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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) Use indigenous political institutions to serve British interest
D) Make the indigenous political institutions adapt to British system of government
  • 2. The French policy of Assimilation was _________
A) Produced well educated Africans who opposed the policy
B) Aimed at converting Africans to French men
C) The same in theory as the British policy of Indirect Rule
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) British colonial policy
C) American colonial policy
D) French colonial policy
  • 4. Voting started in Nigeria in 1923 because the Clifford Constitution of 1922 granted ______
A) Independence
B) Self government
C) An elective principle
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) Recognized all the communities in French West Africa
D) Ignores the educated elite
  • 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 confined elections to Lagos and Calabar
C) British citizens were allowed to vote
D) It restricted suffrage to men
  • 7. The policy of association was adopted by the ______
A) French to replace their policy or assimilation
B) British on their arrival in West Africa
C) British to replace their policy of Indirect rule
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) Decolonization
B) International economic grouping
C) The alignment of a new states
D) A rapid political awareness among the colonialist
  • 10. Which of the following was the first political party in Nigeria?
A) Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN)
B) National Council for Nigeria and the Camerouns (NCNC)
C) Northern People's Congress (NPC)
D) Nigeria National Democratic Party (NNDP)
  • 11. A constitution can be defined as ______
A) The rules guiding the affairs of an institution
B) A legal document to guide judges
C) The constituent elements of a contractual agreement
D) The rules guiding parliamentary procedures
  • 12. In the 1922 Clifford Constitution of Nigeria
A) All the members of the Executive Council were British
B) All the members of the Executive Council were popularly elected
C) None of 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) 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) Accra
B) Monrovia
C) Britain
D) Lagos
  • 15. A Constitution is the _______
A) Written document of traditional practices
B) Supreme document of the government
C) Functional aspect of government activities
D) Fundamental laws of the land
  • 16. Which of the following cannot be found in a constitution
A) Duties and obligations of citizens
B) Organs of government
C) Manifestoes of political parties
D) Fundamental Human Rights
  • 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) Joseph Ephraim, Casely Hayford, and Dr. Akinwande Savage
D) Chief Ladipo Solanke, Davies H.O and Kwame Nkrumah
  • 19. The following were the reasons for the adoption of Indirect Rule except _______
A) Poor climate
B) There was no sufficient fund
C) To satisfy the economic needs of Africa
D) The British officials lacked knowledge of the local areas in the country
  • 20. The negative effects of Colonialism include all the following except ______
A) It created the problem of disunity
B) Poor education system
C) Inalienable participation of Africans in the government
D) The Colonial Masters treated African culture as inferior
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