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