JAMB Government Past Questions & Answers - Page 145

721.

Which of the following is a major threat to OPEC?

A.

Persistence of war in the Middle East

B.

The discovery of crude oil in more countries

C.

Antagonism by the major world powers

D.

Development of viable alternatives to crude

Correct answer is D

Development of viable alternatives to crude oil is a major threat to OPEC. For instance, some advanced countries are constantly into research, trying to find an alternative to oil. With this move, the price of oil is negatively affected.

According to Nnoli, 1998 alternatives to oil as source of energy is being discovered day by day, the technologically advanced countries.

As a result, there is an increase in energy efficiency today. For instance, the use of coal, solar, wind, nuclear energy including hydroelectricity has been intensified in the recent years.

722.

Which of the following countries has withdrawn her membership of the ECOWAS

A.

Senegal

B.

Mauritania

C.

Guinea Bissau

D.

Burkina Faso

Correct answer is B

The economic Community of West African States was formed on may 28, 1975 by fifteen countries and that was Organization, ECOWAS now stands at fifteen, with the withdrawal of Mauritania, one of the founding members.

723.

A major limitation of the Commonwealth is that it lacks

A.

the power to set formal rules to govern the affairs of member nations

B.

an organizational structure and a definite identity

C.

enough funds to run its affairs

D.

the power to compel the member nations to comply with its decisions

Correct answer is D

A major limitation of the Commonwealth is that, it lacks the power to compel member-nations to comply with its decisions, such as the United Nations Organization (UNO)

724.

Counter-trade was introduced by the government led by

A.

Abdusalami Abubakar

B.

Olusegun Obasanjo

C.

Muhammadu Buhari

D.

Ibrahim Babangida

Correct answer is D

Counter-trade was introduced by the government led by Ibrahim Babangida

725.

Pacification refers to a process through which some areas in Nigeria were acquired by

A.

military conquest

B.

gunboat diplomacy

C.

signing of treaties

D.

peaceful negotiations

Correct answer is A

Pacification refers to a process through which colonial empires imposed their presence and legal violence through the use of force or military to coerce obedience and subvert the will of the people. It was mainly done in regions impacted and divided by insurgency or rebels.