Government Exam Questions and Answers for SS2

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Sample Government Exam Questions and Answers for SS2

COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION
DIRECTION: Choose the correct answer from the lettered options.
1. British crown colonies excludes ______.
A. Lagos
B. Accra
C. Wal
D. Freetown

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The correct answer is C.

2. The policy of association was adopted by the _____.
A. British to replace their policy of indirect rule
B. French to replace their policy of assimilation
C. British on their arrival in West Africa
D. French for their home government

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The correct answer is B.

3. Indirect rule system failed in the ______.
A. Northern and Eastern Nigeria
B. Northern and Western Nigeria
C. Western and Eastern Nigeria
D. All parts of the country

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The correct answer is C.

4. The first black African state to gain independence from a colonial power was _____.
A. Nigeria
B. Liberia
C. Ghana
D. Ethiopia

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The correct answer is C.

5. Who was the architect of British rule in Nigeria?
A. George Tubman Goldie
B. Fredrick Lugard
C. Hugh Clifford
D. Arthur Richards

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The correct answer is B.

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CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
DIRECTION: Choose the correct answer from the lettered options.
1. Which of the following is not true of the executive council of Clifford’s constitution?
A. It was adopted in 1922
B. The constitution introduced elective principle for the first time
C. It was made up of 46 members
D. It was made up of 12 members

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The correct answer is C.

2. The Ibadan all Nigeria constitutional conference was held in ______.
A. 1950
B. 1951
C. 1954
D. 1959

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The correct answer is A.

3. The 1975 Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) which was chaired by Chief Rotimi Williams was made up of ______ members?
A. 48
B. 49
C. 50
D. 51

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The correct answer is B.

4. The colonial governor whose constitution introduce elective principles into Nigerian politics was _______.
A. Arthur Richards
B. Frederick Lugard
C. Hugh Clifford
D. John Mapherson

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The correct answer is C.

5. Which riot contributed to the breakdown of Macpherson’s constitution?
A. Kaduna riot
B. Kano riot
C. Aba women riot
D. Niger Delta Riot

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The correct answer is B.