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WAEC Government 2011 Question 43

Question 43

Colonial Administration

Taxation as a feature of Indirect Rule served as a

  1. A.source of revenue for colonial administration.
  2. B.system of modernizing chieftaincy.
  3. C.policy of making the local people poor.
  4. D.means to ridicule the chiefs.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (source of revenue for colonial administration.)

Explanation

Taxes collected by native authorities paid for local administration, so indirect rule cost Britain little.