AIC SS 2 Government 3rd CA for 2nd Term
  • 1. The British policy of Indirect rule sought to _____
A) Make the indigenous political institutions adapt to British system of government
B) Encourage the educated elite to participate in local administration
C) Promote cooperation between the educated elite and the indigenous rulers
D) Use indigenous political institutions to serve British interest
  • 2. The French policy of Assimilation was _________
A) Aimed at converting Africans to French men
B) The same in theory as the British policy of Indirect Rule
C) Produced well educated Africans who opposed the policy
D) Was a device to transfer technology to Africa
  • 3. The use of force labour was one of the features of ________
A) Japanese colonial policy
B) American colonial policy
C) French colonial policy
D) British colonial policy
  • 4. Voting started in Nigeria in 1923 because the Clifford Constitution of 1922 granted ______
A) Decolonization
B) Self government
C) An elective principle
D) Independence
  • 5. One of the criticisms against the policy of assimilation was that it ______
A) Recognized the traditional rulers
B) Recognized all the communities in French West Africa
C) Ignores the educated elite
D) Did not recognize African culture as good enough
  • 6. Which of the following was not a feature of the 1922 elective principle in Nigeria?
A) It restricted suffrage to men
B) British citizens were allowed to vote
C) Only four members were elected into the legislative council
D) It confined elections to Lagos and Calabar
  • 7. The policy of association was adopted by the ______
A) French to replace their policy or assimilation
B) French on their departure from West Africa
C) British on their arrival in West Africa
D) British to replace their policy of Indirect rule
  • 8. Who among the following is not eligible to vote
A) Chief magistrate
B) Certified bankrupt
C) Reverend father
D) Civil Servant
  • 9. Nationalism in Africa eventually led to _______
A) International economic grouping
B) Decolonization
C) A rapid political awareness among the colonialist
D) The alignment of a new states
  • 10. Which of the following was the first political party in Nigeria?
A) Northern People's Congress (NPC)
B) Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN)
C) Nigeria National Democratic Party (NNDP)
D) National Council for Nigeria and the Camerouns (NCNC)
  • 11. A constitution can be defined as ______
A) The constituent elements of a contractual agreement
B) A legal document to guide judges
C) The rules guiding the affairs of an institution
D) The rules guiding parliamentary procedures
  • 12. In the 1922 Clifford Constitution of Nigeria
A) The Governor had no legislative power
B) All the members of the Executive Council were popularly elected
C) None of the members of the Executive Council were British
D) All the members of the Executive Council were British
  • 13. Nationalist movement started late in French West Africa because
A) Africans were allowed to enlist in the army
B) France suppressed political associations and parties
C) France did not allow Africans to travel abroad
D) Africans felt they were free
  • 14. The National Congress of British West Africa (NCBWA) was founded in 1920 in ______
A) Monrovia
B) Britain
C) Lagos
D) Accra
  • 15. A Constitution is the _______
A) Fundamental laws of the land
B) Written document of traditional practices
C) Functional aspect of government activities
D) Supreme document of the government
  • 16. Which of the following cannot be found in a constitution
A) Duties and obligations of citizens
B) Organs of government
C) Fundamental Human Rights
D) Manifestoes of political parties
  • 17. One of the following is the Demerit of Indirect rule
A) Democratic rights of the people were granted
B) It included all educated Nigerians
C) Non appointment of the warrant chiefs
D) Evil practices thrived
  • 18. The National Congress of British West Africa (NCBWA) was formed by _____
A) Chief Ladipo Solanke, Davies H.O and Kwame Nkrumah
B) Herbert Macaulay, Ernest Ikoli and Samuel Akinsanya
C) Dr. J.C Vaughan, Samuel Akintola and Marcus Garvey
D) Joseph Ephraim, Casely Hayford, and Dr. Akinwande Savage
  • 19. The following were the reasons for the adoption of Indirect Rule except _______
A) To satisfy the economic needs of Africa
B) The British officials lacked knowledge of the local areas in the country
C) There was no sufficient fund
D) Poor climate
  • 20. The negative effects of Colonialism include all the following except ______
A) The Colonial Masters treated African culture as inferior
B) It created the problem of disunity
C) Inalienable participation of Africans in the government
D) Poor education system
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