Waec Model Questions Vol1 2024 Government Question 35

Practice objective / multiple choice question 35 from the 2024 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Government examination.

Waec Model Questions Vol1 2024 Government Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 35 WAEC_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2024 • GOVERNMENT • objective

Nigeria has adopted four major constitutions since independence: the Independence Constitution of 1960, the Republican Constitution of 1963, the Constitution of the Second Republic of 1979, and the current Constitution of 1999. a) Identify which constitution was in force in the year 1985. b) For each of the four constitutions, calculate the number of full years it remained the supreme law up to and including 31 December 2020. c) Determine the proportion (as a percentage to one decimal place) of the total period from 1960 to 2020 that each constitution occupied.

Answer Options

A. a) 1979 Constitution; b) 1960:4 years, 1963:14 years, 1979:18 years, 1999:22 years; c) 1960:5.5%, 1963:25.0%, 1979:33.0%, 1999:36.5%
B. a) 1999 Constitution; b) 1960:3 years, 1963:15 years, 1979:20 years, 1999:20 years; c) 1960:5.2%, 1963:25.9%, 1979:34.5%, 1999:34.4%
C. a) 1963 Constitution; b) 1960:3 years, 1963:15 years, 1979:19 years, 1999:21 years; c) 1960:5.2%, 1963:25.9%, 1979:32.8%, 1999:36.2%
Correct Answer D. a) 1979 Constitution; b) 1960:3 years, 1963:15 years, 1979:19 years, 1999:21 years; c) 1960:5.2%, 1963:25.9%, 1979:32.8%, 1999:36.2%
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
a) 1979 Constitution; b) 1960:3 years, 1963:15 years, 1979:19 years, 1999:21 years; c) 1960:5.2%, 1963:25.9%, 1979:32.8%, 1999:36.2%

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