Jamb Government 1997 Past Questions and Answers

Question 41:

• JAMB 1997

Nigeria's major export commodities in the early years of her independence were

A. Cocoa, groundnut and ginger
B. Cocoa , rubber and benniseed
C. Cocoa, palm oil and groundnut
D. Rubber, kolanut and cotton

Question 42:

• JAMB 1997

The foreign affairs minister who introduced economic diplomacy as a foreign policy initiative was

A. Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi
B. Major - General Ike Nwachukwu
C. Prof Ibrahim Gambari
D. Major -General Joseph Garba

Question 43:

• JAMB 1997

Non - alignment is no longer relevant in Nigerian foreign policy because

A. She is seen as the leader of Africa
B. Her focus is now on Africa
C. Of the formation of the ECOWAS
D. The cold war has ended

Question 44:

• JAMB 1997

In 1978,the Obasanjo Administration nationalized the assets of the British Petroleum and Barclays Bank in Nigeria in reaction to the British

A. Monopoly of Nigeria;s oil market
B. Occupation of the Falkland Islands
C. Continued trade links with South Africa
D. Reluctance to write off Nigeria's debts

Question 45:

• JAMB 1997

Nigeria broke diplomatic relations with France in 1961 because of

A. France's atomic test in the Sahara Desert
B. The poor relations of the Franco phone countries with her
C. General de-Gaulle's negative attitude towards her
D. France's diplomatic relations with Israel