WAEC Government questions

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1. Question 161· Nigeria and international organisations· WAEC

   Which of the following countries is a member of ECOWAS?

   • ACameroon
   • BGabon
   • CChad
   • DGhana

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2. Question 162· Nigeria and international organisations· WAEC

   The Organisation of African Unity was formed in 1963 in

   • AAddis Ababa
   • BLagos
   • CAccra
   • DMonrovia

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3. Question 163· Nigeria's foreign policy· WAEC

   Nigeria led the ECOMOG peacekeeping force in

   • ASouth Africa and Namibia
   • BKenya and Uganda
   • CEgypt and Libya
   • DLiberia and Sierra Leone

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4. Question 164· Nigeria's foreign policy· WAEC

   Which region has been the main focus of Nigeria's external relations since independence?

   • AAsia
   • BEurope
   • CAfrica
   • Dthe Americas

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5. Question 165· Nigeria's foreign policy· WAEC

   Nigeria's role in ending apartheid in South Africa was part of her foreign policy commitment to

   • Athe liberation of Africa from racism and colonialism
   • Beconomic expansion into Europe
   • Cmilitary rule
   • Dthe Commonwealth's trade rules only

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6. Question 166· Nigeria's foreign policy· WAEC

   Nigeria's leading role in ECOMOG in Liberia and Sierra Leone shows its commitment to

   • Apeace and security in West Africa
   • Bcolonial expansion
   • Cisolation
   • Dtrade with Europe

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7. Question 167· Nigeria's foreign policy· WAEC

   Africa has been described as the centrepiece of Nigeria's foreign policy because

   • ANigeria has no foreign relations
   • BNigeria rejects Africa
   • CNigeria gives priority to African affairs
   • DNigeria is outside Africa

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8. Question 168· Nigeria's foreign policy· WAEC

   Nigeria contributed troops to ECOMOG in Liberia and Sierra Leone mainly to

   • Aenforce OPEC quotas
   • Bcapture territory
   • Ccollect taxes
   • Drestore peace in the West African sub-region

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9. Question 169· Nigeria's foreign policy· WAEC

   Non-alignment in Nigeria's foreign policy meant

   • Anot joining either of the Cold War power blocs
   • Brefusing all foreign trade
   • Csupporting only the West
   • Dsupporting only the East

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10. Question 170· Nigeria's foreign policy· WAEC

    Nigeria's policy of non-alignment meant

    • Ajoining the Warsaw Pact
    • Bjoining NATO
    • Cnot joining either Cold War bloc
    • Disolation from all countries

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11. Question 171· Nigeria's foreign policy· WAEC

    The ministry responsible for Nigeria's relations with other countries is the Ministry of

    • ADefence
    • BInternal Affairs
    • CForeign Affairs
    • DInformation

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12. Question 172· Nigeria's foreign policy· WAEC

    Nigeria's financial and diplomatic support for Angola and Zimbabwe before their independence showed her commitment to

    • AOPEC price control
    • BEuropean unity
    • Cmilitary expansion
    • Ddecolonisation in Africa

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13. Question 173· Nigeria's foreign policy· WAEC

    The Technical Aid Corps scheme sends

    • Atraders to Asia
    • Bsoldiers to fight abroad
    • Cstudents to Europe
    • DNigerian professionals to work in other developing countries

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14. Question 174· Nigeria's foreign policy· WAEC

    The Technical Aid Corps, set up by Nigeria in 1987, sends

    • Astudents to study in Europe
    • Bsoldiers on peacekeeping
    • CNigerian professionals to serve in other developing countries
    • Ddiplomats to the United Nations

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15. Question 175· Nigeria's foreign policy· WAEC

    The main objective of Nigeria's foreign policy since independence has been to

    • Acolonise other countries
    • Bprotect her national interest
    • Cisolate herself from Africa
    • Djoin only European alliances

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16. Question 176· Nigeria's foreign policy· WAEC

    The centrepiece of Nigeria's foreign policy is

    • AEurope
    • BAsia
    • CAfrica
    • Dthe Americas

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17. Question 177· Political ideologies· WAEC

    The ideology that advocates the common ownership of the means of production is

    • Acapitalism
    • Bfeudalism
    • Cfascism
    • Dsocialism

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18. Question 178· Political ideologies· WAEC

    Socialism differs from capitalism in that socialism favours

    • Ano government role
    • Bprivate ownership of all firms
    • Crule by monarchs
    • Dpublic ownership of major means of production

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19. Question 179· Political ideologies· WAEC

    A state that controls all aspects of public and private life is described as

    • Atotalitarian
    • Bliberal
    • Cfederal
    • Dpluralist

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20. Question 180· Political ideologies· WAEC

    Capitalism is an economic and political system in which

    • Athe means of production are privately owned
    • Bthe state owns all property
    • Cthere is no private property
    • Donly the king owns land

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