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Sample NECO SSCE Government 2016 questions

1. Which United Nations organ includes five permanent members with veto power over substantive decisions?
  1. The Security Council
  2. The General Assembly
  3. The Economic and Social Council
  4. The Secretariat

Answer: A. The Security Council

The five permanent members of the Security Council may veto substantive resolutions.

2. A Nigerian trader moving to another ECOWAS member state to reside and work is exercising a regional principle of
  1. collective defence
  2. free movement of persons
  3. monetary union
  4. non-interference in elections

Answer: B. free movement of persons

ECOWAS protocols provide for the progressive free movement, residence and establishment of citizens in member states.

3. The principal policy-making body of the African Union is the
  1. African Court of Justice
  2. Peace and Security Council
  3. Assembly of the Union
  4. Pan-African Parliament

Answer: C. Assembly of the Union

The Assembly, made up of heads of state and government, is the AU's supreme organ.

4. Which statement best describes the Commonwealth of Nations?
  1. It is a military alliance with a standing army
  2. It is a federation with a single elected parliament
  3. It is a customs union requiring a common currency
  4. It is a voluntary association of independent states

Answer: D. It is a voluntary association of independent states

The Commonwealth is a voluntary association whose members remain independent and sovereign.

5. In the United Nations General Assembly, each member state ordinarily has
  1. one vote
  2. votes in proportion to its population
  3. votes in proportion to its financial contribution
  4. two votes if it is a permanent Security Council member

Answer: A. one vote

The General Assembly applies the principle of one member state, one vote.

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