JAMB Government Past Questions & Answers - Page 95

471.

Commonwealth nations are represented in other member nations by

A.

high commissioners

B.

attaches

C.

charge d'affairs

D.

Ambassadors

Correct answer is A

High commissioner (Commonwealth) In the Commonwealth of Nations, a high commissioner is the senior diplomat (generally ranking as an ambassador) in charge of the diplomatic mission of one Commonwealth government to another. Instead of an embassy, the diplomatic mission is generally called a high commission.

472.

The reason behind Nigerian's suspension from the Commonwealth in 1995 was

A.

economic

B.

socio-cultural

C.

legal

D.

political

Correct answer is C

Nigeria was suspended from the commonwealth because political activist and writer Ken Saro-Wiwa was executed with ten others in 1995. This suspension acted as a public declaration from the Commonwealth to the Nigerian government and the international community, condemning the undemocratic and human rights abuses which reverberated across the world.

473.

Nigeria is regarded as a frontline state because she

A.

assisted ECOMOG troops in Liberia

B.

sent troops for peacekeeping in Somalia

C.

sent policemen for peacekeeping in Namibia

D.

Assisted the liberation struggle in Southern Africa

Correct answer is D

The Frontline States (FLS) were a loose coalition of African countries from the 1960s to the early 1990s committed to ending apartheid and white minority rule in South Africa and Rhodesia. And Nigeria contributed greatly to this cause.

474.

The granting of asylum to Charles Taylor by Nigeria was to

A.

defy the western powers

B.

control Liberia

C.

protect Nigeria in Liberia

D.

promote peace in Liberia

Correct answer is D

Charles Taylor was granted asylum to promote peace in Liberia

475.

The technical Aids Corps was established during the regime of

A.

Ibrahim Babangida

B.

Muhammadu Buhari

C.

Olusegun Obasanjo

D.

Sani Abacha

Correct answer is A

Akinyemi was appointed Minister of External Affairs by military leader Ibrahim Babangida in 1985. While in this position, he originated the Technical Aid Corps (TAC), a program which sent Nigerian professionals overseas to engage in volunteer work.