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Public/civil service administration: WAEC Government Past Questions and Answers

What the WAEC syllabus covers in Public/civil service administration

Our summary: The civil service and its commission, public corporations and privatisation, and local government.

  • Public/Civil Service (Meaning, Structure, Characteristics and Functions.)
  • Public/Civil Service Commission (Meaning and Functions.)
  • Public Corporations (Definition, purposes, functions, control, challenges, need for commercialization and privatization.)
  • Local Governments (Meaning, structure, Purposes, Functions, Sources of revenue, control and problems.)

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WAEC (WASSCE) Government questions on Public/civil service administration

  1. WAEC 2024In what way can the local government system assist in national development? By
  2. WAEC 2024Which one of the following factors has contributed largely to the weakened and poor performance of state institutions in most West African States?
  3. WAEC 2024The impartiality of the civil servants is important to the governance structure because they work for the interest of the
  4. WAEC 2024Which state institution is referred to as the bureaucratic wing responsible for the running of government offices, agencies and departments?
  5. WAEC 2024The local government administration in many West African countries is faced with a myriad of problems one of which is
  6. WAEC 2024As part of its constitutional mandate, the Public Service Commission operates to
  7. WAEC 2023The public Service Commission performs the following functions except
  8. WAEC 2023The civil service is different from the public service in terms of
  9. WAEC 2023The official routine observed in carrying out functions in the civil service is commonly known as
  10. WAEC 2023The local government system assists best in mentoring and grooming people for
  11. WAEC 2022Local Government authorities may not receive cooperation from the local people due to the issue of
  12. WAEC 2022Public corporations are struggling in the West African States as a result of
  13. WAEC 2022The determination and execution of government policies is the core function of
  14. WAEC 2022Public corporation has a legal personality which means that
  15. WAEC 2022The administrative head of the ministry is the
  16. WAEC 2021Public corporation is a semi-independent statutory body established by
  17. WAEC 2021Local government performs a number of functions on behalf of the central government in the form of
  18. WAEC 2021The Civil Services helps the government to
  19. WAEC 2021Public Corporations can deliver on their mandate if
  20. WAEC 2021A citizen is barred from active politics when employed as a
  21. WAEC 2020Local government sources of revenue can best be improved through?
  22. WAEC 2020The institution established by the constitution to be responsible for recruiting personnel into the civil service is the …
  23. WAEC 2020One way of improving productivity in the public service is through?
  24. WAEC 2020An institution under the executive arm of government responsible for formulating and implementing government policies is the …
  25. WAEC 2020The police perform all the following functions except …
  26. WAEC 2020The following are means of controlling public corporation except …
  27. WAEC 2019The removal of government direct control and monopoly in manufacturing and service sectors is called …
  28. WAEC 2019Local government is relevant because it provides political …
  29. WAEC 2019Public corporation can operate in a more efficient manner if they are …
  30. WAEC 2019Public Corporations are referred to as statutory bodies because they are established by …
  31. WAEC 2019The body responsible for the execution of the policies of government is the …
  32. WAEC 2019Which state institution serves as a link between the government and the people?
  33. WAEC 2018The class that controls and supervises the activities of the executive class in the civil service is?
  34. WAEC 2018Citizens can seek redress against injustice from the state through the?
  35. WAEC 2018The agency responsible for investigating allegations of maladministration and punishing offending career officers in the executive is the?
  36. WAEC 2018The anonymity of civil servants means that they should not be?
  37. WAEC 2018Local government is established in order to …
  38. WAEC 2017Local government are vital in modern politics as they …
  39. WAEC 2017Which of the following statements about public corporation is not true?
  40. WAEC 2017Which of the following is a civil/public servant?
  41. WAEC 2016Public corporations are established to
  42. WAEC 2016Local governments are created to
  43. WAEC 2016An institution of government that makes bye-laws is the
  44. WAEC 2016The anonymity of a civil servant means that he
  45. WAEC 2016Which of the following functions is performed by the civil service?
  46. WAEC 2016A minister controls public corporation by
  47. WAEC 2015The Civil Service is an administrative institution of
  48. WAEC 2015Which of the following is a feature of the civil service?
  49. WAEC 2015The major source of local government revenue is

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