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