WAEC Government 2021 Question 34

Question 34

Colonial Administration

Chiefs under the Indirect Rule system were used to carry out unpopular tasks, one of which was

  1. A.enforcement of Western education.
  2. B.establishment of churches.
  3. C.military conscription.
  4. D.presiding over native courts.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (military conscription.)

Explanation

Chiefs were made to recruit men for forced labour and military service (e.g. during the World Wars), which made them unpopular.