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WAEC Government 2011 Objective — Question 43

Question 43 of 45 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Government 2011 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

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Taxation as a feature of Indirect Rule served as a

  • A. A. source of revenue for colonial administrationCorrect
  • B. B. system of modernizing chieftaincy
  • C. C. policy of making the local people poor
  • D. D. means to ridicule the chiefs

Explanation

Taxation provided a source of revenue for colonial administration. Funds collected from taxation were used to provide infrastructure in the colonies.

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