2015 - WAEC Government Past Questions and Answers - page 5
The administrative structure adopted in the French colonial territories was
The French administration install a very centralized federalist administration in their territory, a system of direct rule.
Which of the following was the first print media used by nationalists to oppose colonialism in the British West Africa?
The West African Pilot was a newspaper launched in Nigeria by Nnamdi Azikiwe ("Zik") in 1937, dedicated to fighting for independence from British colonial rule
One of the prominent West African nationalist leaders was
Dr. Kwame Nkrumah (born Francis Nwia-Kofi Ngonloma, September 21, 1909 – April 27, 1972) was an African political leader. He was well known as the first Prime Minister, then President, of Ghana. He imagined a united Africa.
Which of the following cannot be altered by a military coup d'etat? The
military coups take place, constitutional and legal order is replaced by rule of force, suspension of a substantial part of the constitution and trampling upon in a most. Only the state retains its sovereignty
Laws promulgated by a military government are called
Rule by decree is a style of governance allowing quick, unchallenged promulgation of law by a single person or group, and is used primarily by dictators, absolute monarchs and military leaders.
The origin of the Commonwealth of Nations can be traced to
It was originally created as the British Commonwealth of Nations through the Balfour Declaration at the 1926 Imperial Conference, and formalised by the United Kingdom through the Statute of Westminster in 1931
The origin of the Commonwealth of Nations can be traced to
It was originally created as the British Commonwealth of Nations through the Balfour Declaration at the 1926 Imperial Conference, and formalised by the United Kingdom through the Statute of Westminster in 1931
The first black African to hold the position of UN Secretary-General was
Kofi Atta Annan, born on April 8, 1938 in Kumasi, Ghana, served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) between 1997 and 2006. He was the first person of African descent to hold that post.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations Organization (UNO) is appointed for a period of
The Secretary-General is appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council for a five-year term.