WAEC Past Questions and Answers - Page 2248

11,236.

Use the quotation below to answer the question.

"If you cannot beat them, join them".


Through which of the following means can the effect of the above quotation on the society be rectified?

A.

Compulsory communal service

B.

Strengthening of the constitution

C.

Reorientation of values

D.

Distribution of relief materials during emergency

Correct answer is C

Value reorientation means restoration or a change of attitude towards a number of things that have been identified as wrong actions or wrong attitudes.

11,237.

Use the quotation below to answer the question.

''If you cannot beat them, join them''. The statement is an indication of a society that is------

A.

Ethically upright

B.

Morally degenerated

C.

Politically disintegrated

D.

Socially regenerated

Correct answer is B

Moral degeneration consists in any evil thought, feeling, willing or action detrimental to individual or community.

11,238.

Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) states that all human beings

A.

Have freedom of movement

B.

Are born free and equal

C.

Should be free from torture

D.

Have the right to recognition

Correct answer is B

Article 1 of the UDHR provides an explicit declaration of freedom to all human beings. The Declaration recognizes the rights of all human beings, irrespective of their territorial and geographical location.

 

11,239.

According to the 1999 constitution as amended, sovereignty belongs to the

A.

President who is also the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces

B.

People from whom government derives its power and authority

C.

National Assembly which has power to make laws and amend the constitution

D.

Judiciary which interprets the laws of the state

Correct answer is B

The compass of this present democratic experience midwifed by the 1999 Constitution is that Sovereignty belongs to the people.

11,240.

Identify the odd one from the list below in relation to citizenship obligations

A.

Payment of tax

B.

Right to personal liberty

C.

Protection of public utilities

D.

Obedience to the Law

Correct answer is B

Obligation is an act or course of action to which a person is morally or legally bound; a duty or commitment. Obligations refer to the expectations from citizens in a given society. It also means the legal or moral responsibility of a citizen. Rights, on the other hand, are inalienable privileges citizens are entitled to as a result of his/her citizenship.