WAEC Past Questions and Answers - Page 2891

14,451.

Statutes are

A.

bills passed by local governments

B.

laws passed by the judiciary

C.

bills passed by the executive

D.

laws passed by the parliament

Correct answer is D

A statute is a written law passed by a legislature on the state or federal level.

14,452.

The following statements about a loudspeaker are correct except?

A.

its contains a permanent magnet

B.

sound signal converted to varying current signal enters the speech coil

C.

the current in the speech coil creates a magnetic force on the coil

D.

the magnetic force on the speech coil is uni-directional.

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

14,453.

Which of the following is not a function of judiciary?

A.

settlement of disputes

B.

maintenance of law and order

C.

interpretation of law

D.

protection of right

Correct answer is B

One of the major functions of the judiciary is to interpret and apply laws to specific cases. In the course of deciding the disputes that come before it, the judges interpret and apply laws. Every law needs a proper interpretation for getting applied to every specific case.

Maintenance of law and order is a function of the police which is a part of the executive arm of government.

14,454.

In a federal system of government, education and health are examples of

A.

separation of powers

B.

reserved powers

C.

concurrent powers

D.

exclusive powers

Correct answer is C

Concurrent powers are powers of a federal system of government shared by both the federal government and each constituent political unit (such as a state or province). Both the education and health sectors are jointly catered for by the federal, state and local governments