Government Practice Test – Colonial Administration in West Africa

Colonial constitutions were always _____ 

A. confederal     B. federal     C. written     D. flexible

Which of the following countries popularised the use of the Indirect Rule by the British?  

A. Nigeria     B. Ghana    C. Sierra Leone    D. The Gambia

The first Colonial Consul sent to administer the West Coast of Africa by Britain, was _______ 

A. John Beecroft    B. Walter Egerton     C. George Goldie     D. Donald Cameron

The official members in the Legislative Councils of the British Colonial government were _____ 

A. all Africans     B. all White    C. minority White     D. majority Africans

The system of administration adopted by the British in the crown colonies in West Africa was ______