JAMB and WAEC Government questions

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1. Question 321· Nigeria and international organisations· JAMB

   The Pan-African Parliament is an organ of the

   • AOPEC
   • BECOWAS
   • CCommonwealth
   • DAfrican Union

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2. Question 322· Nigeria and international organisations· WAEC

   A member of the UN Security Council that can block a decision with its vote is a

   • Ajudge of the International Court
   • Bnon-permanent member
   • Cmember of the General Assembly only
   • Dpermanent member with veto power

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3. Question 323· Nigeria and international organisations· JAMB

   ECOWAS was created by the Treaty of

   • AAddis Ababa in 1963
   • BRome in 1957
   • CLagos in 1975
   • DAbuja in 1991

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4. Question 324· Nigeria and international organisations· JAMB

   The principal judicial organ of the United Nations is the

   • ASecurity Council
   • BInternational Court of Justice
   • CGeneral Assembly
   • DSecretariat

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5. Question 325· Nigeria and international organisations· WAEC

   The United Nations was formed in

   • A1919
   • B1945
   • C1960
   • D1963

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6. Question 326· Nigeria and international organisations· WAEC

   How many permanent members does the United Nations Security Council have?

   • AFive
   • BTen
   • CFifteen
   • DSeven

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7. Question 327· Nigeria and international organisations· WAEC

   Which of the following countries is a member of ECOWAS?

   • ACameroon
   • BGabon
   • CChad
   • DGhana

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8. Question 328· Nigeria and international organisations· JAMB

   The symbolic head of the Commonwealth of Nations is the

   • APresident of Nigeria
   • BUN Secretary-General
   • CBritish monarch
   • DPrime Minister of India

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9. Question 329· Nigeria and international organisations· JAMB

   The International Court of Justice is located at

   • AParis
   • BNew York
   • CGeneva
   • DThe Hague

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10. Question 330· Nigeria and international organisations· WAEC

    The Organisation of African Unity was formed in 1963 in

    • AAddis Ababa
    • BLagos
    • CAccra
    • DMonrovia

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11. Question 331· 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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12. Question 332· 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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13. Question 333· Nigeria's foreign policy· JAMB

    Nigeria became a member of the United Nations in

    • A1945
    • B1960
    • C1963
    • D1975

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14. Question 334· 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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15. Question 335· 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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16. Question 336· Nigeria's foreign policy· JAMB

    Nigeria's foreign policy is mainly formulated by the

    • Alocal councils
    • BSupreme Court
    • Cstate governors
    • DPresident with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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17. Question 337· 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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18. Question 338· 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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19. Question 339· Nigeria's foreign policy· JAMB

    Nigeria played a leading role in Africa's struggle against

    • Athe formation of the UN
    • Bthe creation of ECOWAS
    • Capartheid in South Africa
    • Dindependence of Ghana

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20. Question 340· Nigeria's foreign policy· JAMB

    Nigeria's foreign policy has consistently opposed

    • Acolonialism and apartheid
    • BAfrican unity
    • Cthe UN
    • DECOWAS

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