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THEORY QUESTIONS
WAEC SYLLABUS

WASSCE 2014

Objectives



1. Government protects the lives and properties of the citizens of a state through the

A. Courts and the police.

B. Legislature and prisons.

C. Ministers and the police.

D. Customs and the police.


2. Political power could be acquired through

A. Persuasion.

B. Election.

C. Sanction.

D. Nomination.


3. Which of the following countries in Africa practised socialism?

A. Nigeria

B. Togo

C. Tanzania

D. Kenya


4. Nazism was introduced by

A. Adolf Hitler

B. Tsar Nicholas II

C. Karl Marx

D. Mao-Tse-Tung.


5. The following are merits of separation of powers except

A. Abuse of power

B. Freedom and liberty

C. Stable political system

D. Absence of dominance.


ANSWERS

6. Which of the following is not a merit of checks and balance?

A. Prevent excessive use of power

B. Has respect for human rights

C. Encourages the use of veto power

D. Prevents dictatorship.


7. Representative government is alternatively called

A. Rule of law

B. Indirect democracy

C. Separation of power

D. Classical democracy.


8. A constitution is a

A. Sets of regulation and customs

B. Body of doctrines and principles

C. Set of principles and customs

D. Body of rules, regulations and conventions.


9. A feature of a rigid constitution is that it requires

A. Amendment by the judiciary

B. One-third majority for its amendment

C. Special amendment procedure

D. The vote for the electorate for its amendment.


10. A characteristic of a federal system of government is that power is

A. Shared between the centre and the unit governments

B. Shared between the component units of government

C. Held by the national government

D. Held by the state government.


ANSWERS

11. In the federal system of government, education and health are examples of

A. Separation of power

B. Reserved power

C. Concurrent power

D. Exclusive power.


12. Which of the following is not a function of the judiciary?

A. Settlement of disputes

B. Maintenance of law and order

C. Interpretation of law

D. Protection of rights


13. Status are

A. Bills passed by a local government

B. Laws passed by the judiciary

C. Bills passed by the executive

D. Laws passed by the parliaments


14. Slander limits a citizen’s freedom of

A. Expression

B. Movement

C. Association

D. Religion.


15. Which of the following bodies has the right to change the laws of the country? The

A. Judiciary

B. Ombudsmen

C. Legislature

D. Executives.


ANSWERS

16. All the following are sources revenue of a political party except

A. Payment of dues

B. Donations

C. Customs duties

D. Fund raising


17. Party manifesto is important in the following ways except to

A. Evaluate the party

B. Limit choice

C. Attract people

D. Guide the party.


18. Coalition government can be defined as parties coming together

A. To appoint a leader

B. To form a government

C. With a common manifesto

D. To oppose the government.


19. Which of the west African countries practised a one-party system?

A. Benin

B. Nigeria

C. Ghana

D. Liberia


20. In limited franchise, restriction on voting can be based on

A. Height

B. Property

C. Strength

D. Exposure.


ANSWERS

21. Which of the following is a limitation universal adult suffrage?

A. Wealth

B. Age

C. Race

D. Sex


22. Which of the following is an example of a general election?

A. Bye-election

B. Presidential election

C. Local election

D. Student union election


23. The purpose of an election is to

A. Allow people to participate in choosing their leaders

B. Provide social amenities for the electorate

C. Give political education to the rich

D. Allow the counting of voters in public


24. Universal adult suffrage is popular because it

A. Allows for equal political representation

B. Allows for greater political participation

C. Encourages a multi-party system

D. Ensures equal performance of all political parties


25. Which of the following is not a factor that promotes democratic electoral system

A. Political consciousness

B. Periodic election

C. Up-to-date electoral register

D. Popularity of the governor


ANSWERS

26. A factor that could make election to be free and fair is the

A. Existence of dependent electoral commission

B. Adoption of a flexible constitution

C. Opportunity for people to vote twice

D. Registration of legible voters


