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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) Promote cooperation between the educated elite and the indigenous rulers
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) Was a device to transfer technology to Africa
B) The same in theory as the British policy of Indirect Rule
C) Aimed at converting Africans to French men
D) Produced well educated Africans who opposed the policy
  • 3. The use of force labour was one of the features of ________
A) French colonial policy
B) American 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) Independence
B) An elective principle
C) Self government
D) Decolonization
  • 5. One of the criticisms against the policy of assimilation was that it ______
A) Recognized the traditional rulers
B) Did not recognize African culture as good enough
C) Ignores the educated elite
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) British citizens were allowed to vote
C) It restricted suffrage to men
D) It confined elections to Lagos and Calabar
  • 7. The policy of association was adopted by the ______
A) French on their departure from West Africa
B) British on their arrival in West Africa
C) British to replace their policy of Indirect rule
D) French to replace their policy or assimilation
  • 8. Who among the following is not eligible to vote
A) Civil Servant
B) Chief magistrate
C) Certified bankrupt
D) Reverend father
  • 9. Nationalism in Africa eventually led to _______
A) Decolonization
B) A rapid political awareness among the colonialist
C) The alignment of a new states
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) Northern People's Congress (NPC)
D) Nigeria National Democratic Party (NNDP)
  • 11. A constitution can be defined as ______
A) The constituent elements of a contractual agreement
B) The rules guiding the affairs of an institution
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 did not allow Africans to travel abroad
B) France suppressed political associations and parties
C) Africans were allowed to enlist in the army
D) Africans felt they were free
  • 14. The National Congress of British West Africa (NCBWA) was founded in 1920 in ______
A) Britain
B) Accra
C) Lagos
D) Monrovia
  • 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) Evil practices thrived
B) It included all educated Nigerians
C) Non appointment of the warrant chiefs
D) Democratic rights of the people were granted
  • 18. The National Congress of British West Africa (NCBWA) was formed by _____
A) Chief Ladipo Solanke, Davies H.O and Kwame Nkrumah
B) Joseph Ephraim, Casely Hayford, and Dr. Akinwande Savage
C) Dr. J.C Vaughan, Samuel Akintola and Marcus Garvey
D) Herbert Macaulay, Ernest Ikoli and Samuel Akinsanya
  • 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) Poor climate
D) There was no sufficient fund
  • 20. The negative effects of Colonialism include all the following except ______
A) The Colonial Masters treated African culture as inferior
B) Inalienable participation of Africans in the government
C) Poor education system
D) It created the problem of disunity
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