WAEC Past Questions and Answers - Page 2123

10,611.

Nigeria was formally divided into three regions under the constitution of

A.

1922

B.

1946

C.

1951

D.

1954

E.

1960

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

10,612.

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

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

10,613.

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 parliament can legislate on public funds

E.

the power of parliamnet is over and above all other powers even that of the people

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

10,614.

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

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

10,615.

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.