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WAEC Government 2018 Question 38

Question 38

Colonial Administration

The following were limitations imposed on traditional rulers under colonial rule except they

  1. A.were not permitted to raise armed forces.
  2. B.had no power to impose taxes.
  3. C.had no power to install or depose a chief.
  4. D.were no longer spiritual heads of the people.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (were no longer spiritual heads of the people.)

Explanation

Under colonial rule chiefs lost their armies, could not fix taxes on their own and could not appoint or remove chiefs without British approval, but they remained the spiritual and cultural heads of their people.