WAEC Government Past Questions & Answers - Page 249

1,241.

Government protects the lives and property of the citizens of a state through the

A.

courts and the police

B.

legislature and prisons

C.

ministers and the police

D.

customs and the police

Correct answer is A

The police is the civil force of a state, responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the maintenance of public order. 

Court is a body of people presided over by a judge, judges, or magistrate, and acting as a tribunal in civil and criminal cases.

1,242.

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

The Secretary-General is appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council  for a five-year term.

1,243.

The first black African to hold the position of UN Secretary-General was

A.

Salim Ahmed Salim

B.

Kofi Annan

C.

Emeka Anyaoku

D.

Nelson Mandela

Correct answer is B

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.

1,244.

The origin of the Commonwealth of Nations can be traced to

A.

colonial ties

B.

world economic order

C.

equality of states

D.

sovereignty of states

Correct answer is A

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

1,245.

The origin of the Commonwealth of Nations can be traced to

A.

colonial ties

B.

world economic order

C.

equality of states

D.

sovereignty of states

Correct answer is A

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