Waec Government 2016 Past Questions and Answers

Question 46:

• WAEC 2016

Military regimes in West Africa have often made use of civilians because

A. Only civilians can make decrees
B. The soldiers are democratic
C. Civilians are part of the armed forces
D. They need the experience of civilians in government

Question 47:

• WAEC 2016

One criticism leveled against the pre-independence political parties in West Africa was that some of them

A. Did not possess credible programmes
B. Did not contribute to political development
C. Were not national in outlook
D. Were instruments of the colonial administration

Question 48:

• WAEC 2016

Foreign policy is the

A. General principles that guide foreigners in a country
B. Policy made by a country during war
C. Policy made by a country in peace time
D. General principles of a country in the conduct of international relations

Question 49:

• WAEC 2016

The Commonwealth of Nations was originally made up of

A. Former Portuguese colonies in Africa
B. Former Spanish colonies in Africa
C. Independent nations formerly under British Empire
D. France and her former colonies in West Africa

Question 50:

• WAEC 2016

Which of the following countries was not instrumental to the formation of the United Nations Organization (UNO)?

A. United States of America
B. Britain
C. Germany
D. USSR