Government 2021 Past Questions | WAEC
- An undesirable attribute of capitalism is mostly seen in
- A. freedom of choice
- B. exploitation of labour
- C. efficient production of goods and services
- D. effective utilization of labour
Correct Option: Answer is B
- Capitalist exploitation thus consists in the forced appropriation by capitalists of the surplus value produced by workers. Workers under capitalism are compelled by their lack of ownership of the means of production to sell their labor power to capitalists for less than the full value of the goods they produce
2. A constitution that requires an absolute majority of members of parliament to amend is a
- A. confederal constitution
- B. federal constitution
- C. flexible constitution
- D. rigid constitution
Correct Option: Answer is D
- a constitution that is difficult or slow to change usually because of a prescribed process of amendment that is detailed and lengthy in execution
3. What is the term given to the action of discontinuing a session of a parliament or other legislative assembly without dissolving
- A. Adjournment
- B. Postponement
- C. Prorogation
- D. Recess
Correct Option: Answer is C
Prorogation in politics is the action of proroguing, or ending, an assembly, especially a parliament, or the discontinuance of meetings for a given period of time, without a dissolution of parliament. The term is also used for the period of such a discontinuance between two legislative sessions of a legislative body.
4. In a monocephalous executive system of government, all executive powers are vested in the
- A. Chief Justice
- B. President
- C. Prime Minister
- D. Speaker
Correct Option: Answer is B
- monocephalous (one head) system where the head of state is also the head of the executive arm of government and this leads to over-concentration of power in the hands of one person.
5. The action programme of a political party intended to be carried out when political power is won is known as
- A. code of conduct
- B. party constitution
- C. party survey
- D. manifesto
Correct Option: Answer is D
- A manifesto is a published declaration of the intentions, motives, or views of the issuer, be it an individual, group, political party or government.
6.
- What does the mass media rely on to gauge public opinion
- A. Influential citizens
- B. propaganda and interviews
- C. polls and survey
- D. Rumors and gossip
Correct Option: Answer is C
7. Which of the following options is the role of a newspaper in a state?
- A. Determines government appointment
- B. Disseminates information
- C. Ensures fairness in newspaper circulation
- D. Ensures fair distribution of relief items
Correct Option: Answer is B
8. The Civil Services helps the government to
- A. recruit personnel for the army
- B. develop and implement policies effectively
- C. maintain instability in the state
- D. stay in power for a long time
Correct Option: Answer is B
- The civil service helps to explain government policies to the members of the public. They carry out public enlightenment especially through the mass media to enable the people to appreciate government policies and programmes, and problems facing the government
9. A citizen is barred from active politics when employed as a
- A. university lecturer
- B. priest
- C. civil servant
- D. journalist
Correct Option: Answer is C
- A civil servant shall not use his/her official position for partisan (political) purposes and/or interests. A civil servant shall not participate in the election campaign or promotion either during working hours or when performing his/her official duties
10. Citizens’ political participation is best practiced under a
- A. militant pressure group
- B. neighborhood vigilante group
- C. cooperative society
- D. political party
Correct Option: Answer is D
11. The most important function of government is to ensure the
- A. building of offices and houses
- B. judiciary is well resourced
- C. second arm of government is respected
- D. security of the citizens
Correct Option: Answer is D
A government’s basic functions are providing leadership, maintaining order, providing public services, providing national security, providing economic security, and providing economic assistance.
12. The right to an adequate standard of living falls under
- A. civil rights
- B. economic right
- C. free market economy
- D. right to life
Correct Option: Answer is B
13. People’s political values are continuously shaped by the following agents except
- A. education
- B. family
- C. media
- D. ombudsman
Correct Option: Answer is D
a person who investigates, reports on, and helps settle complaints : an individual usually affiliated with an organization or business who serves as an advocate for patients, consumers, employees, etc. The insurance company’s ombudsman was able to resolve the problem.
14. In which political system was there two levels of government with considerable devolution?
- A. Capitalism
- B. Federalism
- C. Fascism
- D. Unitarism
Correct Option: Answer is D
15. A system of government in which people elect their lawmakers and make them accountable for their actions and inactions in government is
- A. a representative government
- B. first-past-the-post government
- C. an oligarchy government
- D. checks and balances system of government
Correct Option: Answer is A