in disarray
The Second World War boosted their morale
Correct answer is D
After 1945, the demand of African nationalists changed from reform to independence because the second world war boosted their morale. The war exposed the myth surrounding white supremacy.
When Nigeria achieved independence in 1960, the head of state was the _____
Queen of England
President
Prime Minister
Governor-General
Correct answer is A
When Nigeria gained independence from the United Kingdom on 1 October 1960, it originally had a parliamentary constitutional monarchy with Queen Elizabeth II as the head of state.
A major issue that distinguishes pressure groups from political parties is the ...
Ideology
Objective
Membership drive
Voting pattern
Correct answer is B
Political parties aim at contesting and winning elections and controlling government while pressure groups aim at pursuing the interest of their members and influencing the decisions of the government.
Court of Appeal
High Court
Privy Council
Supreme Court
Correct answer is C
Before Nigeria became a republic, the highest body charged with the administration of justice was the Privy council. one of the features of the Republican Constitution of 1963 is that the supreme court of Nigeria became the highest court in Nigeria.