WAEC Government Past Questions & Answers - Page 164

816.

The Secretary - General of the United Nations Organization (UNO)is appointed for a period of

A.

three years

B.

five years

C.

seven years

D.

nine years

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

817.

The United Nations Organization (UNO)was founded in 1945 as a successor to the

A.

Warsaw Pact

B.

World Trade Organization

C.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

D.

League of Nations

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

818.

The military intervenes in West African politics mainly because

A.

politicians play the game accordingly

B.

law and order are maintained

C.

they are better rulers

D.

of election malpractices

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

819.

A coup détat is regarded as

A.

a source of political legitimacy

B.

a manipulation of the constitution

C.

a constitutional way of changing the government

D.

an unconstitututional way of changing the government

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

820.

Notational Congress of British West Africa (NCBWA)failed to achieve its aims initially because

A.

the chiefs and Governors opposed those aims

B.

African workers opposed those aims

C.

Africans employed Europeans to write those aims

D.

the congress failed to bring foreigners into its fold

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.