Neco 2024 Government Question 19

Practice objective / multiple choice question 19 from the 2024 Neco Government examination.

Neco 2024 Government Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 19 NECO • 2024 • GOVERNMENT • objective

From independence on 1 October 1960 up to 31 December 2024 Nigeria has operated under several constitutions. The periods during which each constitution was in force are:\n\n- 1960 Constitution: 1 Oct 1960 - 31 Dec 1962\n- 1963 Constitution: 1 Jan 1963 - 15 Jan 1966\n- 1979 Constitution: 1 Oct 1979 - 31 Dec 1983\n- 1993 Constitution: 5 May 1993 - 17 Nov 1993\n- 1999 Constitution: 29 May 1999 - 31 Dec 2024\n\nCalculate the total number of years (to two decimal places) each constitution was in force and state which constitution accounts for the highest percentage of the total constitutional years in this period.

Answer Options

A. 1960: 2.25 yr (6.30 %); 1963: 3.04 yr (8.53 %); 1979: 4.25 yr (11.92 %); 1993: 0.53 yr (1.49 %); 1999: 24.59 yr (71.76 %). The 1999 Constitution accounts for the highest percentage.
B. 1960: 2.25 yr (6.30 %); 1963: 3.04 yr (8.53 %); 1979: 5.25 yr (13.00 %); 1993: 0.53 yr (1.49 %); 1999: 24.59 yr (70.68 %). The 1979 Constitution accounts for the highest percentage.
C. 1960: 2.50 yr (7.00 %); 1963: 3.04 yr (8.53 %); 1979: 4.25 yr (11.92 %); 1993: 0.53 yr (1.49 %); 1999: 25.34 yr (71.06 %). The 1999 Constitution accounts for the highest percentage.
Correct Answer D. 1960: 2.25 yr (6.30 %); 1963: 3.04 yr (8.53 %); 1979: 4.25 yr (11.92 %); 1993: 0.53 yr (1.49 %); 1999: 25.59 yr (71.76 %). The 1999 Constitution accounts for the highest percentage.
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
1960: 2.25 yr (6.30 %); 1963: 3.04 yr (8.53 %); 1979: 4.25 yr (11.92 %); 1993: 0.53 yr (1.49 %); 1999: 25.59 yr (71.76 %). The 1999 Constitution accounts for the highest percentage.

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