27. The body responsible for conducting and supervising elections in west African countries is called

A. Ombodsman

B. Electoral commission

C. Election observers

D. Constituent assembly


28. Which of the following is not a problem of an electoral commission in west Africa

A. Electoral malpractice

B. Inadequate personnel

C. Inadequate funds

D. Registration of voters


29. Which of the following is not an aim of pressure groups?

A. Contesting election

B. Agitating for interests

C. Influencing government decisions

D. Educating their members


30. A pressure groups formed only by teachers is

A. A promotional group

B. An occupational group

C. A religious group

D. An economic group


ANSWERS

31. Neutrality in the civil service means that

A. The government can seek or replace top civil servants

B. Officials can only be removed from office due to ill health

C. Civil servants should be loyal to the government and non-partisan

D. Officials need to defend the budget in parliament


32. Red-tapism in the civil service is a product of

A. Democracy

B. Autocracy

C. Bureaucracy

D. Theocracy


33. An advantage of public corporation in west Africa is

A. Creation of exposure

B. Political interference

C. Provision of employment

D. Provision of all the services needed


34. The central government can reduce annual subventions to public corporations through

A. Parliamentary control

B. Ministerial control

C. Judicial control

D. Public control


35. Collection of rates is a source of revenue to

A. Civil servants

B. Public corporations

C. Local authorities

D. Central government


ANSWERS

36. The money given by the central government to local authorities is known as

A. Block grants

B. Capital expenditure

C. Loans

D. Royalties


37. The laws of the pre-colonial African political systems were

A. Written

B. Codified

C. Unwritten

D. Rigid


38. Auditing the accounts of public corporations amounts to

A. Media control

B. Judicial control

C. Public control

D. Financial control


39. The following were features of the French policyof assimilation except

A. centralised administration

B. recognition of chieftaincy institution

C. limited education

D. indignant policy


40. the recurrent coups in west African countries resulted in

A. dictatorship

B. political instability

C. nepotism

D. poor conditions in the army


ANSWERS

41. foreign policy refers to the

A. policy made by a foreign country

B. policy made by a country for foreigners

C. principles that govern a country when it is at war

D. principles that govern a state’s international behaviour


42. which of the following is a factor for the adoption of a unitary system of government in some west African countries

A. vast territories

B. small territories

C. abundant resources

D. heterogeneous culture


43. which of the following countries is a permanent member of the security council of the united nations organisation (UNO)?

A. Germany

B. Japan

C. Canada

D. Russia


44. The commonwealth is

A. An economic organisation for the Caribbean

B. A political organisation formed during the first world war

C. Made up of all independent ex-coloniesof Britain

D. Made up of independent European countries


45. The united nations organisation (UNO) came into existence in

A. 1945

B. 1948

C. 1950

D. 1953


ANSWERS

46. The head of the commonwealth of nations is

A. German chancellor

B. President of America

C. Queen of England

D. British prime minister


47. A commonwealth member that has no colonial link with the united kingdom is

A. Nigeria

B. Kenya

C. Ghana

D. Mozambique


48. The meetings of commonwealth of nations are held once every

A. Six years

B. Five years

C. Three years

D. Two years


49. The ECOWAS fund for co-operation compensation and development is located in

A. Togo

B. Nigeria

C. The Gambia

D. Sierra Leone


50. The organ responsible for investigating internal disputes in the united nations organisation (UNO)is the

A. General assembly

B. Security council

C. Secretariat

D. Economic and social council



WASSCE JUNE 2019 GOVERNMENT OBJECTIVE TEST

ANSWERS

​1. A 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. A 6. C 7. B 8. D 9. C 10. A 11. C 12. B 13. A 14. A 15. C 16. C 17. B 18. B 19. A 20. B 21. B 22. B 23. A 24. B 25. D 26. A 27. B 28. D 29. A 30. B 31. C 32. C 33. D 34. A 35. C 36. A 37. C 38. C 39. B 40. B 41. D 42. B 43. D 44. C 45. A 46. C 47. D 48. D 49. A 50. B


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