WAEC Government Past Questions & Answers - Page 240

1,196.

A Commonwealth member that has no colonial link with the United Kingdom is

A.

Nigeria

B.

Kenya

C.

Ghana

D.

Mozambique

Correct answer is D

Rwanda and Mozambique became commonwealth members in 2009 and 1995 respectively, and neither has a British colonial past or constitutional link.

1,197.

The head of the Commonwealth of Nations is

A.

German Chancellor

B.

President of America

C.

Queen of England

D.

British Prime Minister

Correct answer is C

The Head of the Commonwealth is the Queen of England,and  is recognised by the members of the Commonwealth of Nations as the "symbol of their free association" and serves as a leader, alongside the Commonwealth Secretary-General and Commonwealth Chair-in-Office.

1,198.

The Commonwealth is

A.

an economic organization for the Carribeans

B.

a political organization formed during the First World War

C.

made up of all independent ex-colonies of Britain

D.

made up of independent European Countries

Correct answer is C

Commonwealth; is an international association consisting of the UK together with states that were previously part of the British Empire, and dependencies.

1,199.

The United Nations Organization (UNO)came into existence in

A.

1945

B.

1948

C.

1950

D.

1953

Correct answer is A

The United Nations officially came into existence on 24 October 1945, when the Charter had been ratified by China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States and by a majority of other signatories. 

1,200.

Which of the following countries ia a permanent member of the Security Council of the United Nations Organization (UNO)?

A.

Germany

B.

Japan

C.

Canada

D.

Russia

Correct answer is D

The permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (also known as the Permanent Five, Big Five, or P5) are the five states which the UN Charter of 1945 grants a permanent seat on the UN Security Council: China (formerly the Republic of China), France, Russia (formerly the Soviet Union), the United Kingdom, united states of America