WAEC Government Past Questions & Answers

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1.

Which of the following best describes public opinion?

A.

Opinion of the elites

B.

Opinion of the ruling party

C.

Political views of important groups

D.

important political views of large segment of the population

E.

important political views of members of the opposition party

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2.

Which of the following does not affect delimitation of constituencies?

A.

Population density

B.

Geographical expanse

C.

Accessibility

D.

Availability of officials

E.

Gerrymandering

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

3.

When a pressure group is made up of people of the same profession, it is called

A.

A promotional group

B.

an occupational group

C.

an interest group

D.

a religious group

E.

an associational group

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

4.

The lack of interest in the politics by many citizens in the country is referred to as

A.

Mass apathy

B.

political unrest

C.

disenfranchisement

D.

civil disobedience

E.

mass protest

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

5.

Who among the following was not a founding father of the Nigerian Youth Movement?

A.

A.J.C. Vaughan

B.

Samuel Akinsanya

C.

Nnamdi Azikiwe

D.

Ernest Ikoli

E.

H.O Davies

Correct answer is C

J.C. Vaughn, Ernest Ikoli, H.O. Davies, and Samuel Akinsanya founded the Nigeria Youth Movement (NYM) in 1934

6.

The political arrangement which emphasizes community feeling and togetherness is called

A.

Socialism

B.

communalism

C.

constitutionalism

D.

communism

E.

nationalism

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

7.

The term government refers to all the following except

A.

An academic field of study

B.

a process or art of governing

C.

a process of making and enforcing laws in a state

D.

an institution of the state for achieving the will of the state

E.

an institution made up of persons with common interest

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

8.

An elected politician represents all the following except

A.

His constituency

B.

the electoral

C.

the government

D.

his political party

E.

his community

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

9.

The transfer of political power to local authorities by the central government is known as

A.

Devolution of power

B.

devolution of political posts

C.

deconcentration of legislative powers

D.

decentralization of government business

E.

decentralization

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

10.

Parliamentary government is different from presidential government because

A.

It has a flexible constitution

B.

it is based on a unitary constitution

C.

of the existence of Head of Government

D.

of the supremacy of the constitution

E.

of the existence of a ceremonial Head of State

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.