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1. In formulating its foreign policy, Nigeria's pursuit of national interest is most directly reflected in its effort to
  1. protect its security, welfare and standing in international affairs
  2. place the interests of every foreign state above its own
  3. avoid all participation in international organizations
  4. transfer its sovereign decision-making to another country

Answer: A. protect its security, welfare and standing in international affairs

National interest guides a state's external actions to protect its security, welfare and international position.

2. The Organization of African Unity was established in 1963 primarily to promote
  1. a single African currency managed by the United Nations
  2. African unity and cooperation among independent African states
  3. the return of colonial rule to newly independent territories
  4. the dissolution of all African national governments

Answer: B. African unity and cooperation among independent African states

The OAU was founded to advance African unity, cooperation and the liberation of the continent from colonial rule.

3. A defining feature of the modern Commonwealth is that its member states
  1. are all governed by the British monarch
  2. must share one official language and currency
  3. voluntarily cooperate while remaining politically sovereign
  4. are required to adopt an identical constitution

Answer: C. voluntarily cooperate while remaining politically sovereign

Commonwealth membership is voluntary and does not remove the political sovereignty of member states.

4. Which United Nations organ gives each of its five permanent members the power to block a substantive resolution?
  1. The General Assembly
  2. The International Court of Justice
  3. The Economic and Social Council
  4. The Security Council

Answer: D. The Security Council

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

5. A major regional-integration objective of ECOWAS is to facilitate
  1. the movement of people, goods and services among member states
  2. the abolition of every member state's national parliament
  3. the replacement of all national currencies by the CFA franc
  4. the transfer of member states' territories to a regional government

Answer: A. the movement of people, goods and services among member states

ECOWAS seeks closer economic integration, including freer movement of people, goods and services within the region.

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